FYI
 
 
Mary Ellen Wright
Professional Development and Outreach Officer
Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives
(709)726-2867----- Original Message ----- From: Beverley Diamond
To: Sorensen, David ; Blenkinsopp, Richard ; office@sjfac.nf.net ;

Denis Parker ; anla@nf.sympatico.ca
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 4:40 PM
Subject: Symposium announcement: Who Owns Traditional Music
 
 

I would appreciate if the following event could be announced on your e-distribution lists. I include the whole schedule, FYI, butif your space is limited, use only the time/place data and top paragraph.
 
Thanks for your support.
 

Beverley
 

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WHO OWNS TRADITIONAL MUSIC : A DIALOGUE
April 10, 2003
Room 1032, School of Music, Memorial University of Newfoundland
 

A one-day symposium designed to initiate a dialogue about issues of access to traditional music. The symposium will bring together musicians, archivists, folklorists, and ethnomusicologists. The issues we will consider include legal definitions of copyright, international conventions concerning oral traditions, diverse cultures customary law regarding intellectual property, the impact of

contemporary systems of circulation such as the internet, the responsibilities of archives to collectors and communities, and the ethics of rearrangements of traditional music. Guest presentations will be made by John Joy (Lawyer) and Dr. Michael Taft (Head, Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress).

 
 
9:00-9:30 Registration and coffee
 
9:30-10:30 Special presentation #1: John Joy, lawyer

Canadian copyright law and traditional music
 
10:30-11:30 Special presentation #2: Dr. Michael Taft, Head,
Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress.