Event Recording
August 25, 2022
Copyright law is intended to benefit society by creating an incentive for authors and artists to produce work. At the same time, authors can also benefit from fair use exceptions that allow for news reporting, parody, and other expressions of free speech. The Authors Guild advocates for a healthy copyright law that reflects the current realities of the digital age, and we help our members understand and protect their rights.
In this webinar, Mary Rasenberger, CEO of the Authors Guild, will give brief remarks about what authors should know about copyright law and will answer audience questions about copyright registration, licensing, fair use, infringement, and more.
Mary Rasenberger is the CEO of the Authors Guild and Authors Guild Foundation. Prior to joining the Guild in November 2014, Mary practiced law for over 25 years in roles that spanned private practice, the government and corporate sector, as a recognized expert in copyright and media law. From 2002 to 2008 Mary worked for the U.S. Copyright Office and Library of Congress as senior policy advisor and program director for the National Digital Preservation Program. Immediately prior to coming to the Guild in late 2014, Mary was a partner at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, and previously Counsel at Skadden Arps, where she counseled and litigated on behalf of publishing, media, entertainment, and internet companies, as well as authors and other creators, in all areas of copyright and related rights. Earlier in her career, Mary worked at other major New York law firms and for a major record company. Mary is a frequent speaker, lecturer and writer on copyright law and authors’ rights. She is on the Council of the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section; an Advisor to the Executive Committee of the Copyright Society of the USA; a founder of Copyright Awareness Week, and an Adviser to the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Law, Copyright. Mary received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, an M.A. in Philosophy from Boston College, and her B.A. from Barnard College.
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