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VRA 2003 Annual Conference, April 7-12, Houston

http://vraweb.org/2003conference

Creating Intellectual Property Policy and Guidelines for the Visual Resources Collection

Sponsored by the VRA Intellectual Property Rights Committee

Leader: Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System

Coordinator: Maryly Snow, University of California at Berkeley

Registration Fee: $95 (boxed lunch included)

Limit: 60 participants

Prerequisite: Research your institution's IP policies and personnel who would be involved in approving or revising a copyright policy for your VR collection.

This workshop is THE time to begin drafting policies for your visual resources collection that are consistent with copyright law. Led by UT System Counsel Georgia Harper, a strong advocate of fair use, including its application to the use of 35mm slides and digital images, this workshop will get you up to speed AND writing appropriate policies for your VR collection. We will explore the use of copystand, vendor, and donor slides for course websites; digital projection; VR digital images in student papers; shooting multiple copies of slides for collection and personal use; and teaching abroad. You will leave the workshop with draft policy statements suitable for posting or approval by your own institution. The workshop is composed of four sections: Defining Fair Use of Visual Resources; Evaluating and Improving Policies and Guidelines; Drafting/Writing Policy; and Presenting Your Draft Back Home. Participants will prepare for the workshop by searching for their own institution's intellectual property policies for evaluation in Part Two and to guide their drafting process in Part Three.