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2007

April 20, 2007

The Copyright Office Comes to Music City

Join members of the U.S. Copyright office for a day-long discussion on the state of copyright law and earn 8.0 hours of CLE credit. • Current direction of the Copyright Office • Issues for Practitioners and Copyright Owners • Legislative Activity and Copyright Litigation

Where: First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University
1207 18th Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37212
When: 8:30 a.m to 5:45 p.m.

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April 21-22

“Extreme Speech and Democracy”
Co-hosted by the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at Arizona State University and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Public Law, “the program will explore whether restrictions on extreme speech, such as glorification of terrorism and Holocaust denial, are compatible with free speech in a democratic society. A panel of international and interdisciplinary experts also will debate hate speech, veil controversies, media regulation and self-restraint and religious speech and expressive conduct that offend secular values.”

Where: Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Registration: Tel: +44 (0)1223 330042
Fax: +44 (0)1223 330055
E-mail: fre20@cam.ac.uk
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May 11-12, 2007

"Seattle Sunshine: 2007 FOI Summit"

"Conference sponsored by the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Washington Coalition for Open Government includes speakers Tom Blanton, director, National Security Archive, and David Postman, chief political reporter, Seattle Times. Scheduled topics include “Sports Secrecy,” “FOI Blogosphere” and “Bridging the Red-Blue Divide.”

Where: Marriot Seattle Waterfront; Seattle
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2007 National FOI Day conference: “Access: Oversight & Priorities”

Where:
National Press Club
529 14th St., N.W.
Holeman Lounge, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045

When: 8 a.m. continental breakfast; 8:30 a.m. welcome and introductions. See full agenda.

Registration: Conference is free, but participants must register individually in advance: Send an e-mail to foidayconference@freedomforum.org or call 703-284-2805 and leave a message. Please provide your name, title, affiliation and contact information and let us know whether you will be attending lunch.

Aug. 17-31
"Onstage Outlaws: Mae West and Texas Guinan in a Lawless Decade." Free 15-day exhibition, open to the public.

"During Prohibition, when career criminals like Al Capone and Legs Diamond were running loose, actress MAE WEST was jailed and heavily fined for trying to stage two gay plays on Broadway. Come see RARE archival images from this First Amendment battle in the 1920s in New York City." Sponsored by Courting Mae West, LLC and Village Restaurant.

Where: Village Restaurant, 62 W. 9th St., New York, N.Y.
Info: 212/505-3355 or e-mail comeupseeMae@aol.com
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