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GEORGIA K. HARPERScholarly Communications Advisor Phone: 512.495.4653; Cell 512.971.4325
Curriculum vitae |
December 2007
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, study undertaken
University of Texas at Austin School of Information, expected 2010-2011
Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1988, with Honors, Order of the Coif
B.S. Elementary Education
University of Texas at Austin, 1975, with High Honors
Work Experience
University of Texas at Austin Libraries
September 2006 – present
My focus as Scholarly Communications Advisor for the University Libraries is digital access and its effect on the future of the research library.
Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System Administration
September 1991 – August 2006
- Senior Attorney, Copyright, and Manager of the Intellectual Property Section, September 2004 – 2006
- Section Manager, Intellectual Property Section, May 1997 – August 2004
- Copyright and contracts attorney in Intellectual Property Section September 1991 – April 1997
In my capacity as the Section manager and copyright attorney for the University of Texas System’s 15 Universities and Health institutions, I provided advice and counsel on copyright and other intellectual property matters, contracts involving the Board of Regents’ intellectual property and other matters related to research, scholarly publishing and education. I also coordinated and oversaw the delivery of additional intellectual property services by the Intellectual Property Section.
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro (Now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP), San Jose California
January 1989 – August 1991
Associate in the Business Law Practice
I am invited to lecture and conduct workshops on a wide variety of copyright topics of interest to universities, libraries, archives and museums, among others. I lecture at international, national, regional and local seminars, symposia, and conferences for audiences and participants that include attorneys, university and college faculty, staff and students, library professionals and administrators. I have also been asked to advise national and state organizations representing universities and libraries on issues involving copyright law.
I have taught copyright courses at the University of Texas at Austin’s Graduate School of Information (Library and Information Science) and at the Law School. I provide online copyright course materials each semester to faculty working through the UT System UTTeleCampus to provide distance education courses.
Prior to my legal career I taught at public and private schools in Austin, Texas. I taught trainable mentally retarded teens and young adults (The Austin State School), severely and profoundly multi-handicapped children (Austin Independent School District) and normal pre-schoolers (All-Austin Cooperative Nursery School) over an eight-year period from 1975 to 1983.
Publications
Harper, G. and Schaub, E. (2007). Digitizing, licensing and fair use: A case study in transition strategy for image collection conversion. Visual Resources Association Bulletin 34(3).
[Abstract] Boyer, P. J. and Harper, G. (2007). "Fair Use" of Copyrighted Material in a Graduate Medical Education Curriculum: Pushing the Electronic Envelope. presented at Anatomic Pathology Informatics and Imaging Support for Translational Medicine. Pittsburgh, PA September 9 - 12, 2007. [submitted to Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine]
Copyright Law and Policy in a Networked World, a compendium published by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Harper, G., Editor (January 2007)
Harper, G. (2006). Revised Section on Copyright and Patent Law. The Law of Higher Education, 4th Edition, by William A. Kaplin, Barbara A. Lee, Jossey-Bass.
Copyright Issues in Higher Education, a monograph of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, June 2001, 2005
Copyright Law for Archivists, The Association of Research Libraries, January 2004
NIDRR Grantee Questions about Copyright, The Research Exchange, Volume 8, Number 1, 2003
Developing a Comprehensive Copyright Policy to Facilitate Online Learning, The Journal of College and University Law, Volume 27, Number 1, Summer 2000
University Liability for Faculty Infringements, Higher Education Law Bulletin, Volume VIII, Nos. 1 and 2 Spring and Summer 2000
Copyright – Endurance and Change, Educause Review November/December 2000
The Copyright Crash Course Tutorial, an online publication of the Office of General Counsel, The University of Texas System, www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright, maintained 1999 – present
Crews, K. and Harper, G. (1999). The immunity dilemma: Are state colleges and universities still liable for copyright infringements? Journal of the American Society for Information Science 50(x)
The Copyright Crash Course, an online publication of the Office of General Counsel, The University of Texas System, copyright.lib.utexas.edu/, maintained 1996 – present
Copyright & The University Community, a monograph of the Office of General Counsel, The University of Texas System, August 1993
Invited Regional, National and International
Lectures, Seminars and Workshops
Basic Copyright Issues
“Crash Course in Copyright for Lawyers New to Higher Education,” presented for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), at its annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois. 2006.
