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Prof. Peter K. Yu

University Distinguished Professor

Regents Professor of Law and Communication

Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property

Texas A&M University

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Creation, Control, and Censorship

CREATION, CONTROL, AND CENSORSHIP: THE FREE ENGINE OF EXPRESSION OR A TOOL OF PRIVATE CENSORSHIP?

Benjamin N. Cardozo

School of Law

Yeshiva University

April 15, 2002

DESCRIPTION

In the United States Supreme Court decision of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises, Justice O’Connor reminded us that the Framers intended copyright to be “an engine of free expression.” In recent years, however, some organizations—such as those in the media industries and religious organizations—have used copyright as a tool to influence and censor ideas and to suppress dissent.

This symposium seeks to examine this important issue by bringing together noted legal scholars, practitioners, industry people, and computer specialists. In particular, the symposium explores the use of copyright by the media industries and religious organizations and how to use technology, computer codes, and technical rules to promote the free flow of ideas.

SCHEDULE

8:30	Continental Breakfast
9:00	Welcoming Remarks Dean David Rudenstine, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
9:15	Copyright and the Media Industries Moderator: Prof. Monroe E. Price, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University & Co-Director, Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, University of Oxford Speakers: Prof. Ronald Bettig, Penn State University Prof. Eric Easton, University of Baltimore School of Law Mike Godwin, Policy Fellow, Center for Democracy and Technology Prof. David Korzenik, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University George Vradenburg, Advisor to the Chairman, AOL Time Warner, Inc.
11:15	Coffee Break
11:30	Codes, Technology, and Dissent Moderator: Prof. Peter K. Yu, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University & Research Associate, Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy, University of Oxford Speakers: Prof. Yochai Benkler, New York University School of Law Prof. Julie E. Cohen, Georgetown University Law Center Matthew Oppenheim, Esq., Senior Vice President (Legal and Business Affairs), Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. Prof. Pamela Samuelson, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley Richard Stallman, Founder and President, Free Software Foundation Prof. Siva Vaidhyanathan, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:30	Lunch
3:00	Copyright, Religion, and the Separation of Church and State Moderator: Prof. Ira C. Lupu, The George Washington University Law School Speakers: Prof. Thomas C. Berg, University of St. Thomas Law School Prof. Thomas F. Cotter, Frederic G. Levin College of Law, University of Florida Mark B. Helm, Esq., Partner, Munger Tolles & Olson, LLP, Los Angeles Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA School of Law Commentators: Prof. Marci A. Hamilton, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University Prof. William P. Marshall, University of North Carolina School of Law
5:00	Reception

SYMPOSIUM AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Thomas F. Cotter, Gutenberg's Legacy: Copyright, Censorship, and Religious Pluralism, 91 Cal. L. Rev. 323 (2003)

Thomas F. Cotter, Accommodating the Unauthorized Use of Copyrighted Works for Religious Purposes Under the Fair Use Doctrine and Copyright Act 110(3), 22 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 43 (2004)

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Last Updated: 03/09/24