Please complete your profile! Upload your profile image.
Edit Profile

A Conversation with Deidré Keller and Anjali Vats: Race and Copyright

When: May 27, 2021 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT - This event has passed

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

What is the intersection of race and copyright law?

Join us for a conversation between Professor Anjali Vats (Boston College) and Dean Deidre Keller (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University School of Law). Building on themes from the Race and Copyright in Crisis session at the 2021 Race + IP Conference, they will address issues at the intersection of copyright and critical race theory of common concern to practitioners, academia, and the creative and scientific community.


SPEAKERS:


Anjali Vats
is Associate Professor of Communication and African and African Diaspora Studies at Boston College and Associate Professor of Law at Boston College Law School (by courtesy). She is interested in issues related to race, law, communication, and popular culture, with particular focus on intellectual property. Her book, The Color of Creatorship: Intellectual Property, Race and the Making of Americans (Stanford University Press, 2020), examines the relationship between copyright, patent, and trademark law, race, and national identity formation. Vats has published in journals and law reviews, including the Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication, Culture & Critique, and the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. In 2016-2017, as an AAUW Postdoctoral Fellow, Vats taught at UC Davis School of Law. She was previously a faculty member in the Department of Communication and Culture at Indiana University, where she was affiliated with the Center for Intellectual Property Research at the Maurer School of Law. Before becoming a professor, Vats served as law clerk to the now retired Chief Justice A. William Maupin of the Supreme Court of Nevada.


Deidré A. Keller
is the Dean of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law in Orlando, Florida. Prior to joining FAMU, she was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law where she taught for ten years. Dean Keller writes at the intersection of intellectual property, personhood theory, critical race theory, and the Constitution. Prior to teaching, Keller practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia specializing in intellectual property counseling and procurement

 

MODERATORS:

Arnetta C. Girardeau is the Copyright and Information Policy Consultant at Duke University Libraries. She provides expertise on the licensing, privacy, and transactional issues related to academic libraries, archives, and special collections. She is also particularly sought out by faculty, staff, and students regarding their instruction, research, and academic publishing. She provides individual consultations and Responsible Conduct of Research seminars addressing the complex intersection of United States copyright law, regulatory requirements, institutional policies, scholarly norms, and publisher/vendor agreements. She holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and a Master of Library and Information Science from Florida State University. Her prior library roles include both law school and public libraries; her legal experience includes practice as an associate with the firm of Rogers Towers and service as a Judicial Staff Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sandra Aya Enimil is the Copyright Librarian and Contracting Specialist at Yale University Library. At Yale, Sandra is the Chair of the License Review Team and provides consultation on licenses of all types for the Library. Sandra also provides information and resources on using copyrighted materials and assists creators in protecting their own copyright. Sandra collaborates with individuals and departments within the Library and across campus. She has given numerous presentations on various aspects of copyright. Prior to this role, she was the Copyright Services Librarian at Ohio State University Libraries. Sandra is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and is interested in the intersection of DEI and intellectual property. Sandra earned her Law and MSLIS degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sandra has BAs in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Michigan and an MA in International Relations from the University of Ghana.


COST:

Members: $35
Non-Members: $75
Student Members: Free

Not a member? Consider joining today to receive a discount to this event and more!  Membership Info

 
Cancellation Policy
Refunds must be requested in writing at least three business days before the event. Refunds will not be issued after that point. Unfortunately we will not be able to credit your registration payment toward a future event, but you may allow another person to attend in your place. Please email kaitland@csusa.org and let us know that person’s name, affiliation, city and state, and email address.
 
Financial Aid
The Copyright Society is dedicated to making its programming accessible by providing a limited number of scholarships each year to students, law clerks, unemployed attorneys, and nonprofit and government employees. For information on how to apply, please click here.

 


CLE CREDIT:

The Copyright Society is an Accredited CLE Provider in California, New York and Pennsylvania.  Instructions for verifying attendance will be emailed to registrants prior to the program. Please see below for specific jurisdiction information.

California:  1.0 Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society
New York:  1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias credit. Program is appropriate for experienced attorneys.
Pennsylvania: 1.0 credit
Florida: 1.0 credit pending approval by the Florida Bar.


CLE Credit Details

The Copyright Society is an Accredited CLE Provider in California, New York and Pennsylvania. Instructions for verifying attendance will be emailed to registrants prior to the program. Please see below for specific jurisdiction information. California: 1.0 Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society New York: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias credit. Program is appropriate for experienced attorneys. Pennsylvania: 1.0 credit Florida: 1.0 credit pending approval by the Florida Bar.

This event has passed