“Internet Educators,” presented for Education and Research Centers Continuing Education Directors’ Meeting (funded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH]) at Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2005.
“Copyright Traditions and Future Directions,” presented at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City, Guatemala. 2005.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented in a scenario-based workshop for the Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL) 2004 Seminar at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 2004.
“Copyright Basics: What’s Different with Digital Primary Source Materials,” presented at the OCLC Copyright in a Digital Age Workshop, Honolulu, Hawaii, September, 2004, as a “Virtually Missouri” Pre-Conference Workshop, Independence, Missouri - February, 2004, in San Diego, California, January, 2004 and in Washington, D.C. 2003.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the Online Content: Policy, Strategy, and Support program sponsored by the Northwest Academic Computer Consortium (NWACC), Portland, Oregon. 2003.
“Copyright: The State of the Law,” presented at the National Association of College and University Attorneys’ (NACUA) 43rd Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2003.
“Intellectual Property: Copyright Law,” presented at the 63rd WACUBO Annual Meeting sponsored by Western Association of College and University Business Officers, Colorado Springs, Colorado. 2001.
“The Economics of Copyright,” presented for the Americas Globalization Delegation sponsored by the International Hospitality Council of Austin (IHCA), Austin, Texas. 2001.
”Copyright Basics, Ownership and Liability,” – a full-day workshop for Texas A&M University faculty covering topics normally presented in 4 separate lectures, College Station, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the Copyright Town Meeting at Rice University, sponsored by the National Initiative For a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH), Houston, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the Cyberspace 2000: Taming Internet Issues On Your Campus workshop sponsored by National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Portland, Oregon. 2000.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the 21st Annual National Conference on Law and Higher Education, hosted by Stetson College of Law, Tampa, Florida. 2000.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the Law for the University Administrator workshop at Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona. 2000.
“E-Commerce Issues for Nonprofits,” presented at The 17th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute, Houston, Texas. 2000.
“Getting with the Program: Copyright Goes the Distance,” presented in a videoconference sponsored by The SUNY Institute of Technology Library, Syracuse, New York. 1999.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the 75th Annual Session and Exposition, sponsored by the American Association of Dental Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1998.
Participant in the Managing Intellectual Property Roundtable Discussion, sponsored by The Association of Research Libraries, the Association of American Universities, and the Pew Higher Education Roundtable, Baltimore, Maryland. 1997.
“Copyright and the Internet: What Should Universities Be Doing About It,” presented at the 1997 Conference on Law, Education and Public Policy, San Diego, California. 1997.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1996.
Fair Use
“Digital Delivery of Educational Materials,” presented for the Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL) 2006 Seminar at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 2006.
"Fair Use in the Research Library,” presented for the Independent Research Libraries Association Professional Development Seminar, Sponsored by the American Library Association and Disney at The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California. 2005.
"Practical Solutions to ETD Issues: Lessons Learned After 1000 Submissions,” presented with co-author Tim Brace at the Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD) 2003 Seminar at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. 2003.
“Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials,” presented at the public broadcast production, “Am I a Crook? Copyright Issues on the Internet,” sponsored by the Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, Texas. 1998.
“Fair Use in the College and University Context,” presented at the 37th Annual Conference sponsored by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Seattle, Washington. 1997.
“No Fair Use Guidelines: In Perspective,” presented at the Copyright Law in the Digital World: Fair Use, Education and Libraries after CONFU Town Meeting, Portland, Oregon. 1997.
“So CONFU’s Over - Where Do We Go From Here,” presented to The Indiana University Institute for the Study of Intellectual Property and Education, at Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana. 1997.
Educational Use of Music and Images
“Revolution in the Recording Industry,” presented at the 2003 Plenary Session of the Music Library Association, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Music and Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the Eighth International Technological Directions in Music Learning Conference at The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented at the “Big 12 Architecture Schools’ Image Bank Conference,” Boulder, Colorado. 1999.
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented at the Visual Resources Association (VRA) Annual Conference, Santa Monica, California. 1999.
“University Development Projects and the Special Collection: Working With Copyrights,” presented at the Art Libraries Society of North America 25th Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas. 1997.
