Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts | Columbia Law School

Creation is Not Its Own Reward:
Making Copyright Work for Authors and Performers
October 10, 2014
Materials are available here

The Kernochan Center’s 2014 Symposium looked at the ongoing review of the Copyright Act, with a focus on the concerns of professional authors, artists and performers.  We considered what changes to law and practice would benefit authors and encourage creativity.

9:00-9:15 A.M.   
Welcome and Introductions: June M. Besek, Executive Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
                             
9:15-10:05 A.M.

Keynote Addresses

T.J. Stiles
Pulitzer-Prize and National Book Award-winning author of The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

Doug Wright
Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright  for "I Am My Own Wife"

10:25 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.  

Authors’ Perspectives:  Part I

Moderator:  June M. Besek

Rick Carnes
Songwriter and President, Songwriters Guild of America

Eugene Mopsik
American Society of Media Photographers

David Hajdu
Author and Professor, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism

David Lowery
Musician and Lecturer, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business

Lisa Shaftel
Graphic Artist and National Advocacy Liaison, Graphic Artists Guild

1:00-2:00 P.M. 

Authors’ Perspectives: Part II

Moderator:  Pippa Loengard, Assistant Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts

Richard Masur
Actor

Eddie Schwartz
President, Songwriters Association of Canada

Sandra Aistars
Chief Executive Officer, Copyright Alliance

2:00-3:10 P.M.

Industry  Perspectives 

Moderator:  Bart Szewczyk, Kernochan Center Fellow, Columbia Law School

Joseph Gratz
Partner, Durie Tangri

Scott Martin
Executive VP, Intellectual Property and Associate General Counsel
Paramount Pictures

Christian Genetski
General Counsel, Entertainment Software Association

Jay Rosenthal
Senior VP and General Counsel,
National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)

3:30-4:25 P.M.

Academic Perspectives

Moderator:  Jane C. Ginsburg, Professor, Columbia Law School

Eva Subotnik
Asst. Professor, St. John’s University Law School

Molly van Houweling
Professor of Law, Berkeley Law and Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology 

Daniel Gervais 
Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School and Director, Vanderbilt Intellectual Property Program

4:25-5:15 P.M.

Government Perspectives

Moderator:  Brad Greenberg, Kernochan Center Fellow, Columbia Law School

Sy Damle
Special Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office

Shira Perlmutter
Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Closing Remarks