The School of Law and Political Science at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the research group INTERDRET invite you to the Seminar on Intellectual Property and Universities offered by Prof. Jane C. Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law atColumbia University Law School of New York, Prof. Ramon Casas, University of Barcelona and Prof. Raquel Xalabarder, UOC.
Venue
Barcelona
Espanya
When
19/06/2013 18.30h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Program
The Seminar aims at analyzing the different solutions existing in Spain and other EU countries as well as in the United States and in international law, to ensure educational uses of copyrighted works by universities. We will also analyze some recent rulings, such as by the Juzgado Mercantil n.2 of Barcelona, of 2 May 2013 (CEDRO v. UAB), the U.S. Northern District of Georgia, of 11 May 2012 (Cambridge UP, Oxford UP and Sage Publ. v. Georgia State University) and the U.S. Southern District of New York, of 10 October 2012 (Authors Guild v. Hathitrust).
The Seminar will take place next Wednesday 19 of June, at 6.30 pm, at the central headquarters of the UOC, Av. Tibidabo, 39-43 of Barcelona.
Prof. Ginsburg’s presentation will be in English; Spanish and English will be used for debate (no simultaneous translation provided).
The Seminar is organized with the collaboration of Obra Social de La Caixa, within the program Internationalitzation at Home 2013. No registration fee applies but due to the limited seats available we kindly ask you to confirm your attendance with Mr. Isidoro Velasco, telephone 93-253.75.02 or at ivelascoj@uoc.edu