The TEACH Act and Distance Education
“TEACH Act in Context,” presented at The Institute for Managing and Developing E-Learning (MDE) sponsored by Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), Park City, Utah. 2003.
“The TEACH Act,” presented to the Texas Library Association (TLA), Houston, Texas. 2003.
“The TEACH Act,” presented in a live satellite event, “Copyright Issues Online,” sponsored by the Dallas County Community College District, Dallas, Texas. 2003.
“TEACH Act,” presented to Common Solutions Group of the Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Copyright Law for Distance Educators,” presented at The Advances in Teaching and Learning Regional Conference at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas. 2003.
“TEACH Act in Context,” presented at The Institute for Managing and Developing E-Learning (MDE) sponsored by Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), Park City, Utah. 2002.
“Copyright Issues in Distance Learning,” presented to the Teaching, Learning and Technology Committee of Baylor University, Waco, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law for Online Learning,” presented to the faculty at Texas Womans’ University (TWU), Denton, Texas. 2002.
“OpenCourseWare at Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Effects of Copyright Law,” presented on the MIT OpenCourseWare Initiative sponsored by The Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), San Diego, California. 2001.
“Copyright Issues in E-Learning,” presented at The Digital University Comes of Age: E-Education, Communication and Commerce seminar sponsored by The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Washington, D.C. 2001.
“Copyright Issues in Higher Education,” presented at the Distance Learning in Geriatrics Education Workshop sponsored by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration in Bethesda, Maryland. 2001.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to the University of Arizona faculty, Tucson, Arizona. 2001.
“Issues on Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights for Online Teaching,” presented to the faculty at The Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. 2001.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at The Institute for Managing and Developing E-learning (MDE) sponsored by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), Park City, Utah, 2001.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented by videoconference to the Hispanic Educational Telecommunications System (HETS), Austin, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented to the faculty of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington. 2001.
“Copyright and Distance Learning,” presented at The Fourth Annual Texas Higher Education Law Conference at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. 2000.
“A Closer Look at Distance Learning: The Impact of Technology on Intellectual Property and Labor/Employment Law Across Campus,” presented at the 39th Annual Conference sponsored by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Nashville, Tennessee. 1999.
“Copyright Law for Distance Learning,” presented at the Telelearning ’99: Education in Transition Conference sponsored by the LeCroy Center and the Austin Community College, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Online,” presented at the Online Educational Center at The University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. 1999.
“Copyright Law and Distance Learning,” presented at the Pharmacy Teaching Academy Seminar, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the Alliance On-line Education Workshop, sponsored by the Colorado Alliance for Science, Boulder, Colorado. 1998.
“Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources,” presented at an audio seminar, sponsored by the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) and Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights,” presented at the Institute for the Management of Distance Education (MDE) – Preparing Tomorrow’s Distance Education Leaders program sponsored by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET), Boulder, Colorado. 1997.
“Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources,” presented at the videoconference sponsored by the Colorado Electronic Community College, Denver, Colorado. 1997.
Institutional Liability and Risk Management
“Copyright Risk Management,” presented for the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO), Banff Springs, Canada. 2003.
“DMCA ISP Liability,” presented in a scenario-based workshop for the Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL) 2003 Seminar at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 2003.
“Colleges and Copyright: Avoiding Infringement and Managing Risk,” presented at a Virtual Seminar hosted by National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Defenses to Liability,” “Fair Use” and “Ownership,” presented at a full-day workshop, Managing Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Era: Policies and Practices, sponsored by VCampus, Crystal City, Washington. 2001.
Ownership, Use and Policy Development
“Evaluating and Improving Policies and Guidelines,” presented at the Creating IP Policy and Guidelines For The VR Collection workshop sponsored by The Visual Resources Association (VRA) at Rice University, Houston, Texas. 2003.
“Copyright Issues in Higher Education,” presented to the New Jersey Council of College Presidents of New Jersey State Colleges, Trenton, New Jersey. 2003.
Roundtable participant in the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Roundtable Discussion, “Institutional Intellectual Property Policies in the Academic Arena,” New York City, New York. 2002.
”Getting the Ball Rolling,” presented at the Creating Policy: Town Meeting and Workshop sponsored by the National Initiative For a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) at The University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. 2001.
