American Association of Community Colleges
American Association of Law Libraries
American
Association of Museums- American Association of State Colleges and
Universities
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Council on Education
- American Library Association
(ALA)
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Art Libraries
Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
- Association of American Universities
- Association of Architecture School Librarians
- Association of Research
Libraries (ARL)
- College
Art Association
- Consortium of College and University Media
Centers (CCUMC)
- Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries
- Johns Hopkins University
- Medical Library Association
- National Association of College and University
Attorneys
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and Land-Grant Colleges
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of History
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- OhioLink
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- Special Libraries Association (SLA)
- Visual Resources Association
(VRA) press release, letter to Peter Fowler, USPTO,
and
REPORT ON THE FINAL MEETING
OF THE CONFERENCE ON FAIR USE by Virginia M.G. Hall - Society of
American Archivists (SAA)
- Statement
From The College Art Association Regarding The "EDUCATIONAL FAIR USE GUIDELINES
FOR DIGITAL IMAGES" (11/6/96 draft) College Art Association (CAA)
[document no longer available]
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In February 1997, the first of a series of Town Meetings was convened in New York City following the annual conference of the College Art Association (CAA). The meeting, organized by CAA and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) with assistance from NINCH (National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage) and supported by a grant from the Kress Foundation, brought together artists, art historians, museum professionals, visual resources curators, independent scholars, librarians, and legal counsel representing universities as well as a number of national organizations who had been active in the CONFU meetings and deliberations. Participants were given the opportunity to hear opinions and positions and then to raise questions or issues regarding the development of guidelines that would be soon be put to vote for endorsement.
Three more meetings followed: Indianapolis, Indiana (April), Atlanta, Georgia (April), and Portland, Oregon. The fifth and final town meeting, organized by Robert Baron and Leila Kinney will take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Thursday, February 26, 1998 during the annual meeting of the College Art Association.
For a excellent summary and analysis of the Town Meetings, see David Green, "Summary Report, Fair Use Town Meetings," NINCH [on meetings 1-3] as well as "Themes in the Town Meetings." For the Portland (OR), meeting, see "Minutes of the Town Meeting, "Copyright Law in the Digital World: Fair Use, Education and Libraries after CONFU"
The "FINAL" CONFU Meeting, (program agenda) took place on Monday, May 18, 1998, at the Library of Congress, Madison Building, Mumford Room, 6th Floor. A summary report, FINAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE ON FAIR USE, November 1998, has been published and may be viewed online or downloaded from http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/confu/confurep.htm.
This was preceded by THE CONFERENCE ON FAIR USE: REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CONFERENCE ON FAIR USE, SEPTEMBER 1997.
Paper copies of these reports may be obtained by sending or faxing a written request to:
CONFU Report [specify which one you want]
c/o Richard Maulsby, Director
Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Washington, DC 20231
fax: (703) 308-5258: