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FAIR USE TOWN MEETING

David Green (david@cni.org)
Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:46:12 -0500 

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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:46:12 -0500
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From: david@cni.org (David Green)
Subject: FAIR USE TOWN MEETING

NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT

February 5, 1997


FIRST IN SERIES OF COMMUNITY TOWN MEETINGS ON FAIR USE OF DIGITAL IMAGES

Following is a press release and program for the first in a series of Town
Meetings to educate and engage the community in debate about Fair Use, the
ramifications of new technology and copyright legislation and new voluntary
"Guidelines," especially regarding the educational use of digital images.

NINCH will be a partner in the production, recording and management of
resources resulting from these meetings.


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IMMEDIATE RELEASE           Contact: (212) 691-1051
February 4, 1997            Katie Hollander, ext.206
                            Craig Houser, ext. 208
                            Mary-Beth Shine, ext. 210
                            nyoffice@collegeart.org


TOWN MEETING:  FAIR USE OF DIGITAL IMAGES

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 9:30 to 4:30


    Fair Use of Digital Images, the first in a series of town meetings co-
sponsored by the College Art Association and the American Council of Learned
Societies, will take place on Sunday, February 16, from 9:30 to 4:30 at Cooper
Union's Great Hall, 1 Cooper Square.  This first town meeting follows the 85th
annual College Art Association conference at the New York Hilton, February 12-
15, 1997.

    What can artists, curators, librarians, and scholars do with digital
images?
Although  technologies of digital networks open the door to many new
possibilities, copyright law will also play a critical role in shaping what we
can do.  The purpose of this first town meeting is to allow wide discussion of
what is "fair use" of digital images.

    Digital networks pose many new challenges for copyright law.  This is
particularly so with regard to images, which may now be easily digitized and
accessed from remote locations.  Who will hold the rights?  What will be "fair
use" (a key concept in copyright law) of such images?  Who will have to pay for
what?  This town meeting will explore these issues, putting a particular focus
on guidelines recently drafted by the Conference on Fair Use (CONFU), which are
proposed for wide endorsement by organizations and will have implications for
all users, creators, and rights holders.  In short, how can we all live
together?

    In addition to CAA and ACLS, The National Initiative for a Networked
Cultural Heritage (NINCH) is participating in sponsoring what will be a series
of town meetings around the country, which are made possible by a generous
grant
from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.


        THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


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PROGRAM

Town Meeting:  Fair Use of Digital Images

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Sunday, February 16, 1997, 9:30 to 4:30
Great Hall


Morning Session  9:30 a.m. To 12:30 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks:  Susan Ball, Executive Director, College Art Association

Introduction to the Issues:  Pat Williams and David Green, Moderators

Legal Introduction to Copyright:

        Speaker TBA

Presentation of Predicaments:

        Leila Kinney, Art Historian, MIT
        Lyndel King, Director, Weisman Art Museum
        Nancy Macko, Artist, Scripps College

Outline of Proposed CONFU Guidelines for Fair Use of Digital Images:

        Cameron Kitchin, American Association of Museums

Lunch - 12:30-1:30 p.m. (on your own)

Afternoon Session  1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Exploring the Issues:  Susan Ball and Pat Williams, Moderators

General Issues/Topics

        Copyright Education - Kenneth Crews, Indiana University-
            Purdue University Indianapolis
        Liability - Adam Eisgrau, American Library Association
        Artists' Rights - Ted Feder, Artists Rights Society
        Copy Photography - Macie Hall, Johns Hopkins University
        Site Licensing - Geoffrey Samuels, MLC Development

Practical Use of Web Sites

        Annette Weintraub, Artist, City University of New York
        Elizabeth Schmidt, Colonial Williamsburg
        Kathy Cohen, Art Historian, San Jose State University


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