thanks Ellen – I missed that article completely. I intend to take copious
notes and write something up.

best,
Joy



On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Ellen Pearlman wrote:

> There is an article in today's NY Times "Permissions on Digital Media Drives Scholars to Lawbooks" that is very interesting on the issues involved. Please do post a summary after you go to the conference.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/14/business/media/14fair.html
> EP
> joy garnett wrote:
>
>>
>> hey, I'll be attending this one-day conference next Friday, June 18th
>> in
>> Philly:
>>
>> Knowledge Held Hostage? Scholarly versus Corporate Rights in the
>> Digital Age
>> http://www.knowledgehostage.org/
>>
>> if anyone on the list plans to be there, gimme a shout beforehand. In
>> any
>> case I'll try to get together a report to post…
>>
>> JG
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If anyone has any well-formulated questions about fair use, public domain,
etc., that I might keep in mind during the conference, please post them or
send them to me, I will try to incorporate them and possible answers in my
notes.

In the meantime, here's an overview on the conf. site that might help:

The First Round Panelists Respond to Moderators In Advance of the
Conference:
Panel 1: Hopes and Horror Stories
Panel 2: The MIT Experiment: Does it Work for Everyone?
Panel 3: Institutional Perspectives on the Fair Use Dilemma
Panel 4: Future Solutions in Action
Panel 5: In the Meantime, What Should a Scholar Do?
http://www.knowledgehostage.org/position.htm


best,
Joy