Re: conference recommendations?

On July 31, 1998, Laureen C. Urquiaga <urquiagal[_at_]lawgate.byu.edu> wrote:
>
> OK, I am a near-neophyte in the area of copyrights, but my job
> assignment is to manage copyright requests and permissions for
> the Law Library (and School) where I am employed. I need to
> submit a request for travel funds for the coming year, and I would
> appreciate recommendations for the ONE (or TWO) conference(s) about
> copyright issues from which I would likely get the most benefit,
> given my focus and level of understanding. (I have been to ALA
> numerous times, and will be attending AALL, so I'm looking for
> something copyright-specific.) If you prefer, you can send the
> responses to me directly. Thanks!

Your inquiry does not say whether you have a law degree - but, whether you do or not, the annual copyright basics course called "Copyright & Trademark Law for the Nonspecialist," given by the Practising Law Institute (800-260-4754), is quite good. I take it every couple of years as a refresher. It covers trademark, too - which I rarely encounter but find very interesting. Their courses are usually (inconveniently for me) offered in New York and San Francisco, but I've seen this course by video hook-up locally each year. I've been doing permissions work for about 7 years and always find this course enlightening - they update it each year. Let me know if I can ever be of help to you - I like "linking" to others who do this work.

Karen Porter
Karen Porter, J.D., CPCU, ARP
Copyright Counsel
IIA/AICPCU
720 Providence Road/P.O. Box 3016
Malvern, PA 19355-0716
(610) 644-2100, Extension 7545
Fax: (610) 993-7583
E-mail: porterk[_at_]cpcuiia.org Received on Fri Jul 31 1998 - 13:04:55 GMT