“Copyright: Both Sides Now,” presented at the Copyright Law in Cyberspace, Post-Conference Workshop, Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Academic Tradition: You Can Run But You Can Not HideSymposium at The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2001.
“Ownership Issues” and “Conflicts of Interest,” presented at the University of Vermont’s 11th Annual Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, Burlington, Vermont. 2001.
“Intellectual Property Policy and Online Learning,” presented to the Board of Governors at the Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri. 2000.
Participant in the symposium, “Who Owns Online Courses and Course Materials: Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment,” sponsored by the Pew Symposia in Learning and Technology, Miami, Florida. 2000.
“Developing a Comprehensive Copyright Policy to Facilitate Online Learning,” presented at the Institutional Interests in IP Policies on Campus conference, sponsored by the Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance (IHELG) and Institute for Intellectual Property Information Law (IPIL), Houston, Texas. 1999.
“Protecting the State’s Intellectual Property,” presented at the Government Law and Liability Conference sponsored by The Office of the Attorney General, Austin, Texas. 1997.
Library, Archive and Museum Issues
“Copyright Law for Archivists,” presented at the National Initiative For a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) Copyright in a Digital Age: Association of Moving Image Archivists Pre-Conference Workshop, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2003.
“Sound Savings: Copyright Law and Audio Preservation,” presented at the Audio Preservation Symposium sponsored by the Library of Congress at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Copyright Law for Archivists,” presented at the National Initiative For a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH) Copyright in a Digital Age: Society of American Archivists Pre-Conference Workshop, Los Angeles, California. 2003.
“Archiving Foreign Political Ephemeral Websites,” presented to The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) and Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“The Changing Impact of Copyright on Libraries,” presented at the Southwest Association of Theological Librarians (SWATLA), Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Electronic Reserves: The Distribution of Digital Learning Materials and the Service Concepts of University Libraries,” presented at Helsinki University Library for The National University Library System of Finland, Helsinki, Finland. 2001.
“The Changing Impact of Copyright on Libraries,” presented to The Cornell University Library System at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 2001.
”Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the On the Border seminar sponsored by the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, El Paso, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright in the New Millennium,” presented in a satellite conference, co-sponsored by The American Library Association; The Medical Library Association; and the Special Libraries Association, Washington, D.C. 1999.
“Copyright Law in the Digital Library,” presented to the Community of Agile Partners in Education (CAPE), Grantville, Pennsylvania. 1999.
“Copy Rights and Copy Wrongs,” presented at Drinking from the Fire Hose: Information and Library Services for the 21st Century, sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the Oklahoma Council of Academic Library Directors, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1999.
“Copyright Law for Museums: Users and Producers,” presented at the Current Issues in Intellectual Property for Users and Producers seminar sponsored by the American Association of Museums, Houston, Texas. 1997.
Technology Issues
“DMCA: ISP’s and Anti-circumvention,” presented for the Institute for Computer Policy and Law (ICPL) 2006 Seminar at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 2006.
“P2P: Legalities, Policies and Ethics,” presented at the EduTEX Regional Conference, San Antonio, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright in the Digital Age,” presented at the Seminars on Academic Computing Conference, sponsored by EduCause, Aspen, Colorado. 2000.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the Computers, Networks and Intellectual Property: Effective Management of Legal and Policy Issues Relating to Use by Students, Faculty, Staff and Third Parties, the Pre-Conference Workshop sponsored by Stetson College of Law, Clearwater Beach, Florida. 1998.
Publishing and Printing
“Author’s Rights and Electronic Publishing in the University Community – Tasini and Ryan: Authors Play Hardball,” presented at The New Realities of Publishing: Thriving in the Next Millennium, sponsored by the Association of American University Presses, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Issues for Faculty Publishers,” presented at the Faculty Council’s Copyright Compliance Workshop sponsored by Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. 1999.
“Copyright Law and Scholarly Electronic Publishing,” presented to The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1996.
Licensing Library Resources
“Licensing Materials Protected by Copyright,” presented at the Looking Through the Mirror program, sponsored by the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), San Antonio, Texas. 1998.
“Just Sign It and Send It Back...And Why Not,” presented to The Association of Research Libraries, San Francisco, California. 1996.
Invited Texas and University of Texas System
Lectures and Workshops
Basic Copyright Issues
“Internet Educators,” presented for the Office of Medical Education and the Medical Sciences Library, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. November, 2005.
