RPAC Copyright Basics Webinar
Thursday, 09 February 2012
The Association of American Publishers
Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee (RPAC) Presents
Copyright Basics
Via Webinar
Thursday, February 9, 2012
2:00-3:30pm (ET)
Join the Rights and Permissions Advisory Committee (RPAC) for this 90-minute webinar on Copyright Basics with
Eric S. Slater, Esq.
Senior Manager, Copyright, Permissions & Licensing
Office of Secretary & General Counsel
American Chemical Society
Program: Topics that will be discussed include copyright’s legislative background; definitions, concepts and categories of copyright; copyright’s limitations; transfer and termination of copyright; copyright infringement remedies; seminal cases in fair use and copyright; and public domain.
Speaker: Eric S. Slater, Esq. is Senior Manager of Copyright, Permissions, & Licensing at the American Chemical Society in Washington, DC. Eric received his JD from New York Law School, and holds a Master of Journalism from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University. While at New York Law School, Eric was Editor-in-Chief of Media Law & Policy, and published an article on Internet broadcasting. Prior to joining the American Chemical Society, Eric worked in radio. He held a variety of positions including General Manager of a public/NPR station, as well as Program Director, on-air personality and sportscaster at stations in New Jersey, Louisiana, and Virginia. He has taught college courses in mass communications and copyright law, and is currently a faculty member in the Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at George Washington University. Eric was the 2010 recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award at George Washington University. He is a frequent speaker on copyright topics.