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Washington Independent Writers Legal and Educational Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 70437, Washington DC 20024-0437, (202)466-1344
Contact: Barbara E. St. Amand For Immediate Release
Public Forum: An Update on Writers' Rights
A free public forum on the effect of the recent Supreme Court
decision in the case of _Tasini v. New York Times_ will be held Wednesday,
Jan. 30, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the National Press Club's Holman Lounge,
529 14th St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
The program, organized by the Washington Independent Writers Legal
and Educational Fund (LEF), is co-sponsored by Washington Independent
Writers (WIW), the American University School of Communications and the
National Press Club.
Speakers who will discuss the landmark decision include Jonathan
Tasini, president of the National Writers Union, author and chief claimant
in the case against the Times; Marybeth Peters, register for U.S.
copyrights; Paul Dickson, author, LEF board member and former WIW
president; and a representative of the publishers' perspective. Peter
Jaszi, professor of copyright law at American University's Washington
College of Law, will moderate the panel.
The court decision, which held that publishers do not have the right
automatically to include published articles in electronic databases, has
significance both for the real world in which writers seek to earn a living
and for the future of the digital revolution that has given publishers
opportunities to use authors' works in unforeseen ways.
While admission is free, seating is limited. Call (202) 662-7501 to
reserve a seat.
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