Applying Fair Use in Higher Education: Clearing Up the Confusion

Thursday, February 7, 2008
1 p.m. - 2 p.
Wilson Concert Hall

In the Higher Education setting there is still much confusion over the proper use of printed and other copyrighted material; the digital era has only increased the uncertainty. In this 60-minute audio conference you and your team will learn how to apply the Fair Use law to new electronic media, and practices to keep your institution liability free.

Join us to discover:

• Up-to-date information for making Fair Use determinations
• Practices for applying the law to digital materials
• Types of works covered for classroom, online and blended courses
• How to handle personal and institutional liability issues
• Guidelines for creating policies that comply with the law
  

The W&L Music Department offers a music major leading to the B.A. in Music. Students can major in sequences including Musicology, Performance, or Theory/Composition. Participation in the Department's instrumental and choral ensembles along with private instruction for all instruments and voice is open to all W&L students for credit.

The Department offers numerous concerts each year including those by student ensembles, our Concert Guild series, and Sonoklect, the new music/jazz series. Performances are held in the state-of-the-art Wilson Concert Hall, which opened in August of 2006, and the Lenfest Center for the Performing Arts. Department Ensembles regularly tour the United States and Europe.

For a listing of concerts in the 2006-2007 academic year, please see our Performance Calendar.

Music Business Seminar
Sunday, Nov. 4th @ 2pm
(note: clocks fall back as DST ends early Sunday morning)
2nd Floor of Wilson Hall

Music Business Seminars are held twice a year and focus on current topics in the music industry. This seminar brings together two speakers to discuss the effects of technology on the music business and features a demonstration of modern recording techniques.