Orphan Works:
New Prospects for a Solution
Friday, February 24, 2006
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
(Reception to Follow)
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LOCATION
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Room 602
Washington, DC 20016
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Report on Orphan Works
A Report of the Register of Copyrights
The Program on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest at the Washington College of Law will present a timely program on "Orphan Works: New Prospects for a Solution."
The last few years have seen an increasingly recognition that the problem of "orphan works" is a real impediment to the realization of the constitutional goal of copyright law: the "Progress of Science and useful Arts." When artists, historians, museums, libraries and others forgo culturally significant uses of copyright works because their ownership cannot be traced, the public loses. On January 23, after a thorough and searching review, the United States Copyright Office delivered an important report on this topic (with legislative recommendations) to the chairs of the relevant congressional committees.
The panel discussion on February 24 will consider the report, its recommendations and the potential for early legislation. Joining in the discussion will be representatives of many groups that have been active in the "orphan works" debate, including:
Prue Adler
Association of Research Libraries
Jonathan Band
counsel to the
Library Copyright Alliance
Kathleen Franz
American University - History Dept.
Brad Holland
Illustrators' Partnership
Robert Kasunic
U.S. Copyright Office
Oliver Metzger
U.S. Copyright Office
Eugene Mopsik
American Society of Media Photographers
Jay Rosenthal
counsel to the
Recording Artists Coalition
Eric Schwartz
Smith & Metalitz
Matt Skelton
U.S. Copyright Office
Rebecca Tushnet
Georgetown University Law Center
Jennifer Urban
University Southern California Law School
(filed comments for documentary filmmakers)