[MCN-L] IP SIG: Conference on the 100th Anniversary of the 1909 Copyright Act
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.commailto:egoldman at gmail.com Personal website: http://www.ericgoldman.orghttp://www.ericgoldman.org/ Blogs: http://blog.ericgoldman.orghttp://blog.ericgoldman.org/ and http://blog.ericgoldman.org/personal/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ericgoldman
[MCN-L] Just published: Visual Resources 25:1-2 (March-June 2009)
? Just published: Visual Resources 25:1-2 (March-June 2009) The editors of Visual Resources are pleased to announce the publication of a new special double issue, Visualizing the Invisible: Visionary Technologies in Religious and Cultural Contexts - http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/spissue/gvir-si4.asp. Lisa Bitel, Professor of History and Religion at the University of Southern California, who served as guest editor, offers this description: This special issue of Visual Resources tackles an enduring psychological and spiritual dilemma: How can we represent the invisible? How do we prove or disprove the validity what others see but we ourselves cannot? Articles in the volume focus on Christian contexts, tracing the ways that visual thinkers of Western society have approached the problem of visualizing the invisible across continents and over centuries. Together, these interdisciplinary studies of religious vision suggest useful new perspectives on the relation of art, aesthetics, science, and faith in our own historical moment of surging religiosity and globalizing visual culture. Below is a summary listing of the contents of the issue. For free access to the abstracts of the articles, please visit http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g910561939~db=all This special double issue is available for single purchase at a special price through the publisher's Web site. VISUAL RESOURCES: An International Journal of Documentation Vol. XXV, Nos. 1-2 (ISSN 0197-3762) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1Editorial: Visions, Ghosts, Spirits, and Art BOARD-APPROVED SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE Visualizing the Invisible: Visionary Technologies in Religious and Cultural Contexts 3Lisa Bitel, Introduction: Visualizing the Invisible: Visionary Technologies in Religious and Cultural Contexts 7 Andrew Fogleman, Finding a Middle Way: Late Medieval Naturalism and Visionary Experience 29 Dallas G. Denery II, Protagoras and the Fourteenth-Century Invention of Epistemological Relativism 53 Luis Corteguera, Talking Images in the Spanish Empire 69 Lisa Bitel with images by Matt Gainer, Looking the Wrong Way: Authenticity and Proof of Religious Vision 93 Roberto Lint Sagarena, Making a There There: Marian Muralism and Devotional Streetscapes 109 Daniel Wojcik, Spirits, Apparitions, and Traditions of Supernatural Photography 137 Ann Taves, Channeled Apparitions: On Visions that Morph and Categories that Slip 153 William A. Christian, Jr., AFTERWORD: Islands in the Sea: The Public and Private Distribution of Knowledge of Religious Visions For more information about VR and our previous publication history, please visit http://www.mindspring.com/~sundt-vr/ for the complete tables of contents and list of special issues, in addition to information about the journal, including subscriptions. Through special arrangements with the journal's publisher, Taylor Francis/Routledge, we have been able to secure a reduced rate for individual subscribers who are members of the College Art Association, the Visual Resources Association, and the Association of Art Historians. See http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/offer/gvir-so.asp for details. Christine L. Sundt, Editor Helen Ronan, Reviews Editor Murtha Baca, News Editor -- Christine L. Sundt, Editor Visual Resources: An International Journal of Documentation P.O. Box 5316 Eugene, OR 97405-0316 USA phone: 541.485.1420 VR Website: http://www.mindspring.com/~sundt-vr/ csundt(at)mindspring.comhttp://mindspring.com or csundt(at)gmail.comhttp://gmail.com
[MCN-L] advice us to resolve problem of the exhibition content build up for web
Dear all, ? We are master students of International Museum Studies, Gothenburg University in Sweden. We?have planing?to display? the Masked Exhibition between 19th-28th May 2009. The Masked Exhibition's target audiences are Young Adult, Family and Personals of Museums. Our web team wanted to be put CV of IMS students on the link Exhibition Processes of web. Regarding our exhibition's target audiences, I (marketing team) don't like?put Students?CV on the link Exhibition Process.? Please join us via www.maskedexhibition.com and resolve our problems. Thank you, Waiting your comments. ? Regards, Nara ? ?
[MCN-L] The Case of the Missing MCN-L Posts
Hi Richard, I've noticed a few things recently... Specifically: I received a message from Sue Grinols at 8:36 am responding to a mail entitled Re: [MCN-L] Digital Imaging Services Available, but did not receive the original post from Renee Montgomery until 11:56 am later this morning... Likewise: Yesterday, I saw some activity from Floyd Sweeting and Ari Davidow responding to a message from Perian Sully inquiring about Re: [MCN-L] Looking for a New Webblast/Email/Metrics Service at 2:03 am and 6:13 am respectively, but did not receive Perian's original email until 11:23 am this morning... I seem to experience the case of the missing email fairly frequently, and have checked by spam gateway to ensure that it's not getting held up there... Wondering if others are experiencing the same? Rob -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Urban Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 3:19 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] The Case of the Missing MCN-L Posts Hi everyone, It appears that we have a bit of technological mystery on our hands. Occasionally I've received reports from people who don't see some of the posts that other see (and reply to), or post messages that never show up. It appears to be an ongoing problem that doesn't seem to have a pattern and that I've not been able to replicate reliably. I would appreciate your assistance trying to track down the source of this problem. If you personally notice that you're missing sent messages, or that your message are not appearing on the list soon after you post them, please contact me directly. If possible include the subject of the post and the date/time that it was sent. If you're missing posts, let me know where the holes are. ;) Thanks, Richard Urban MCN-L List manager rjurban at illinois.edu ___ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ smtp.imamuseum.org made the following annotations - FILM | Objectified | Thur, May 14 | 7 pm | A film featuring the designers behind IKEA and the iPod | Buy Tickets Online - NOTICE: Wed May 13 2009 15:39:09 This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. -
[MCN-L] Content Management systems
Hi there, Joanna can you please post your findings to the list serve? Thanks. Christina -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Champagne, Joanna Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:52 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Content Management systems Hello, I was hoping to take a poll of CMS Systems Museums are using: Would you mind taking a moment to fill out this one page anonymous survey monkey page http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=OgMvXFDRIj79fl_2fusPFRTQ_3d_3d I will publish results Thanks Joanna . Joanna Champagne Chief of Web and New Media Initiatives National Gallery of Art NGA.GOV ___ 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 The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
