[FC-discuss] [Fwd: Free Webcast Friday on the value of Fair Use]

[Gavin Baker]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1



- -------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	[ICPL] Free Webcast Friday on the value of Fair Use
Date: 	Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:29:31 -0500
From: 	Steve Worona <sworona at EDUCAUSE.EDU>
Reply-To: 	Institute for Computer Policy and Law Constituent Group
Listserv <ICPL at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>
To: 	ICPL at LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU



My next EDUCAUSE Live! Webcast features Matt Schruers, Senior Council
for Litigation and Legislative Affairs with the Computer and
Communications Industry Association, speaking on "Copyright Fair Use and
the Economy". 1-2pm Eastern Time, Friday, Feb. 1. No charge, but
registration required at <http://www.educause.edu/live083>. Summary:

~    The copyright legislative process in Washington traditionally
~    focuses on increasing the protection provided to copyrights, based
~    on the assumption that this will strengthen the economy. Recent
~    research, however, indicates that exceptions to copyright protection
~    also promote innovation and are a major catalyst of U.S. economic
~    growth. Specific exceptions to copyright protection under U.S. and
~    international law, generally classified under the broad heading of
~    fair use, are vital to many industries and stimulate growth across
~    the economy. In fact, business enterprises that benefit from fair
~    use generate substantial revenue, employ millions of workers, and,
~    in 2006, represented one-sixth of total U.S. gross domestic product.
~    This economic research suggests that future copyright legislation
~    needs to account for these important limitations if the
~    policy-making process is to stimulate growth.


All EDUCAUSE Live! Webcasts are archived for later (re)viewing.

See you Friday.

Steve
- --
Steven L. Worona
Director of Policy and Networking Programs
EDUCAUSE / 1150 18th St. NW suite 1010 / Washington, DC 20036
202-872-4200 x 5358 / 202-872-4318 fax / sworona at educause.edu
********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE
Constituent Group discussion list can be found at
http://www.educause.edu/groups/.

- --
Gavin Baker
http://www.gavinbaker.com/
gavin at gavinbaker.com

Don't worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will worry about itself.
~    Matthew 6:34
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFHoK8etLXQdLhFpekRAkbcAJ9WmQ3QcIVzF6lpynRuaL0jONhQwACgi9NG
L9G3ipPXU1PdHZ6EabLjaiA=
=UIYc
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----