“Intellectual Property Basics,” presented for the Legal Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Austin, Texas. 2004.
“Intellectual Property: The Mo’ Better Blues,” presented at the Dean’s Scholars Luncheon for the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to the faculty and students of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to the Communication and Law class at the Department of Radio Television Film at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the UT TeleCampus’ Faculty Orientation at The University of Texas System Administration, Austin, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to students in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2001.
”Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to the Texas A&M University System President’s Council, Corpus Christi, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas. 2001.
“Information Technology and Copyright Law,” presented at the Strategic Leadership Council (SLC) Meeting, sponsored by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented to the School of Public Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented to students in the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Getting with the Program: Copyright Goes the Distance,” presented at a videoconference sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“The E-Challenge for Copyright Law,” presented to students in the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1998.
“Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources,” presented at a videoconference sponsored by The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Galveston, Texas. 1998.
“The Role of University Copyright Counsel,” presented to the Office of General Counsel at The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright Law: What State Agencies Should Be Doing About It,” presented at the Executive Women in Texas Government Region III Metroplex conference, sponsored by The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources,” presented to students in the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright Issues in the Use of Internet Resources,” presented to students at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright Issues in the Use of Internet Resources – Creating Multimedia,” presented to students in the Federal Information Policy Seminar in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Cyberspace Legal Issues,” presented to the Texas Association of Deans of Liberal Arts and Sciences at The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources,” presented to the faculty at Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright Law: What Should We Be Doing About It,” presented at the Texas Association of State University Attorneys (TASUA) Summer Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas. 1996.
“The E-Challenge for Copyright Law,” presented at the On the Edge of the Electronic Frontier Plan II Seminar, Austin, Texas. 1996.
“Copyright in the Electronic Environment,” presented to students in The Graduate School at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented to students in The Graduate School of Library and Information Science at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
“Copyright in the Electronic Environment,” presented to students in The Department of Journalism, College of Communications at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
Fair Use
“No Fair Use Guidelines: Bad News or Good News,” presented at the Texas Association of State University Attorneys (TASUA) Summer Conference, Port Aransas, Texas. 1997.
“Creating Multimedia: Fair Use of Others’ Works,” presented to the Dental School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. 1997.
“Creating Multimedia: Fair Use of Others’ Works,” presented to faculty in The Computer Science/Geology Department at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
“Creating Multimedia: Fair Use of Others’ Works,” presented at the Faculty Technology Seminar at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
Educational Use of Music and Images
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented to students in the Art History Department of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented to the Art & Art History Department of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2000.
“Fair Use of Images in Multimedia Works,” presented to students and faculty in the Fine Arts Department of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1998.
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented to students in the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1998.
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented to students in the Art & Art History Department at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright and Image Management,” presented at the Workshop in Visual Resources Management: The New Basics, sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Fair Use of Images,” presented to students in The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented to The Art History Department at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
The TEACH Act and Distance Education
“The TEACH Act in Context,” presented to the faculty of the Distance Education Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 2004.
“Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues for Online Education,” presented at the Spring Faculty Workshop for UT TeleCampus, Austin, Texas. 2004.
“Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues for Online Education,” presented at the Fall Faculty Workshop for UT TeleCampus, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Copyright Law for Distance Educators,” presented at the UT TeleCampus’ Spring Faculty Orientation at The University of Texas System Administration, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Copyright Law for Distance Educators,” presented at the Center for Instructional Technologies Multimedia Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Copyright Law for Distance Educators,” presented at The Faculty Multimedia Retreat - Planning for Technology Integration, sponsored by The Center for Instructional Technologies (CIT) at The University of Texas Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law for Distance Educators,” presented at the UT TeleCampus’ Fall Faculty Orientation at The University of Texas System Administration, Austin, Texas. 2002.
”Technology, Distance Education and Copyright: Volatile Contents Under Pressure,” presented at the Information Technology and Distance Education Conference at The University of Texas Pan American, Brownsville, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Principles Review,” presented at the UT TeleCampus’ Faculty Orientation at The University of Texas System Administration, Austin, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law for Distance Learning,” presented to the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law for Distance Learning,” presented to the School of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law in Cyberspace,” presented at the Changing Classroom and the Copyright World seminar at The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law for Distance Learning,” presented to the Information Technology Coordinating Council of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the MCC Professional Development Day, sponsored by The McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Law for Distance Learning,” presented at The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas. 1996.
