[WEB4LIB] DMCA -- Upcoming Event -- NEASIST

[Ren, Joanne]

American Society for Information Science & Technology  - New England Chapter
(NEASIST) presents:

"The Future of Fair Use"

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has raised many questions about the
future of fair use in research, education, publishing, music, art, and
countless other aspects of our information society. Join us in discussing
the DMCA, Fair Use and continued access to copyrighted materials. Learn what
can be, and is being done to shape the future of Fair Use.

When:   Tuesday, December 11, 2001; 8:30 am - 4:45 pm
Where:  Wong Auditorium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building E-51
Cambridge, MA
Directions to MIT: http://whereis.mit.edu/doc/getting-to-mit.html
Wong Auditorium:  http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=wong

Speakers will include:

... Walter McDonough, Esq., General Counsel for the Future of Music
Coalition
... Robin Gross, Esq., Fair Use Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
... Professor Patricia Seed, Rice University
... Professor Jonathan Zittrain, Berkman Center, Harvard Law School
... Ivy Anderson, Library Digital Initiative, Harvard University



Registration fee includes continental breakfast and refreshments.  Lunch is
not included.
Registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis.  Online
registration is encouraged.
Registrations must be received by December 1, 2001.

Registration costs:
ASIS member:  $55
Non-member: $65
Student/Retiree/Between jobs: $30


For more information (including where to park), and registration
instructions, see:
http://www.neasist.org