Case on Orphaned Works May Be Heard by the Supreme Court
Posted: September 13, 2007 Filed under: News Comments OffIn Kahle, the issue is Congress’ change from a self-selecting system of copyright, where people had to register and give notice to indicate that they wanted copyright protection, to an indiscriminate system where every napkin doodle is copyrighted and people are forced to license or dedicate their works to the public domain, or make some other indication that they do not want copyright protection. This change from an opt-in to an opt-out system has produced generations of “orphan works” — creative works that are still under copyright, but for which owners are absent or prohibitively expensive to find. People who want to make use of an orphan work cannot locate the copyright owner to obtain permission. These would-be creators’ fear that someone will appear years later alleging copyright infringement chills new creative uses.
The 10th Circuit’s decision in Golan should make it more likely that the Supreme Court will grant a review and hear the Kahle case, because there is now a split between two federal circuit courts regarding the First Amendment’s application to Congress’ copyright lawmaking.
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2007 SLA Scholarships
Posted: September 13, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Scholarships Comments OffAs the semester gets underway we would like to inform you that applications are being accepted for SLA’s 2007 Scholarship Program. Please encourage your students to apply for up to USD$6,000 in available scholarships.
Available scholarships include:
- SLA Scholarship – Graduate study in librarianship leading to a master’s degree
- Affirmative Action Scholarship – Graduate study in librarianship leading to a Masters degree. Applicants must be citizens of the United States of America either by birth or naturalization or permanent resident aliens
- Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Scholarship – Beginning graduate study leading to a Ph.D. Applicants must be members of the Special Libraries Association and have worked in a special library
- Plenum Scholarship – Graduate study leading to a Ph.D. Applicants must be members of the Special Libraries Association and have worked in a special library
- Mary Adeline Conner Professional Development Scholarship – Post-M.L.S. certificate or degree programs. Applicants must be members of the Special Libraries Association and have work in special libraries at least five years.
Students are encouraged to visit the SLA Web site for complete descriptions, eligibility requirements and applications.
Applications must be postmarked by 30 September 2007.
For additional information, contact Tenikka Greene at +1.703.647.4936.
Sincerely,
Tenikka M. Greene
Membership Services Associate
SLA
331 South Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3501
Tel: +1.703.647.4936
Fax: +1.703.647.4901
ALA NMRT Career Mentoring
Posted: September 13, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Mentoring Comments OffThe NMRT Career Mentoring program will last from October to July. Conference attendance is not required. Membership in ALA is required, and NMRT membership is encouraged. Applications are due September 21.
Application:http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/comm/careerMentoringApplication.htm
For More Information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/comm/careerpilot.htm
ARLIS/NE Fall Meeting
Posted: September 13, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Meetings Comments OffThe ARLIS New England Fall Meeting will be on Friday, September 21, 2007 in the meeting room of the Sterling Library at Yale University. The program will consist of a panel about the future of scholarly publishing in art and art history, and the speakers will be Hilary Ballon, Professor of Art History at Columbia University and co-author with Mariet Westermann of Art History and Its Publications in the Electronic Age and Patricia Fidler, publisher for Art and Architecture editor at Yale University Press.
SCHEDULE
- 9 Coffee and registration
- 10:00 Business meeting for ARLIS/NE
- 11:00 Panel, questions and discussion; welcome by Allen Townsend, new director of Yale Art Libraries
- 12:30 Lunch-on your own; list of restaurants will be provided
- 2:00 Self-guided tours of the Center for British Art, the Yale Art Gallery, and the Yale Campus, and guided tours of the Beinecke (limit 15), Yale Special Collections (limit 15) and library of Center for British Art (limit 15)
RSVP by September 14 (the sooner the better) to michael.s.young@uconn.edu ; please specify which of the limited enrollment tours you would prefer.
Directions: http://www.library.yale.edu/libraries/smldirect.html
Parking: http://www.library.yale.edu/libraries/smldirect.html#dparking
Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating, enjoyable and gratis event!
Special thanks to Laura Tatum and Hannah Bennett of Yale University Libraries for their help in making this event possible.
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