----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Forwarded from the NINCH list. Judy -------------Forwarded Message----------------- NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT April 23, 1997 Following is the announcement of a symposium on Copyright Law and Fair Use at the Wexner Center, Columbus, Ohio on May 9, which includes the participation of Peter Fowler, executive secretary of CONFU. David Green ***************************************************************** Forwarded from VRA-List: SYMPOSIUM: "Intellectual Property, Copyright Law and Fair Use Doctrines: Issues in Electronic Storage and Dissemination of Information: An Interdisciplinary Symposium" will be held at The Ohio State University on Friday, May 9, 9:30am to 4:00 pm, at The Wexner Center for the Arts. Further information can be obtained by accessing the following website: <http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/> or by calling Elaine Hamilton, Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, at 614-292-1053. The morning session (9:30-12:00) and discussion is comprised of an artist working in the digital world, a designer, a multimedia content developer, and a legal representative (Peter Fowler of the U.S. Patent and Trade Office). The afternoon session (1:30-4:00) will be a discussion of the National Information Infrastructure White Paper and its implication in the area of fair use and intellectual property related to the Internet by a law professor, two practicing attorneys, and a philosophy professsor who deals with business and organizational ethics. The symposium is free and open to the public. John J. Taormina Curator, Visual Resources Library Dept. of History of Art Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 phone: 614-292-0520, fax: 614-292-4401 e-mail: [log in to unmask]