Institutional Liability and Risk Management
“Conflicts of Interest,” presented at the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) at The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Risk Management,” presented at The Texas Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Risk Management,” presented to the Texas Association of Community College Attorneys (TACCA), Austin, Texas. 2001.
“Copyright Risk Management,” presented at The University of Texas System Legal Conference, Austin, Texas. 2001.
“Ethical Issues of Intellectual Property,” presented to the Office of Graduate Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
Ownership, Use and Policy Development
“Intellectual Property Rights,” presented at The University of Texas System Annual Telecommunication and Information Technology Conference hosted by The University of Texas Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas. 1999.
Library, Archive and Museum Issues
“Copyright Law for Archivists,” presented at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center for students, staff and faculty of University of Texas Special Collections and the School of Information, Austin, Texas.2004.
“The Changing Impact of Copyright on Libraries,” presented at The University of Texas System Libraries Director’s Meeting, Austin, Texas. 2003.
“Electronic Reserves,” presented at the Associate Deans’ Luncheon at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2003
“The Changing Impact of Copyright on Libraries,” presented at the Hill Country Librarians/Region 13 Conference, Austin, Texas. 2003.
”Copyright Basics,” presented at the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA) Conference at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference, Houston, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the State Agency Libraries of Texas Meeting at The School of Law at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2000.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the Library Expo sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the Libraries Linking Centuries – 1999 Annual Conference, sponsored by the Texas Library Association, Dallas, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Law and Electronic Reserves,” presented at the Eleventh Texas Conference on Library Automation sponsored by the University of Houston, Houston, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright in the Information Age: What You Need to Know,” presented to the General Libraries of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright in the Digital Library,” presented to students in The School of Library and Information Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright in the Digital Library,” presented to the State Agency Libraries of Texas (SALT) at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1997.
“Copyright in the Digital Library,” presented at the Preservation and Conservation Studies for Libraries and Archives program at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1996.
Technology Issues
“Copyright Law for Computer Security Professionals,” presented at the Computer Security Meeting at the Academic Computing & Instructional Technology Services Department of The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2000.
“Digital Signatures,” presented at the Texas Association of State University Attorneys’ (TASUA) Fall Conference, Houston, Texas. 1999.
“Electronic Signatures,” presented to the University of Texas Technology Management Council Members at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Galveston, Texas. 1999.
“The Report of the Digital Signature Task Force,” presented to The Information Technology Management Council (ITMC) at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Digital Millennium Copyright Act,” presented at the Information Technology Management Council meeting at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Confidentiality of Mail and Personal Email,” presented to the Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) of The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas. 1997.
Publishing and Printing
“Copyright Law and Publishing,” presented to the Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. 2002.
“Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment,” presented at the Texas Association of College and University Printers Conference, Austin, Texas. 1999.
“Copyright Law and Scholarly Electronic Publishing,” presented at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas. 1996.
Licensing Library Resources
“Software and Database Licensing Checklist,” presented to the University of Texas System Purchasing Council at the University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas. 2000.
Professional Memberships
Texas Bar Association, admitted to practice January 1993
California Bar Association, admitted to practice June 1989
Texas Library Association and Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Member, "Transforming Texas Libraries" Visioning Taskforce, 2007
National Association of College and University Attorneys
Chair, Publications Committee - 2002 – 2003; 2003 – 2004
Member, Task Force on Electronic Delivery - 2002 – 2003
Member, Planning Committee - 2001 – 2002
Vice-Chair, Publications Committee - 2000 – 2001
Member, Publications Committee - 1998 –1999
Member, Information Services Committee - 1997 – 1998
Council on Library Information Resources
Member, Advisory Committee on Scholarly Communication, 2006
Association of American Universities
Member, Copyright Task Force for Copyright Legislation Review Board – 1998
Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana
Member, Intellectual Property Advisory Committee for “The Variations2 Project: Indiana University Digital Music Library Project”
Other Memberships
Travis Audubon Society
Chair of Field Trips Committee, 2002 – 2004
Awards and Honors
Fellow of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, 2001
References
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