From: "Hansen, Dave" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:23:00 +0000

 I hope some of you will be interested in this. The event is being co-

sponsored by, among others, the Library Copyright Alliance (made

up of the ALA, ARL, and ACRL). ****

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ANNOUNCEMENT: ****

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The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and the Berkeley

Technology Law Journal are pleased to announce their annual symposium:  ****

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Orphan Works & Mass Digitization: Obstacles and Opportunities****

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April 12-13, 2012 ****

UC Berkeley Law****

Held at the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, CA****

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In 2006, the U.S. Copyright Office recommended a legislative

solution to reduce impediments to the use of orphan works. Since

that time, the problem has only intensified as new technologies

allow for cheaper, more productive uses of these works in the

digital realm. The Google Books Settlement, the Europeana

initiative, the proposed EC directive on orphan works, and most

recently the *Authors Guild v. HathiTrust* suit, all illustrate the

importance of these works and have stimulated renewed interest

in both orphan works and the broader legal issues associated

with mass digitization. This symposium will offer a fresh look at

orphan works and mass digitization by examining the existing

obstacles, including legal and practical concerns of both owners

and potential users, and opportunities to enable greater access

and new uses for these works.****

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Online registration will open on December 1, 2011. ****

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More information is available at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/orphanworks.htm
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For questions, email David Hansen at [log in to unmask] ****

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David R. Hansen****

Digital Library Fellow****

Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic****

UC Berkeley School of Law****

[log in to unmask]****

(510) 643-8138****

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