The Harry Potter Lexicon Case: Pushing the Limits of Fair Use November 13, 2010

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School presents a program on copyright law and fair use, highlighted by a panel on J.K Rowling v. RDR Books, the seminal fair-use case known as the Harry Potter Lexicon Case. Keynote speaker, Jack Bernard, U-M assistant general counsel, opens the program, followed by talks on “History and Overview of Copyright Law” and “The Fair Use Doctrine.”

Panel members discussing the Harry Potter Lexicon case will include RDR Books owner Roger Rapoport, Stanford Fair Use Project associate director Julie Ahrens, and Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss (Detroit) intellectual property attorney Lawrence Jordan.

Coffee and registration begin at 9:30 a.m. Program runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Cooley Law School Library, 3475 Plymouth Rd. $25/participant; $10/students with valid ID (includes lunch). Free parking. Reservations required. (248) 646-9100 or mbower@saffordbaker.com.

This program is sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Other sponsors include the State Bar of Michigan ACES Law Section, and the Right to Write Fund.