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Click on "Copyright PSA" above to hear the radio public service announcement that aired on The College of New Jersey's own 91.3 WTSR the week prior to the event. The team used radio as another method of publicizing the event.

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Contact: Dr. Paul D’Angelo
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
dangelo@tcnj.edu
609-771-2480

For Immediate Release
March 21, 2008

TCNJ celebrates the School of the Arts and Communication in hosting a symposium on copyright

EWING, NJ … On Wednesday, April 2, the Communication Studies department, in conjunction with the Office of Academic Affairs, will host a symposium about copyright law in an effort to celebrate the newly formed School of the Arts and Communication (SAC).

The event will focus on copyright of products made by media companies – music, films, and television shows – in an age in which peer-to-peer technology has morphed into social networking and video-sharing sites.

The symposium will feature three panelists: Stanley Pierre-Louis, Gigi B. Sohn and Wendy Davis. Stanley Pierre-Louis is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Intellectual Property & Content Protection at Viacom Inc. Gigi B. Sohn is the President and Co-Founder of Public Knowledge, a nonprofit organization that addresses the public’s stake in the convergence of communications policy and intellectual property law. Finally, Wendy Davis is a Writer and Journalist for MediaPost, an extensive Web resource for news about media industries. Ms. Davis’s column, “Just an Online Minute,” focuses on a variety of legal issues, including copyright in the new digital era, privacy, and net neutrality.

In a lively format of presentation, debate, and audience participation, the three panelists will address whether copyright rules should be changed to accommodate file sharing in a social networking age or stand firm in the wake of these new social and technological trends.

The Communication Studies department has recently announced that Dr. Gitenstein will be speaking at the event.

“I am honored and excited that Dr. Gitenstein will be attending the event,” said Taras Pavlovsky, the Dean of the new School of the Arts and Communication. “We have three wonderful speakers, and I believe the symposium will be a great success and the perfect way to celebrate our new school.”

The symposium will be held on April 2, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. in the new library auditorium. A luncheon will be held at 3:00 p.m. in the lobby of Kendall Hall for faculty and guest speakers. Light refreshments will be served to the attendees after the event.

Established in 2007, the new School of the Arts and Communication brings the Communication Studies department together with departments of Art and Music, and the Interactive Multimedia program. Each department and program is devoted to helping students develop their skills and knowledge within the rich context of the liberal arts.