I have now been a non-resident fellow at CIS since 2004. My work currently looks at copyright duration in a comparative and international context, and with the help of my brilliant students at Tulane, we are building a software tool --the Durationator -- to make usable the past once more. We hope to have it complete and available for use sometime in the Fall 2008.
Orphan Works
By Elizabeth Townsend Gard • March 16, 2005 at 6:07 am
I am starting to post some of my thoughts on individual questions at http://academiccopyright.typepad.com. I am trying to get all six questions done today, but so far I've put up comments on 3 and 4.
The full questions are also at this site. Read more » about Orphan Works
Some thoughts about the Copyright Office comments
By Elizabeth Townsend Gard • February 2, 2005 at 7:46 pm
I've been thinking about the recent copyright office call for comments on orphan works. What is it that I would wish? The word that keeps coming back to me is "transparency." I have to live within the system, but it would be so nice if one could have tools that helped with this process -- that is
- online data bases FROM THE COPYRIGHT OFFICE (or somewhere else official) that one could search easily to see if a work has been renewed Read more » about Some thoughts about the Copyright Office comments
Current Main Writing Projects
By Elizabeth Townsend Gard • January 17, 2005 at 2:29 am
Book-length projects
The Making of the Great War Generation (in progress)
A comparative biography reexamining the meaning of generation, with particular attention paid to gender and those not generally included in the canonized literature (although the canonized writers are very much part of the project.) Individuals discussed include Vera Brittain, Erich Maria Remarque, Edmund Blunden, Mary Lee, Malcolm Cowley, Ezra Pound, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, R.C. Sherriff, Robert Graves, and many, many others. Read more » about Current Main Writing Projects
Stories from Scholars Sought
By Elizabeth Townsend Gard • December 29, 2004 at 12:33 am
I am in search of stories from scholars of their experiences with copyright -- good, happy stories that will inspire others; sad, sad tales; personal experiences with literary executors; struggles with multimedia projects -- the whole range. I am trying to get a sense of exactly what scholars are facing with regard to copyright. We all hear the stories of Hemingway and the other famous examples -- Gone with the Wind, Peter Pan. What about others? What about merely situations where copyright is uncertain and so one doesn't proceed with a project? Read more » about Stories from Scholars Sought
Holiday Thoughts and New Year Plans
By Elizabeth Townsend Gard • December 28, 2004 at 5:29 pm
I've been thinking about the New Year and new projects. Here are some thoughts. I feel like I've been quite neglectful on this site. This will all change with the New Year. Here is what I'm planning to concentrate my time:I would like to start collecting copyright stories from students, scholars, and teachers, both success and struggles. I am trying to work out a way to do this. Right now, if you have stories you would like to share, you can email me directly at elizabeth at towsend dot net. Read more » about Holiday Thoughts and New Year Plans