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"From the perspective of copyright, 2011 has been a year like so many others in the Digital Age. Suits and counter-suits over copyrighted text, music, film and video continue to fly in and out of court. The long-standing "Google Books" case is, for now, scheduled for trial in 2012, while the HathiTrust — a consortium of university libraries — has drawn a new lawsuit from authors for announcing plans to post online copyrighted texts that may or may not be "orphan works."

As these disputes make clear, there are many unsettled questions affecting stakeholders in the digital copyright community: if the copyright owner cannot be found, should these "orphan works" remain hidden from sight? What role can licensing organizations play in finding copyright owners and providing solutions? Even if a work is indeed "orphaned," should anyone with a scanner be free to make digital copies and post them online? Do other interests in sharing knowledge ever trump the public interest in copyright? Is it possible — or necessary — that the traditional copyright balance will find a way to address these competing public interests? Will the creative economy suffer unless copyright restrictions are enforced? And should Congress take on the challenge or is the marketplace going to provide the only definitive answers?

A panel of IP experts and commentators will offer their answers and insights into these compelling issues at Copyright & Commerce: Orphan Works and Fair Use in a Digital Age, an invitation-only event by the not-for-profit Copyright Clearance Center."