Hi Renee: Can I attend this symposium? It has to do with copyright issues.
Although I may not get the chance to work with Ron and our copyright project, I'm being optimistic about it. Thanks. Lisa Holt Program Coordinator 202.488.0432 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum www.ushmm.org *NEVER AGAIN BEGINS WITH YOU Join us for the 20th Anniversary National Tour and Tribute to Holocaust Survivors and World War II Veterans. ushmm.org/neveragain* On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] < akeshet at imj.org.il> wrote: > For those in the Wash. DC area: > ________________________________ > > > Join Public Knowledge for conversations on the future of internet, > communications, and copyright policy. > > > > From "fixing" TV to copyright reform, we'll discuss obstacles and > solutions to what are sure to be this year's most interesting policy > questions. How do we ensure that broadband is a catalyst for growth? That > the video marketplace has room to grow? That copyright balances the needs > of creators with the needs of the public? > > > > These questions go right to the heart of what PK cares about - and is > working on every day. We hope you can join the debate! > > > For a full agenda, check out our events page< > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Tx0MFM8y0pWLXp5--URJMW0KeejBft45ZBpFVaJnkqezELLMUSE0aPNoX72pV5DKw9eEYLHDdKGaONpTLFadrqVTkprGik6Jqc30hXr0ipQG2_2XjWI1PYnt9S2ziEBJZRxfkzniEPI78MFSTVlrIGfo23tk-cNhQ08LV1TZcTUfpRA0MTJsBtg-jJOkOqdOSizkX1sklrqZmjlme-dUAuvH2x8Wsg5tT31Ux1698Y9td5cCCsaRQHfJtgDUAnnXSp3L5BSRxvfxIdFovnI5GYf9ji4JnhEeukYQ7av7IPQ=>! > http://www.publicknowledge.org/events/ > > What: The 2013 PK Policy Symposium > > > When: February 26, 2013 > 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM > Where:The Capitol Visitor Center > SVC 201-00 > > > Thanks for your support, > The Public Knowledge Team www.publicknowledge.org< > http://www.publicknowledge.org> > ________________________________ > > Note especially: > > 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Copyright Reform > A year after the outcry against SOPA, digital technology continues to > clash in many ways with current copyright law. Beyond the matter of online > copyright infringement, ordinary users find themselves constrained by legal > and technical mechanisms that are often based on assumptions about creation > and copying that are no longer true in today's world. This panel will look > at a few of the problems facing technology users created by copyright law, > and explore possible solutions to them. > Moderated by Gigi B. Sohn, President & CEO, Public Knowledge > * Erik Martin, General Manager, Reddit > * Tom W. Bell, professor of law at Chapman University, author, > Copyright Unbalanced > * Pamela Samuelson, professor of law at Berkeley Law, University > of California; Faculty Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology > * Michael McGeary, Co-Founder, Engine Advocacy > > and: > 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Digital First Sale > The first sale doctrine is one of the most important ways that the law > reconciles the rights of an author in her works with the rights of a > consumer in his property. As more and more media is sold as digital > downloads, the line between who owns what can become less clear. Can a user > give away his ebook collection? Can another leave her iTunes collection to > a descendant in her will? Our panel will describe the challenges that > online media bring to digital ownership, and how we can ensure certainty > for buyers and sellers of digital goods. > Moderated by Sherwin Siy, VP, Legal Affairs, Public Knowledge > * Christina Mulligan, Postdoctoral Associate in Law and Kauffman > Fellow of the Information Society Project, Yale Law School > * Andrew Shore, Executive Director, Owners' Rights Initiative > ________________________________ > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management > The Israel Museum, Jerusalem > Chair, MCN IP SIG > > > _______________________________________________ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
