Reexamining Appropriation: The Copy, the Law, and Beyond

This promises to be a fascinating program about appropriation and visual art. This panel is part of the annual College Art Association conference, but because of the interest in the topic, it will open to the public and held at the New York City Bar Association, at 42 W. 44th Street. The panelists are art historians/critics and lawyers, including the Hon. Pierre Leval, who first articulated the "transformative" test critical to all artists confronted with copyright infringement claims. 

Reexamining Appropriation:
The Copy, the Law, and Beyond

Friday, February 16, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
New York City Bar Association
Great Hall
42 W. 44th Street
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)

A discussion of appropriation and visual art in the context of historical precedent and recent developments in copyright law.

[This event is free and open to the public.  Registration is not required, but if you plan to attend, kindly email nycrsvp@yahoo.com to help us ensure there are enough seats] 

Inappropriate? Copying in the Renaissance
Lisa Pon, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University

The Reign of the Quotation–Appropriation and Its Audience
Johanna Burton, Princeton University

From Appropriation to Postproduction
Jaimey Hamilton, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Appropriation v. Piracy, Round Two?
The Hon. Pierre N. Leval, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
William Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel, Google

Chairs:
Martha Buskirk, Montserrat College of Art;
Virginia Rutledge, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP