Fwd: [CAC:697] Orphan Works program in DC Feb. 24

["M. Claire Stewart" <claire-stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The following is an announcement of a program on Orphan Works being 
> offered by the Washington College of Law, American University, 
> Washington, DC.  Please circulate to other lists that would be 
> interested.  Thanks! 
>
> >   
> >
> >
> > Orphan Works:
> > New Prospects for a Solution
> >
> > Friday, February 24, 2006
> > 2:00 pm 4:00pm
> > Reception to Follow
> >
> > Registration: 
> > <http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm>(Click Here) or 
> > call 202-274-4148
> > (Note: Registration is appreciated, but not required.  Walk-In 
> > guests are welcome.)
> >
> > Location
> > Washington College of Law
> > 4801 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.  ~ Room 602
> > Washington, DC 20016
> >
> > On Friday afternoon, February 24, From 2:00 to 4:00 PM, the Program 
> > on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest at the Washington 
> > College of Law will present a timely program on "Orphan Works:  New 
> > Prospects for a Solution."
> >
> > The last few years have seen an increasingly recognition that the 
> > problem of "orphan works" is a real impediment to the realization 
> > of the constitutional goal of copyright law:  the "Progress of 
> > Science and useful Arts."  When artists, historians, museums, 
> > libraries and others forgo culturally significant uses of copyright 
> > works because their ownership cannot be traced, the public loses. 
> > On January 23, after a thorough and searching review, the United 
> > States Copyright Office delivered an important report on this topic 
> > (with legislative recommendations) to the chairs of the relevant 
> > congressional committees.
> >
> > The panel discussion on February 24 will consider the report, its 
> > recommendations and the potential for early legislation.  Joining 
> > in the discussion will be representatives of many groups that have 
> > been active in the "orphan works" debate, including:  
> > <http://www.arl.org/arl/staffbios/padler.html>Prue Adler 
> > (Association of Research Libraries),  
> > <http://www.policybandwidth.com/summary.html>Jonathan Band (counsel 
> > to the Library Copyright Alliance), 
> > <http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/cas/hist/faculty.html#Franz>Kathleen 
> > Franz (American University History Dept.), 
> > <http://www.kasunic.com/cv.htm>Robert Kasunic (Copyright Office), 
> > <http://www.law.gwu.edu/Faculty/profile.aspx?id=3266>Jay Rosenthal 
> > (counsel to the Recording Artists Coalition), 
> > <http://www.eff.org/about/staff/>Jason Schultz (Electronic Frontier 
> > Foundation), <http://www.smimetlaw.com/Eric_Schwartz.htm>Eric 
> > Schwartz (Smith & Metalitz), 
> > <http://www.law.georgetown.edu/curriculum/tab_faculty.cfm?Status=Faculty&Detail=2057>Rebecca 
> > Tushnet (Georgetown Law Center), 
> > <http://lawweb.usc.edu/faculty/jurban.html>Jennifer Urban (USC Law 
> > School, who filed comments for documentary filmmakers), and a 
> > representative of the Recording Industry Association of America -- 
> > among others.
> >
> > This will be an important opportunity to explore this critical 
> > dimension of copyright's future.
>
> +++++++++++++
> Miriam M. Nisbet
> Legislative Counsel
> American Library Association
> 1615 New Hampshire Ave. NW
> Washington, DC 20009-2520
> <mailto:mnisbet@xxxxxxxxxxx>mnisbet@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Phone: 202-628-8410, x. 8202 or
> 1-800-941-8478, x. 8202
> Fax:  202-628-8419


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