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Join us for the January 19th LIFT Forum on Copyright Law

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The Wednesday, January 19, 2011 Library and Information Technology Forum features Julie McAdams and Michele Ballantyne (both from the University of Utah Office of General Counsel) speaking about Recent Updates in Copyright Law. Please join us in the Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Health Sciences Education Building, Room 2110 at 12:05-1:00 p.m. for this program.

Program Description: This presentation includes an overview of Fair Use principles, highlights recent cases, and provides examples of the appropriate uses of Internet material. The proper use of copyrighted tests, such as those often used in connection with routine patient intake forms, will be covered. Finally, the presentation provides information on an important update to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act dealing with educational uses of motion pictures.

Presenters
Julie McAdams, Associate General Counsel, University of Utah Office of General Counsel, advises on various copyright and other intellectual property matters at the University. She also advises on a variety of business transactions and commercialization of University-owned intellectual property.

Michele Ballantyne, Associate General Counsel, University of Utah Office of General Counsel, advises on a variety of legal issues at the University, including copyright and trademark matters. She also advises on employment and immigration law.

For more details, visit the LIFT Forum page. Program can be viewed from off-site via links from the web page; and available on demand after the program.

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The LIFT Forum is co-sponsored by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Media-on-Demand committee.

Questions can be directed to:
Jeanne Le Ber; 801-585-6744 or