Comedies of Fair Use Conference at NYU April 28-30

Lots of cool people I know are working on this. If you’re in the New York area, worth stopping in.

The New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University will host “Comedies of Fair U$E: A Search for Comity in the Intellectual Property Wars,” Fri., April 28 through Sun., April 30 at NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall (100 Washington Square East at Washington Place). The conference will feature copyright activist Lawrence Lessig, artist Art Spiegelman, filmmaker Errol Morris (“Fog of War,” “Thin Blue Line”), novelist Jonathan Lethem, essayist Lewis Hyde, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski, and dozens of others. It is sponsored in association with the NYU Humanities Council.

The conference is free and open to the public, which may call 212.998.2100 for more information. Reporters interested in attending the event should contact James Devitt, Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu. For a complete schedule of sessions, go to www.nyu.edu/fas/nyih.

Who: Copyright activist Lawrence Lessig, artist Art Spiegelman, filmmaker Errol Morris, novelist Jonathan Lethem, essayist Lewis Hyde, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski, and others [INCLUDING NYU PROFS ROB BOYNTON, LARRY FERRARO, and SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN]

What: “COMEDIES OF FAIR U$E: A Search for Comity in the Intellectual Property Wars,” a weekend-long symposium

When: Fri., April 28 (7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.), Saturday April 29 (9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.). Sun., April 30 (9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)

Where: NYU’s Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center (100 Washington Square East) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); N, R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]