Page 22 • Cognotes Saturday, June 23, 2007 Jaszi Honored with 2007 Liberty, National Security to be Patterson Copyright Award Focus of Discussion Monday Almost 250 years ago, Benjamin we value our liberties, we should do Peter Jaszi has been named the amicus briefs and working as law Franklin wrote, “They that can give everything possible to avoid sacrific- 2007 recipient of the L. Ray Patter- interns at library associations work- up essential liberty to obtain a little ing them unnecessarily. Particularly son Copyright Award: In Support of ing on national policy issues. temporary safety deserve neither lib- at a time when the threat of terrorism Users’ Rights. Jaszi Most recently, Professor erty nor safety.” How realistic is this may not be a short-term phenomenon, is Professor of Law Jaszi, with American Uni- aphorism in our post-9/11 world? the unnecessary sacrifice of our funda- and Director of the versity Professor Patricia On Monday, June 25, 1:30 – 3:30 mental liberties could undermine our Glushko-Samuelson Aufderheide, developed a p.m., Washington Convention Center society forever.” Intellectual Prop- copyright statement and Room 206, join in a stimulating discus- “I see no reason to believe that the erty Law Clinic at produced a DVD, Best sion on whether safety trumps liber- best way to make us safe is to limit the American Univer- Practices in Fair Use, ties in America’s war against terror- freedom of speech or the right of privacy. sity’s Washington which assists documentary ism. Discussing this issue, perhaps one I don’t deny that limiting such rights College of Law. filmmakers in exercising of our most important today, are the might help make us safer from terror- The award will their fair use rights. An ad- Hon. Richard Posner of the U.S. Court ism, but they would also undermine the be presented at the visor and mentor to many, of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and workings of our democracy and the re- ALA Annual Con- Professor Jaszi exemplifies Geoffrey Stone, Professor of Law, Uni- spect for individual rights that I believe ference in Washing- all that L. Ray Patterson versity of Chicago, at the Information make this nation special.” ton, DC, on Monday, sought to promote and Freedom Committee program, Essen- Following their discussion, at- June 25, at the Marriott at Metro instill in others in his long and il- tial Liberty or National Security: tendees will have an opportunity to Center, Salon C. lustrious career. Is It Really Necessary to Give Up question these two scholars. Does our An early leader and advocate for The Patterson Copyright Award the One for the Other? Constitution allow the restriction of copyright law in the public inter- recognizes contributions of an in- Judge Posner believes our liberties civil liberties to prevent terrorist at- est, Professor Jaszi has been at the dividual or group that pursues and can be preserved only by preserving tacks, as Posner contends, or is our forefront of intellectual property supports the Constitutional purpose our safety. To do that, we need “fresh Constitution, bolstered by our tradi- and copyright law with a particular of the U.S. Copyright Law, fair use, thinking,” which includes, he suggests, tional American values, firm, so that focus on promoting user interests. As and the public domain. The award allowing the government to read all restricting civil liberties is “a last not an educator, he has encouraged stu- is named after L. Ray Patterson, a our e-mails. Professor Stone believes a first resort” as Stone asserts? dents to explore and become actively key legal figure who explained and restrictions of civil liberties should Judge Richard Posner is the author engaged in all facets of copyright law. justified the importance of the public be a last rather than a first resort in of Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitu- His vision and planning led to the domain and fair use. Sponsored by America’s response to terrorism. tion in a Time of National Emergency; founding of the Glushko-Samuelson the ALA Office for Information Tech- “Many more Americans have died Geoffrey Stone is the author of Peril- Intellectual Property Law Clinic. nology Policy (OITP) and the OITP to protect our liberties than would ous Times: Free Speech in Wartime The Clinic gives students “hands- Copyright Advisory Committee, the likely die in even the worst imaginable from The Sedition Act of 1798 to The on” experience in the field writing Patterson award is a crystal trophy. terrorist attack,” Stone has said. “If War on Terrorism. Get your catalog into tip-top shape this summer with MARCIVE! 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