Digital Licensing and Fair Use Seminars

[Jerremie Clyde <jerremiec@yahoo.ca>]

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PORTLAND OREGON SEMINARS ON DIGITAL LICENSING AND FAIR USE

This notice is to remind everybody of the two half day seminars being held
on May 30th in Portland Oregon by Copyrightlaws.com.

For more information read the short summaries of their content that
follows. Or you can go to http://www.acteva.com/go/copyright.

DIGITAL LICENSING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR LIBRARIANS

I would also like to remind you of Lesley Ellen Harris's new book has now
been published by the American Library Association.  The book will be of
use to anyone who has an interest, personally or professionally in Fair
Use and licensing.

The book and more information regarding it are both available at
http://copyrightlaws.com.


DIGITAL LICENSING SEMINAR SUMMARY

In this half day seminar, participants will be led through a
clause-by-clause analysis of a typical licensing agreement.  Content
Includes:  licensing arrangements generally;  what uses of works can be
made through a licensing agreement;  sublicenses and secondary rights;
moral rights;  compensation;  duration of a licensing agreement;  who owns
what;  revocation of rights in certain circumstances;  credits;
warranties and indemnities.

Anyone involved in the use or licensing of digital materials, including
publishers, photographers, writers, Web site and CD-ROM developers, those
in museums, archives, libraries, educational institutions and governments
are encouraged to attend. This Digital Licensing seminar has previously
been held in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Seattle, New York,
Phoenix, San Jose (CA), London (England), Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

FAIR USE SEMINAR SUMMARY

This half day seminar walks participants through the complicated,
multi-leveled fair use principle.  Content Includes:  What does fair use
mean under U.S. copyright law?  Why is the concept of fair use so
misunderstood?  Does it exist in other countries?  How have court cases
interpreted fair use?  When can fair use be applied to my situations?
Does fair use apply to digital media?

Anyone involved in the creation or use of copyright protected materials,
including publishers, photographers, writers, web site and CD-ROM
developers, those in museums, archives, libraries, educational
institutions and governments are encouraged to attend. Up-to-date
information including Supreme Court interpetations of fair use, as well as
the Napster case, will be discussed.

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