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

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.

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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.

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