Reexamining Appropriation: The Copy, the Law, and Beyond

A discussion to attend in NYC, if you are nearby:
Read this at Newsgrist.

Reexamining Appropriation:
The Copy, the Law, and Beyond
Friday, February 16, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
New York City Bar Association
Great Hall
42 W. 44th Street
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)

A discussion of appropriation and visual art in the context of historical precedent and recent developments in copyright law.

[This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but if you plan to attend, kindly email nycrsvp@yahoo.com to help us ensure there are enough seats]

Inappropriate? Copying in the Renaissance
Lisa Pon, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University

The Reign of the Quotation–Appropriation and Its Audience
Johanna Burton, Princeton University

From Appropriation to Postproduction
Jaimey Hamilton, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Appropriation v. Piracy, Round Two?
The Hon. Pierre N. Leval, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
William Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google

Chairs:
Martha Buskirk, Montserrat College of Art;
Virginia Rutledge, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP