[free-sklyarov] NINCH New York Town Meeting

[Seth Johnson]

(Forwarded from AMIA-L list)

-----Original Message-----
From:         Linda Tadic <Linda.Tadic at HBO.COM>
Date:         Fri, 7 Sep 2001 08:25:46 EDT


Posted on behalf of NINCH:

            NEW YORK CITY COPYRIGHT TOWN MEETING
                            * * * Free of Charge * * *


                      REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MONDAY SEPT 10
                               REGISTER ONLINE AT:
               http://www2.nypl.org/home/copyright/registration.cfm

              "Intellectual Property & Multimedia in the Digital Age"
                   Monday September 24: New York Public Library
                               Celeste Bartos Forum
                              Fifth Avenue at 42nd St
                                   8:30am-5:00pm
              http://www.nypl.org/research/copyright/index.html


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Monday September 10 is the registration deadline for the New York City
NINCH Copyright Town Meeting to be held at the New York Public Library on
Monday September 24.  This meeting is free of charge. If you intend to
Participate please register online at http://www2.nypl.org/home/
copyright/registration.cfm


THEME: "Intellectual Property & Multimedia in the Digital Age"


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Professor Peter Jaszi (Washington College of Law,
American University) and Linda Tadic (Manager of the Digital Library, 
Home Box Office).


PANEL ONE
"Intellectual Property Owners in the Digital Environment"
*  Ryan Craig, Fathom co-founder, Warburg Pincus
*  Adam Eisgrau, The Wexler Group; Counsel for the American Library 
Association (1995-1999)
*  Donald J. Waters, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


PANEL TWO
"Intellectual Property Users in the Digital Environment"
*  Hank Barry, CEO, Napster (May 2000-July 2001); Hummer Winblad Venture 
Partners
*  Howard Besser, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
*  Robert Kolker, film scholar; Chair of the School of Literature, 
Communication, and Culture, Georgia Institute for Technology


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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. The 
program will include time for audience questions, comments and 
discussion.


Register online at http://www2.nypl.org/home/copyright/registration.cfm


For information on all the NINCH 2001 Copyright Town meetings, see http:/
/www.ninch.org/copyright/townmeetings01/2001.html


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Local committees organize the NINCH Copyright Town Meetings, coordinated 
and reviewed by the NINCH Town Meetings Working Group. The Copyright Town 
Meetings series is a component of the NINCH Copyright Education Program, 
organized by the NINCH Advocacy Working Group.


NYC LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Patricia Barnett, The Frick Collection
Jacqueline F. Bausch, The New York Public Library
Daniel Dex, The New York Public Library
Heike Kordish, The New York Public Library
Madeleine Nichols, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Robert J. Vanni, The New York Public Library
Jennifer Vinopal, New York University Libraries
Matthew Zimmerman, New York University Information Technology Services


NINCH TOWN MEETINGS WORKING GROUP:
Kathe Albrecht, American University/Visual Resources Association
Mary Case, Association of Research Libraries
Robert Baron, Independent Scholar
Kenneth Crews, Indiana University
Georgia Harper, University of Texas
Christine Sundt, University of Oregon/Visual Resources
Association/NINCH BOARD
Marta Teegen, College Art Association
Sanford Thatcher, Pennsylvania State University Press/Association of 
American University Presses
Peter Walsh, College Art Association Committee on Intellectual Property
Patricia Williams, Americans for the Arts
Martha Winnacker, University of California



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