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Creation is Not Its Own Reward:
Making Copyright Work for Authors and Performers
October 10, 2014
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The Kernochan Center's 2014 Symposium will look at the ongoing review of the Copyright Act, with a focus on the concerns of professional authors, artists and performers. We will consider what changes to law and practice would benefit authors and encourage creativity.
8:30-9:00 A.M.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15 A.M. Welcome and Introductions
June M. Besek, Executive Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Keynote Addresses
9:15-10:05 A.M.
T.J. Stiles
Pulitzer-Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
10:05-10:25 A.M.
Doug Wright
Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright for "I Am My Own Wife"
10:05-10:25 A.M.
Break
10:25 A.M. - 12:00 noon
Authors' Perspectives: Part I
Moderator: June M. Besek
Eugene Mopsik
American Society of Media Photographers
David Hajdu
Author and Professor, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
David Lowery
Musician and Lecturer, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
Lisa Shaftel
Graphic Artist and National Advocacy Liaison, Graphic Artists Guild
12:00 noon-1:00 P.M.
Lunch (to be provided)
1:00-2:00 P.M.
Authors' Perspectives: Part II
Moderator: Pippa Loengard, Assistant Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
Richard Masur
Actor
Rick Carnes
Songwriter and President, Songwriters Guild of America
Sandra Aistars
Chief Executive Officer, Copyright Alliance
2:00-3:10 P.M.
Industry Perspectives
Moderator: Bart Szewczyk, Kernochan Center Fellow, Columbia Law School
Joseph Gratz
Partner, Durie Tangri
Scott Martin
Executive VP, Intellectual Property and Associate General Counsel
Paramount Pictures
Christian Genetski
General Counsel, Entertainment Software Association
Jay Rosenthal
Senior VP and General Counsel,
National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)
3:10-3:30 P.M.
Break
3:30-4:25 P.M.
Academic Perspectives
Moderator: Jane C. Ginsburg, Professor, Columbia Law School
Eva Subotnik
Asst. Professor, St. John's University Law School
Molly van Houweling
Professor of Law, Berkeley Law and Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Daniel Gervais
Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School and Director, Vanderbilt Intellectual Property Program
4:25-5:15 P.M.
Government Perspectives
Moderator: Brad Greenberg, Kernochan Center Fellow, Columbia Law School
Maria Pallante
U.S. Register of Copyrights
Shira Perlmutter
Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Closing Remarks
Reception to follow
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Steve Leggett
Liaison Specialist/Program Coordinator
National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB) http://www.loc.gov/nrpb
National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) http://www.loc.gov/film
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