Announcement, below, of an interesting event coming up in London: Bridgeman vs. Corel revisited and reconsidered. Please excuse cross-posting.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridgeman versus Corel: Copyrighted creativity or commerce? Thursday 3rd May 2007 Venue (subject to confirmation): Queen Mary?s College,, University of London MORNING PROGRAMME 09.30am Coffee and registration 10.00am Opening speech: Linda Royles, BAPLA 10.20am Lecture on fine art photography: Philip de Bay (ex-V&A photographer) lectures and demonstrates on the skills required for fine art photography 11.00am Review of Copyright and Photographs: Christine Michalos 12.00am Review of Copyright Law: Professor Adrian Sterling 12:30 Lunch AFTERNOON SESSION 14.00pm Chair and opening speech: Dr Uma Suthersanen 14.20pm Keynote speaker: Marybeth Peters on the US perspective to the Corel case 15.00pm Questions and setting the problem Panel ? Thomas Dreier: German and EU perspective ? Corbis lawyer (name tbc): French perspective ? Dominique Green Magnum (tbc)/Adrian Sterling/Jonathan Griffiths: UK perspective ? Judge to sum up and pull debate together: Andrew Sutcliffe QC ? Final statement on how the decision has affected the museum community and its international ramifications: Harriet Bridgeman Further details and reservations (50 Pounds Sterling): s.a.baird at qmul.ac.uk Tel. 020 7882 5733 ------------------------------------------ Amalyah Keshet Chair, MCN IP SIG www.mcn.edu Blog www.musematic.net
