Perian: Thanks for the links. I've just wasted a marvelous half hour (lunch! lunch hour!) reading this stuff - and surfing along to other tempting links like http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/politics/16text-blogs.html?ex=1158379200&en=e6676d7af917367c&ei=5070 and http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com/ (Don't remember how I got there, but I did.)
Ah, yes: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/051121ta_talk_toobin These gentlemen are my kind of guys. Think Kozinski would agree to be keynote speaker at next year's MCN meeting? :o) Amalyah Keshet ----- Original Message ----- From: Perian Sully To: akeshet at imj.org.il Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Judge Kozinski Sept. 21 Lecture onFair Use + webcast If you're interested in some of his decisions (if only from an entertainment standpoint), the unofficial fan site offers several opinions: http://notabug.com/kozinski/ I have to say that Mattel v. MCA Records (24 July 2003) (http://notabug.com/kozinski/mattel_v_mca )is something of a sidesplitter (or maybe I'm just a nerd): KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: If this were a sci-fi melodrama, it might be called Speech- Zilla meets Trademark Kong. I Barbie was born in Germany in the 1950s as an adult collector's item. Over the years, Mattel transformed her from a doll that resembled a "German street walker," as she originally appeared, into a glamorous, long-legged blonde. Barbie has been labeled both the ideal American woman and a bimbo. She has survived attacks both psychic (from feminists critical of her fictitious figure) and physical (more than 500 professional makeovers). She remains a symbol of American girlhood, a public figure who graces the aisles of toy stores throughout the country and beyond. With Barbie, Mattel created not just a toy but a cultural icon. (etc.) Amalyah Keshet wrote: Yet another recommendation. Seems like this webcast is a must: "I've actually seen him lecture on fair use before. He is indeed quite a character; extraordinarily brilliant, but also one of the funniest and most entertaining speakers around." -Tyler Ochoa (speaker, MCN 2006 Pasadena) Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG (annual meeting MCN 2006, Pasadena, Friday 12:00-1:30!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perian Sully" <[email protected]> To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [MCN-L] IP SIG: Judge Kozinski Sept. 21 Lecture on Fair Use + webcast Thanks for forwarding this, Amalyah. I've been following Judge Kozinski's career for a while now. He's definitely a character!! It'll be interesting to see what he has to say on the topic. Perian Sully Collection Database and Records Administrator Judah L. Magnes Museum Berkeley, CA Amalyah Keshet wrote: For colleagues in the Wash. DC area, or by webcast: American University Washington College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property Presents The Second Annual Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property The Honorable Alex Kozinski Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit "Fair Use Revisited" DATE, TIME, & LOCATION September 21, 2006 Reception ~ 5:00 PM | Lecture ~ 6:00 PM Washington College of Law, 4801 Mass Ave NW | Room 603 REGISTRATION Email: iplecture at wcl.american.edu Phone: 202-274-4148 www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/Kozinski.cfm WEBCAST We will be providing a streaming and on demand webcast of the lecture for those who are unable to make it to Washington. The webcast will be available at www.wcl.american.edu/pijip/webcast.cfm. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l -- Perian Sully Collection Database and Records Administrator Judah L. Magnes Museum 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 510-549-6950 x 335
