2013 Brace lecture: Shira Perlmutter - From Paralysis to Progress: The (Useful) Art of Copyright Pragmatism .
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Not Synced[Joe Salvo] OK. Thank you very much. Good evening. Welcome to
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Not Syncedthe Copyright Society of the USA's 43rd annual Donald C. Brace lecture.
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Not SyncedMy name is Joe Salvo, and it is my honor as
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Not Syncedto Fordham University School of Law, and to
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Not Syncedintroduce tonight's honorary speaker Shira Perlmutter.
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Not SyncedFor those of you that don't know, the Copyright Society is a member run
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Not Syncedlots and lots of activities that we, uh, sponsor - I would encourage
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Not Syncedfor a totla schedule of everything that we're doing.
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Not SyncedUm, each year the Society seeks to single out one of the leading
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Not Syncedthinkers, writers, scholars, practitioners
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Not Syncedjurists, or policymakers in our field, that has contributed
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Not Syncedto the understanding, discourse, and advancement of copyright,
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Not Syncedand to invite them here to New York, to give the
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Not Syncedprestigious Brace lecture. Past speakers
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Not Syncedand tonight's speaker is no exception.
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Not SyncedShira Perlmutter, for those of you who may not know, currently serves as
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Not SyncedChief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Not SyncedIn that capacity she serves as the policy advisor to
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Not Syncedthe Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property,
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Not Syncedand she oversees a number of critical functions, including
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Not Syncedthe administration and support for all domestic and international IP
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Not Syncedpolicy-related operations, like our trade and treaty obligations;
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Not Syncedthe oversight of the Office of Policy and External Affairs;
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Not Syncedcongressional and legislative engagement is carried out
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Not Syncedthrough the Office of Governmental Affairs;
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Not SyncedIP education and training through her involvement with the Global IP Academy;
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Not Syncedglobal IP leadership though the IP Attache Program; and economic analysis
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Not Syncedthrough the Chief Economist.
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Not SyncedPrior to joining the USPTO Shira served over five and one-half years as the
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Not SyncedExecutive Vice President of Global Legal Policy, in London, for the IFPI -
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Not Syncedthe International Federation of Phonograph Industries,
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Not Synceddeveloping and coordinating worldwide IP positions on behalf of the
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Not Syncedrecorded music industry, and representing the labels before various
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Not Syncedinter-governmental bodies including the European Commission.
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Not SyncedAnd, while some of us tend to spend our down time in London
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Not Synceddoing such pedestrian things as visiting the London Eye or the Tower of London,
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Not Syncedwhile there Shira also served as a lecturer at Kings College at the University of London;
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Not Syncedas a research fellow at the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Center
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Not Syncedat the University of Oxford; as a trustee at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Centre
- Title:
- 2013 Brace lecture: Shira Perlmutter - From Paralysis to Progress: The (Useful) Art of Copyright Pragmatism .
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On November 4 2013 the Copyright Society of the USA presented the 43rd annual Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture featuring Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Perlmutter’s topic was From Paralysis to Progress: The (Useful) Art of Copyright Pragmatism .
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