New York Chapter

Rose Auslander and Jonathan Purow, Co-Chairs

February 12, 2010

Dear Members of the New York Chapter of the Copyright Society:

We are excited to invite you to our February 24th, 2010, luncheon program, at noon,
at the Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY.

“Fan Wars: Copyright vs. Mash-ups and Fan Fiction”

Many mash-up artists seem unaware that their work implicates any rights at all, and
copyright owners may be reluctant to alienate fans with copyright restrictions. Artists
such as Girl Talk remain outspoken against copyright restrictions on mash-up culture
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Talk_(musician)). Individual copyright owners, such as
the owners of Star Wars, have adopted terms of use for mash-ups
(see http://www.starwars.com/terms/index.html).
Is fan and other mash-up activity important to enrich our culture? Are existing
allowances for fair use adequate? Should mash-up artists and fan fiction publishers
have any right (legal or moral) to complain when others copy and redistribute their
work? What is a copyright owner or licensee to do when it has contractual obligations
to third parties in connection with their contributions? How should these issues be
resolved?

Please join us for a stimulating discussion with our highly distinguished panel: Professor
Sonia Katyal of Fordham Law School, Professor Shaka McGlotten of Purchase College,
and Martin Schwimmer (Partner, Moses & Singer), moderated by Jay Kogan (DC
Comics™ and MAD Magazine™).

To attend, please complete the attached form, and mail or fax it to The Copyright
Society of the U.S.A., 352 7th Ave., Suite 739, NY, NY 10001, fax # (212) 354-2847, by
February 18, 2010. We look forward to seeing you!
Date: February 24th, 2010
Time: 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m.: Cocktails (cash bar)
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Program
(Please note: event will end promptly)
Place: The Princeton Club, 15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY
Cost: $65.00 (members) $75.00 (non-members)
CLE: The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. is a NY CLE
Approved Provider. This course is Transitional and
Nontransitional, and provides 1.0 Credit (based on 50
minutes).
 SPEAKERS:

SONIA KATYAL is a Professor of Intellectual Property, Property and Civil Rights Law at
Fordham Law School. Her work focuses on intellectual property, civil rights, and new
media, with a special focus on art and freedom of expression. Katyal was awarded a
grant from the Warhol Foundation for her book, Contrabrand, which studies the
relationship between art, advertising and intellectual property. Her new book, Property
Outlaws, (co-authored with Eduardo M. Penalver), which studies the role of civil
disobedience in property and technology, was just published from Yale University
Press, and her work on fan fiction focuses on how copyright affects the representation
of gender and sexuality. Her scholarly work has appeared in prominent legal
publications, including the Texas Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law
Review, the UCLA Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal. She received her A.B. from
Brown University and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

SHAKA MCGLOTTEN is an Assistant Professor of Media, Society, and the Arts at

Purchase College, where he teaches courses on media, ethnography, and digital
culture. His research focuses on the intersections of media technologies with categories
of gender, sexuality, and race in particular. He also works in what might be broadly
called “affect studies,” or the study of the ways feelings are central to our individually
lived and shared social experiences. He is currently at work on a manuscript that
explores these themes. “Virtual Intimacies: Media Cultures and Queer Sociality”
examines a range of media sites—DIY porn, online gaming, gay chatrooms—to
examine the mutual intensification between digital media culture and the creativity of
queer sociality.

MARTIN SCHWIMMER is a partner in the New York law firm of Moses & Singer,
practicing trademark and copyright law. He publishes The Trademark Blog, the nation's
oldest blog devoted to IP law. He is a fan of the Mets, the Jets, Arsenal, Lost, Fringe
and Arrested Development. He has all of Girltalk's albums.

MODERATOR:
JAY KOGAN is Vice President Business & Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel
for DC Comics™ and MAD Magazine™, where he serves as the companies’ chief
intellectual property counsel. Jay is also an adjunct professor at New York Law School,
where he teaches Intellectual Property Licensing and Drafting. Jay received his J.D.
and Masters Degree in Mass Media in a dual degree program at Boston University
School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut.

Very truly yours,

Rose Auslander
Jonathan Purow
Chapter Co-Chairs
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