Conference on the 100th Anniversary of the 1909 Copyright Act

["Gail Schlachter" <GailSchlachter@rspfunding.com>]

This free conference may be of interest to list members:

Conference on the 100th Anniversary of the 1909 Copyright Act
April 30, 2009

Santa Clara University School of Law
http://law.scu.edu/hightech/copyright-conference.cfm

Sponsored by:

High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University School of Law, 
and

Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, University of California at 
Berkeley School of Law

Join two dozen distinguished scholars and practitioners to 
discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the 1909 Act and its 
profound effect on U.S. and international copyright law.

The 1909 Copyright Act marked a revolution in U.S. copyright law. 
The 1909 Act was the first to protect works upon publication with 
notice, without prior registration; the first to expressly 
recognize a right to prepare derivative works; and the first to 
expressly recognize the public domain. The 1909 Act remained in 
effect for seven decades, during which time copyright law was 
repeatedly called upon to deal with the disruptive effect of new 
technologies, such as motion pictures, sound recordings, radio 
and television, photocopy machines, and computers. As a result, 
the 1909 Act had a significant influence on the copyright law we 
have today.

The conference program features two dozen copyright law experts, 
including keynote talks by David Nimmer (Of Counsel, Irell & 
Manella), William Patry (Senior Counsel, Google) and Marybeth 
Peters (Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office)

Attendance is free and open to the public, but registration is 
required. CLE is available for a small fee.  For more information 
or to register, please visit: 
http://law.scu.edu/hightech/copyright-conference.cfm

Gail Schlachter

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