Two Lectures on Copyright and Fair Use Today

Posted on Thursday, September 27th, 2007, at 9:34 am, and filed under Policy. Note: Hypertext links in the printed form of this document are marked with a superscript "L" plus a number. The number corresponds to the list of web addresses at the bottom of the document.

Spotted in the Chronicle of Higher Education Online this morning is mention of two lectures by Wendy Seltzer that will happen today on the topic of copyright and fair-use doctrine. Here are the summaries and hCalendar events (the latter being useful if your browser and/or RSS reader understands the hCalendar microformat markup). Long-time readers of DLTJ might remember Professor Seltzer’s battle with the NFL over the overly broad statement about use of telecasts by posting a 33-second clip the SuperBowl on YouTube, which, at the moment, is still online.

September 27th, 2007, 3pm to 4pm EDT —
Protecting the University from Copyright Bullies

How can the university foster intellectual exploration and creativity, protect students’ privacy, and educate responsible citizens of the networked world? Is it possible to support balanced copyright law and enforcement, without responding to every entertainment company’s demands for internet filtering and “pre-litigation notices”?

Wendy Seltzer
Northeastern University School of Law and Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School

September 27th, 2007, 7:30pm to 8:30pm EDT —
Righting the Copyright Balance

Can the music go on by offering fans better ways to get music, while guaranteeing payment for its creators? Where have copyright law and its enforcers gone wrong, and what can students, music fans, and co-creators do to put the law back on track?

Wendy Seltzer
Northeastern University School of Law and Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School

It looks like previous talks from the Cornell University Computer Policy and Law Program are archived at the same website, so if you miss Professor Seltzer’s talks today you can catch them another day.

[Update 20070927T1230 : Fixed the ending dates in the hCalendar microformat markup. Sorry 'bout that.]