U.S. copyright conference

[Allan Metcalf]

Just in case you're interested in copyright, here's a notice from the
National Humanities Alliance. - Allan Metcalf

TO:     NHA Members and Friends
FROM:   John Hammer and Jessica Jones
RE:     Satellite Teleconference on May 21st

COPYRIGHT IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM:
THE IMPACT OF RECENT CHANGES TO U.S. COPYRIGHT LAW

Friday, May 21, 1999
12:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

A Satellite Teleconference co-sponsored by:
American Association of Law Libraries
American Library Association
Association of Research Libraries
Medical Library Association
Special Libraries Association

Hosted by:
George Washington University Library

Endorsed by:
Coalition for Networked Information
EDUCAUSE
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges


The 105th Congress passed two bills to amend the 1976 Copyright Act:  the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), intended to update copyright law
for the digital age in selected arenas; and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term
Extension Act, which gives copyright owners another 20 years of copyright
protection for their works.  In this teleconference, a distinguished panel
of experts will describe the new laws, discuss the implications for
libraries and educational institutions as they attempt to comply with the
new laws, and discuss strategies for the community as it engages in the
ongoing studies required by the law and confronts pending database
legislation.


Panelists:
Laura N. Gasaway, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law,
        University of North Carolina
Georgia Harper, University of Texas System, Office of General Counsel
Sharon A. Hogan, University Librarian, University of Illinois at Chicago
Peter A. Jaszi, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American
        University
Frederick W. Weingarten, Director, Office for Information Technology
        Policy, American Library Association

Site registrations:
By May 5                $350
After May 5             $400
Consortia rates also available.

Details and registration information can be found at
http://www.arl.org/dmca/video.html