New York City Bar Copyright Forum

The Copyright Committee of the New York City Bar Association is hosting a forum on copyright and the public domain May 5 at 6:30 p.m. The announcement of the forum is pasted below.

• Paul Sleven

CREATIVITY AND THE PUBLIC DOMAIN:
DOES COPYRIGHT PROTECT TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE? While many copyright owners fear increasing threats to control over their work, others fear diminished freedom to use copyrighted materials in new works. The panel will discuss concerns that have been raised from many quarters and explore a variety of proposals to address them.

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2003, 6:30 P.M.
HOUSE OF THE ASSOCIATION, 42 WEST 44TH STREET Moderator:
DAVID B. WOLF
Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP

Speakers:
DAVID LANGE
Professor of Law, The Duke Law School, Duke University

LYNN J. NOVICK
Producer (with Ken Burns), of the PBS documentary series Jazz and Baseball

MARYBETH PETERS
United States Register of Copyright

ERIC SALTZMAN
Senior Fellow, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School; Board Member, Creative Commons

CHARLES S. SIMS
Proskauer Rose LLP

Sponsored by:
Committee on Copyright and Literary Property, Edward J. Davis, Chair; Committee on Entertainment Law, Robert C. Harris, Chair; Committee on Communications and Media Law, David A. Schulz, Chair; Committee on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, Bret I. Parker, Chair

Members of the Association, their guests and all other interested persons are invited to attend. No fee or reservation is required. Received on Mon Apr 21 2003 - 06:35:25 GMT