Conference papers (including those by past MCN conference speakers Roberta Kwall, Tyler Ochoa, and Lolly Gasaway) are available at:
http://law.scu.edu/hightech/copyright-conference-papers.cfm Roberta Kwall's paper on "AUTHORS IN DISGUISE: WHY THE VISUAL ARTISTS RIGHTS ACT GOT IT WRONG" may be of particular interest to those in art museums. Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG ________________________________ 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) ___ Eric Goldman Associate Professor, Santa Clara University School of Law Director, High Tech Law Institute egoldman at gmail.com<mailto:egoldman at gmail.com> Personal website: http://www.ericgoldman.org<http://www.ericgoldman.org/> Blogs: http://blog.ericgoldman.org<http://blog.ericgoldman.org/> and http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ericgoldman
