Our information law friends at NYU are continuing their reading group this semester.  I speak for no less than 3/4 of the current active membership of SLST when I say that we really enjoy the discussions and hospitality whenever we make it downtown.  Next Wednesday, 1/23, at 6:30 p.m. in Golding West, the group will meet as a non-reading group to talk about summer jobs.  If you’re interested, subscribe to the NYU infolaw list; if you want to go to a meeting with other CLS folk, ask around on slst-soni.

The Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts will be hosting a number of lunches this spring for those interested in intellectual property.

The first event will be a discussion of “User-Generated Content Principles, Filtering & Fair Use.” Speakers will include Jeffrey Cunard, Debevoise & Plimpton and John Palfrey, Harvard Law School. The event will be on January 22, 12:10-1:00pm in JG 101.

The second event will be a discussion of “The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA), Site-Specific Art and other Recent Controversies.” Speakers will include Richard Altman, Esq. and Scott Lewis, Anderson & Kreiger. The event will be on Tuesday, January 29, 12:10-1:00pm in JG 101.

The campus is hosting two upcoming events that should be interesting for anyone interested in science and technology.

On Wed., Feb. 6th, from 12:00 to 2:00, Fish and Richardson will be having a discussion on “Opportunities in IP, Litigation, and Corporate Law” at the Columbia Faculty House at 400 W. 117th St. Lunch will be served. RSVP by Feb. 1st to Brynne Lehner at lehner@fr.com.

On Fri., Feb. 8th, from 9 to 5:45, the Kernochan Center will be hosting a symposium on “Fair Use: ‘Incredibly Shrinking’ or Extraordinarily Expanding?” in JGH. Lunch will be served. More details, including a full schedule, speaker list, and registration details (must register by 1/31) are available at the Kernochan Center’s website.

SLST hopes to see many of you at both events; as usual, you can keep an eye on our upcoming events at our calendar – the full schedule for the semester should be appearing there soon!

Are there any events, speakers, or topics you’d like SLST to put on, invite, or address this semester? E-mail the e-board any time, but especially before our budget request is due at the end of the first week of classes.