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“Standards and Strategies for Fair Use Decisions inside Libraries and Universities: Law, Interpretations, Best Practices, and Risks”

The meaning of “fair use” of copyrighted works is famously subject to variable interpretations.

That flexibility is an opportunity to engage fair use for new and unexpected needs, yet the law’s

unsettled nature is also a challenge for librarians, educators, and lawyers who must give it

practical and reliable meaning. This conference goes beyond the question “What is Fair Use?”

It is instead about the means for making fair use decisions in an environment of unresolved law

and changing needs and technologies. A new report on “Best Practices in Fair Use” for libraries

(from the Association of Research Libraries) is compelling a reexamination of how an institution

might draft policy and make responsible fair use decisions when the legal answer is seldom clear.

Presenters will offer an extraordinary range and depth of experience with making fair use

decisions for research, teaching, publishing, and other pursuits that are central to the academic

community.

When:

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Coffee and other morning refreshments available at about 8:30 am.

Convene at 9:15 am.

Adjourn by 12:30 pm.

Detailed schedule below.

Where:

Faculty House, Columbia University.

About the Faculty House: http://facultyhouse.columbia.edu/

Presidential Room #1 on 3rd Floor.

Campus Map: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/

Schedule and Presenters:

9:15 am

Call to order by Kenneth D. Crews, Director of the Copyright Advisory Office.

Welcome by James G. Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian.

9:30 to 11:00 am

First Panel

Speakers:

Peter Jaszi (Professor of Law, American University) and Brandon Butler (Director of Public

Policy Initiatives, Association of Research Libraries) will present the “ARL Code of Best

Practices in Fair Use in Research and Academic Libraries.”

Commentary: "What do Libraries Need to Assure Success with Fair Use?"

Speaker:

Dr. Lisa Rose-Wiles

Co-Chair, Copyright Action Group

Science Librarian / Assistant Professor

Seton Hall University Library

Questions from Audience.

Break

11:15 am to 12:30 pm

Second Panel

Insights from experienced legal practitioners from inside our organizations; methods, strategies,

and principles for making fair use decisions.

Sheree Carter-Galvan, Associate General Counsel, Yale University.

http://ogc.yale.edu/about_us/carter-galvan.html

Robert W. Clarida, partner with Reitler, Kailas & Rosenblatt. He represents universities,

publishers, and many other organizations and has litigated major fair use cases.

http://www.reitlerlaw.com/attornys_rclarida.htm

Gretchen Wagner, General Counsel, Secretary, and Vice President of Administration for

ARTstor. http://www.artstor.org/our-organization/o-html/staff-wagner.shtml

Questions from Audience.

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The program will not be live webcast, but video will be posted shortly after. The program is

open to the public and free of cost. Registrations strongly encouraged.

To register, please send an email with you name, affiliation, and other contact information to:

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Updates and details about the program will be posted at:

www.copyright.columbia.edu

This program is hosted by Columbia University Libraries and is co-sponsored by the Copyright

Advisory Office and the Program on Scholarly Communication.

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