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Conference on the 100th Anniversary of the 1909 Copyright Act
This free conference may be of interest to list members:
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)
Attendance is free and open to the public, but registration is
required. CLE is available for a small fee. For more information
or to register, please visit:
http://law.scu.edu/hightech/copyright-conference.cfm
Gail Schlachter
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