A LICENSE TO KILL?

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND FAIR USE IN AN AGE OF LICENSING

Saturday, May 10, 1997
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Krutch Theater, The Clark Kerr Campus, 2601 Warring St. University of California, Berkeley

To register please call:
UC Berkeley Extension
(510) 642-4111
EDP 176131

$65 in advance; $75 at the door
$25 UC faculty, students and staff
Lunch is included



Increasingly information is being produced in an electronic format opening up new possibilities for access. However, in this changing information universe, publishers are using licensing agreements as a means to regulate access and use of their materials. This raises problems for those institutions mandated with preserving and making information available for the public good.

Join publishers, scholars, librarians, legal experts, artists and museum experts in a wide-ranging discussion of:

  • The public interest and reasonable access to information in a licensing environment
  • Online access to scholarly material
  • The balance between fair use and contractual limits on electronic use within licensing agreements
  • Copyright protection and the use of licensing arrangements by artists and museums who make their works and collections available in digital form
  • The transformation of art and scholarship in the digital age and the effects of this change on copyright law
  • Challenges facing universities dealing with copyright ownership and patents as faculty produce multimedia products that have commercial potential

Detailed Panel Information.


Confirmed Speakers

Robert BerringProfessor of Law and Law Librarian, School of Law (Boalt Hall), UC Berkeley
Howard BesserVisiting Associate Professor, School of Information Management and Systems, UC Berkeley
Mary LeveringAssociate Register for National Copyright Programs, U.S. Copyright Office
Heather MeekerAssociate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Ken MetznerDirector of Electronic Publishing, Academic Press Inc.
Ann OkersonAssociate University Librarian for Collections Development and Management, Yale University
Pamela SamuelsonProfessor, School of Information Management and Systems and School of Law (Boalt Hall), UC Berkeley
Mark StefikPrincipal Scientist, Information Sciences and Technology Laboratory, Xerox PARC
Martha WinnackerOffice of Research, University of California Office of the President


Sponsors

The Librarians Association of the University of California, Berkeley
UC Extension
School of Information, Management & Systems, UC Berkeley
School of Law (Boalt Hall), UC Berkeley
School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
Alumni Association, School of Information, Management & Systems, UC Berkeley

PANEL I

LICENSING AND LIBRARIES: NEW MODELS FOR DISTRIBUTION

Moderator:Dan DixonDirector of Subsidiary Rights, University of California Press
Participants:Robert BerringProfessor and Law Librarian, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California at Berkeley
"Access To Information: Public Good Or Private Goods"
Mary LeveringAssociate Register for National Copyright Programs, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
"Educational Site Licensing:Experiments With Copyrighted Works In The New Media"
Ken MetznerDirector of Electronic Publishing, Academic Press Inc
"Consortium Licensing: Problems Present And Future"
Ann OkersonAssociate University Librarian, Yale University
"The Transition From Copyright To Licensing: Current Successes And Future Challenges"


PANEL II

DIGITAL PROTECTION AND ACCESS: AN UNEASY BALANCE?

Moderator:Kathleen Vanden HeuvelDeputy Director, School of Law Library (Boalt Hall), University of California at Berkeley
Participants:Howard BesserVisiting Associate Professor, School of Information Management & Systems, University of California at Berkeley
"The Erosion Of Public Protection:Attacks On The Concept Of Fair Use"
Heather MeekerAssociate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
"Fair Use In The Silicon Corral: The Vagaries Of The Fair Use Doctrine In Practice"
Mark StefikPrincipal Scientist, Information Sciences and Technology Laboratory, Xerox PARC
"Digital Rights Meets Changes In The Law Meets Changes In Society""


PANEL III

MAKING SENSE OF COMPLEXITY: THE CHALLENGE OF MULTIPLE POLICY ARENAS

Moderator:Cynthia HillManager, Sun Microsystems Libraries
Mary LeveringAssociate Register for National Copyright Programs, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
"Educational Fair Use Guidelines For Digital Copyrighted Works"
Pamela SamuelsonProfessor, School of Information Management & Systems and School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California at Berkeley
"Intellectual Property As A Component Of Information Policy"
Martha WinnackerCoordinator, Academic Information Technology Initiatives and Special Programs, University of California Office of the President
"Developing A University Position On Copyright: The Interface Between Legislation And Institutional Policy"

Contact information:

Michael Levy
Electronic Services Librarian
Boalt Hall Law Library
510 643 4025
levym@boalt.berkeley.edu

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