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I know that you are on the Liblicense listserv. Could I ask you kindly to
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The American Library Association Seeks Nominations for the L.
Ray Patterson Copyright Award: In Support of Users' Rights

Ray Patterson was a foremost legal thinker, writer and practitioner who
championed users' rights.  He was a pioneer who drew attention to the
restrictive nature of aggressive enforcement, new interpretations and
unnecessary expansions of copyright law.  By recognizing those who follow
in his footsteps, we celebrate his life accomplishments and contributions.
http://www.law.uga.edu/intranet/archives/academics/profiles/patterson.html

ALA seeks nominations for the Patterson Copyright Award of those who have
made significant and consistent contributions to the pursuit of balanced
copyright principles while working in the area of information policy, law,
libraries or library education.

The Patterson Copyright Award honors deserving individuals who embody the
spirit of the U.S. Copyright law as voiced by the framers of our
Constitution: "to advance the knowledge of science and useful arts" (U.S.
Constitution, art 1, sec 8). Nominees for the Patterson Award are persons
who follow and draw attention to the fundamental tenets established by
Congress when crafting the U.S. Copyright law:

* The creation of new knowledge and the arts are encouraged;

* The creation and dissemination of knowledge is the purpose of copyright;

* Congress is granted the power to encourage creation of new works, but
only via a very specific method, by granting authors and inventors
exclusive rights;

* The exclusive rights granted should be for a limited time;

* Authors and inventors can benefit financially from copyright but this is
a side effect of encouraging the dissemination of knowledge, and not the
direct intent of copyright; and

* The rights of authors and inventors are granted by Congress and are not
intrinsic or natural.

Last year's winner was Kenneth D. Crews, Samuel R. Rosen II Professor of
Law at the University of Indiana Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI)
and Professor at Indiana University's School of Library and Information
Science (http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/director.htm)

Please send letters of nomination outlining a candidate's qualifications
for this award to crussell@alawash.org or to Carrie Russell, Copyright
Specialist, ALA, Office for Information Technology Policy, 1615 New
Hampshire Avenue NW, First Floor, Washington, DC 20009.  Letters of
nomination will be accepted through January 20, 2006.

The L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award is awarded annually. Nominations will
be reviewed by an award jury consisting of ALA members. Recipients will be
awarded during the 2006 ALA Annual Conference.  Nominees for this award
need not be limited to librarians.

For questions or concerns, please contact Carrie Russell, Copyright
Specialist, Office for Information Technology Policy:
crussell@alawash.org.

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