NINCH COPYRIGHT TOWN MEETING: Cleveland, Sat April 12, 2003]

["Olga Francois" <ofrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

                 NINCH COPYRIGHT TOWN MEETING: CLEVELAND
                 Copyright for Artists and their Public:
                    Artists' Rights and Art's Rights
           http://www.ninch.org/copyright/2003/cleveland.html


                         Cleveland Museum of Art
                       * Saturday April 12, 2003 *
                               9:30am-4pm

    A Copyright Town Meeting on Copyright Basics for Art and Artists
                and the Changes Brought by the Internet

                           Co-sponsored by the
          Case Western Center for Law, Technology and the Arts
                         Cleveland Museum of Art
           Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and
                         Americans for the Arts
                  Free of Charge: Registration Required
       http://www.ninch.org/copyright/2003/cleveland.register.html

                                  * * *
 In association with the Center for Law, Technology and the Arts at Case
Western Reserve University School of Law
<http://lawwww.cwru.edu/academic/lta/>, NINCH announces a Copyright Town
Meeting, "Artists' Rights and Art's Rights." Generously hosted by the
Cleveland Museum of Art, and co-sponsored by the Cleveland Intellectual
Property Law Association and by Americans for the Arts, this NINCH
Copyright Town Meeting focuses on some of the issues that artists and
their audiences confront in creating, distributing and/or re-using the
arts online. What has been the impact of the Internet on the creative
community and how has copyright law and practice and other legal
structures affected what can be done online? Practitioners, lawyers,
legal scholars, and a critical commentator on digital copyright law and
practice come together to offer their wisdom and experiences to those
creating and using the arts online. After an introductory keynote
address by June Besek, in which she reviews copyright basics and current
key developments in digital copyright legislation, the meeting will
comprise three panels: * Art & Work: Copyright, Contracts and
Work-for-Hire* Access & Use: Copyright, The Public Domain and the First
Amendment* Artists and Copyright: Experiences Working Online The meeting
will conclude with an open forum with questions, comments and discussion
on the issues raised by the presentations. Confirmed speakers to date
include:* Alberta Arthurs, Arthurs.US* June Besek, Executive Director,
Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts, Columbia Law School*
Richard Kessler, Executive Director, American Music Center* Maureen
O'Rourke, Professor of Law, Boston University* Siva Vaidhyanathan, Asst.
Professor, Department of Culture and Communication, New York University;
author of "Copyrights and Copywrongs". Participation is free but
registration is required. Register now online at:
http://www.ninch.org/copyright/2003/cleveland.register.html
                                 *  *  *
The NINCH Copyright Town Meetings balance expert opinion and audience
participation on the basics of copyright law, the implications of
copyright online, recent changes in copyright law and practice, and
practical issues related to the networking of cultural heritage
materials. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * *Local committees have organized the town meetings, which have
been coordinated and reviewed by the NINCH Town Meetings Working
Group. CLEVELAND ORGANIZING COMMITTEEAlberta Arthurs, Arthurs.US
Craig Nard, Case Western Center for Law, Technology and the Arts
Len Steinbach, Cleveland Museum of ArtsPatricia E. Williams, Americans
for the Arts NINCH TOWN MEETINGS WORKING GROUP:Kathe Albrecht, American
University/Visual Resources AssociationRobert Baron, Independent
ScholarMary Case, Association of Research LibrariesKenneth Crews,
Indiana University (Advisor)Georgia Harper, University of Texas
(Advisor)Rina Pantalony, Canadian Heritage Information NetworkChristine
Sundt, University of Oregon/Visual Resources Association/NINCH
BOARDMarta Teegen, College Art AssociationSanford Thatcher, Pennsylvania
State University Press/Association of American University
PressesPatricia Williams, Americans for the ArtsMartha Winnacker,
University of California (Advisor) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *David L. Green, Ph.D.
Executive Director
NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR A NETWORKED CULTURAL HERITAGE
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Washington DC 20036
http://www.ninch.org
david@xxxxxxxxx
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