State Bar ACES section offers copyright law and fair use seminar
The State Bar of Michigan Arts, Communications, Entertainment & Sports Section is hosting a seminar on copyright basics and fair use from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 3. The seminar, co-hosted by the Right to Write Fund, in association with the Stanford Fair Use Project and Grand Valley State University, will be held at Lecture Hall 136 E in the DeVos Center, 401 W. Fulton, Grand Rapids.
The seminar will contain a lecture on copyright basics for creative artists by Julie Ahrens, associate director of the Stanford Fair Use Project, and Matthew Bower, immediate past chair of the State Bar’s ACES Section and attorney at Safford & Baker PLLC in Bloomfield Hills. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the recent fair use case, Rowling v. RDR Books, in which a Muskegon-based publisher became embroiled in a lawsuit with J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers over the publication of a book based on the Web site, “The Harry Potter Lexicon,” a reference guide to Rowling’s Harry Potter books. Participants in the panel discussion include Roger Rapoport, owner of RDR Books, and Julie Ahrens, who was a member of RDR Books defense team.
The cost to attend the seminar is $30, ($20 for students) and includes a boxed lunch.
Those interested in attending should reserve their space by e-mailing Matthew Bower at mbower@saffordbaker.com.
Worker charged in courthouse bomb threat
DETROIT (AP) — A contract worker at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit has been arraigned on charges of making a false bomb threat at the courthouse.
The Detroit Free Press reports that 42-year-old Lee Collins was released on a personal bond after his Monday court appearance. Prosecutors charged him with two felony counts of false bomb threat.
The resident of Macomb County’s Harrison Township also was charged with malicious use of a telephone.
The 12-story building, which houses the prosecutor’s office and circuit court, was searched after the Jan. 13 call.
Collins was employed by a human services company and worked with prosecutors evaluating defendants’ eligibility for treatment programs. He is on leave.
The Associated Press left a phone message and e-mail late Monday seeking comment from Collins’ attorney.
Let’s Save Michigan winner announced
DETROIT (AP) — A poster featuring dozens of upraised hands and a series of wind turbines in the background has been selected as the winner of a contest challenging artists to offer Michigan some inspiration.
Tany Nagy of Oakland County’s Waterford Township created the entry. The hands are reminiscent of the Lower Peninsula’s mitten shape. The contest was from the Detroit Institute of Arts and a public outreach effort called Let’s Save Michigan.
The public voted online and results were announced Monday. The idea was to create posters in the fashion of Depression-era Works Progress Administration artwork.
Jonathan Wilcox of Seattle won critic’s choice. The posters and runner-up designs may be seen on the Let’s Save Michigan Web site. They’re also on display until March 31 at the Fisher Building in Detroit.
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On the Net:
Detroit Institute of Arts: http://www.dia.org
Let’s Save Michigan: http://www.lets-savemichigan.com
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