Columbia University in the City of New York and the Office of Information Technology Policy (OITP) of the American Library Association present Correcting Course: Rebalancing Copyright for Libraries in the National and International Arenas. Correcting Course offers a high-level briefing on developments in the United States and in international venues affecting the balanced interpretation and application of copyright. It promotes a renewed activism in support of fair use and the full complement of copyright exceptions and limitations which enable libraries to serve their communities.
Panelists: Jonathan Band, Harald von Hielmcrone Panel Response: Indigenous Knowledge in Libraries and Archives
Presenter: Jane Anderson — Rockefeller Humanities Fellow, Smithsonian Institution.
Access and Control of Indigenous Knowledge in Libraries and Archives Ownership and Future Use
Presenter: Siva Vaidhyanathan — Dept. of Culture & Communication, New York University
Between Pragmatism and Anarchism: The American Copyright Revolt since 1998
Presenters: Jonathan Band — Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington DC and Mark MacCarthy — Senior Vice President for Public Policy for VISA Moderator: Adam Eisgrau
Panel Response: Intellectual Property Policy and Politics
Presenters: Jonathan Band — Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Washington DC and Mark MacCarthy — Senior Vice President for Public Policy for VISA
Intellectual Property Policy and Politics: An Insider's View
Presenter: Rebecca Tushnet — Law School, New York University
Fair Use Since the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
Panelists: Eve Woodberry, Janice Pilch
Panel Response: Public Interest Exceptions in Copyright
Presenter: Peter Jaszi — Law School, American University
Public Interest Exceptions in Copyright: A Comparative and International Perspective
Fred von Lohmann — Senior Intellectual Property Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Keynote Presentation
James Neal, VP for Information Services University Librarian; Alan Brinkley, University Provost
Opening Remarks