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Lewis Hyde, Berkman Fellow and Professor of Creative Writing at Kenyon College was the guest speaker this week at the Berkman Center’s Luncheon Series.

Hyde’s presentation was entitled “Reclaiming Fair Use for Scholars and Teachers.”

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Suits brought against members of University by the RIAA bring up issues revolving around the role and identity of University and copyright. Universities are being asked to absorb financial and non-monetary costs of the record companies’ enforcement. Is this enforcement also compromising student privacy? Does this limit access to genuine educational resources? How do we provide opportunities for new creative expression through digital mediums?

Facilitator: Wendy Seltzer (Berkman Fellow), Doc Searls (Berkman Fellow), Lewis Hyde (Berkman Fellow)

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To learn more about this working group session, visit the Internet & Society 2007 wiki.

The Center for Social Media at American University and documentary filmmakers wrote a report on Best Practices in Fair Use to help navigate the waters of copyrighted materials and to determine when material use can be considered Fair Use. Much like documentarians, members of University communities are often riddled with questions as they create and express their work. How can we create Best Practices in Fair Use document for Universities similar to the one created for documentary filmmakers?

Facilitators: Lewis Hyde (Berkman Center Fellow), Patricia Aufderheide (Center for Social Media), Eric Gordon (Emerson College)

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To learn more about this working group session, visit the Internet & Society 2007 wiki.

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Berkman Fellow Lewis Hyde talks about the topic of his upcoming work, “the privatizing of the cultural commons.”

Hyde addresses many of the issues and concerns that modern copyright use presents to works traditionally open for public consumption. Referencing the life and work of Ben Franklin, he argues on behalf of the public’s need for access to traditionally public ideas and works for the benefit and progression of society.

Berkman Fellow Lewis Hyde talks about the topic of his upcoming work, “the privatizing of the cultural commons.”

Download the audio podcast (time: 1:09:25).

Hyde addresses many of the issues and concerns that modern copyright use presents to works traditionally open for public consumption. Referencing the life and work of Ben Franklin, he argues on behalf of the public’s need for access to traditionally public ideas and works for the benefit and progression of society.

Lewis Hyde, Berkman Fellow and Creative Writing Professor at Kenyon College, talks about “What Ben Franklin teaches us about intellectual property.”

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Produced by Colin Rhinesmith on June 28, 2006