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>Date:         Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:54:24 -0400
>From: Irene Starr <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Annenberg conference on copyright
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>cc: Irene Starr <[log in to unmask]>

The New York Times had a interesting article on copyright in the Business >
Media & Advertising section on Monday. See
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/business/media/14fair.html. A quote is
below. If anyone is attending, I'd appreciate a copy of handouts, etc.

"...This Friday, Professor Turow and other experts will meet at a
conference sponsored by the Annenberg School to debate how digital media
fits into the concept of "fair use" - a murky safe harbor in copyright law
that allows scholars and researchers limited use of protected materials for
educational or commentary purposes.

The conference title itself is a lament: "Knowledge Held Hostage: Scholarly
Versus Corporate Rights in the Digital Age." Many scholars, librarians and
legal experts see rich promise for the use of multimedia materials in
research and education. But the possibility of litigation over file-sharing
and confusion over digital copyright protections have scholars feeling
threatened about venturing beyond the more familiar world of printed texts,
Professor Turow said. ..."

Thanks,
Irene

http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html