FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cultural Property Symposium to Focus on Policy Reforms in April 2014
New York, NY, January 20, 2014 – The Committee for Cultural Policy, Inc. and the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ), will present a half-day symposium on cultural property policy at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City on April 10, 2014. The symposium, Reform of U.S. Cultural Property Policy: Accountability, Transparency, and Legal Certainty, will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow the program.
Distinguished legal scholars, museum directors, and cultural policy specialists will discuss issues raised in A Proposal to Reform U.S. Law and Policy Relating to the International Exchange of Cultural Property, by William G. Pearlstein, publication forthcoming in Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Volume 32, Issue 2 (2014). A pre-publication version of this article is available in downloadable form at http://bit.ly/pearlsteinpaper.
Panelist biographies, CLE information and background materials, and registration will be made available at [Cardozo URL for the Symposium][PLG1] New York Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit will be available for attorneys who pre-register for the symposium. The symposium will be free of charge.
For more information, please contact either Pamela Grutman, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, managing@cardozoaelj.com, 212-790-0292 or Kate Fitz Gibbon, Committee for Cultural Policy, info@committeeforculturalpolicy.org, 917-546-6724.
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For over thirty years, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (ISSN 0736-7694) has routinely published topical legal analysis on arts, entertainment, intellectual property, First Amendment, sports, cyberlaw, and media and telecommunications law. AELJ is proud to have maintained its spot as the number one journal in the country for arts, entertainment, and sports law, and the number one journal for intellectual property law in the state of New York, according to the most recent journal rankings released by the Washington and Lee University School of Law. Please see www.cardozoaelj.com for more details or subscription information.
The Committee for Cultural Policy, a non-profit organization, educates and informs the public on policies and laws that affect the international movement of cultural property. The Committee supports a transparent, accountable U.S. cultural policy that is consistent with the public benefit, digital documentation of museum and other collections to facilitate legitimate foreign claims through a neutral forum, and the establishment of consistent standards for securing title to art and artifacts. More information can be found at http://
Reform of U.S. Cultural Property Policy:
Accountability, Transparency, and Legal Certainty
April 10, 2014
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Jacob Burns Moot Courtroom
55 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10003.
1:30 – 5:30 PM
Reception to follow.
Admission is Free.
New York Continuing Legal Education credits (CLE) will be available to attorneys who pre-register.
Symposium Schedule and Participants (tentative)
Opening Remarks: AELJ
1:40 PM Introduction to Cultural Policy Reform: William G. Pearlstein
1:55 – 2:55 Panel 1: Resolving the conflict between the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (CCPIA) and U.S. criminal law. Panelists: Andrew Adler, James McAndrews, Evan Barr, Michael McCullough.
3:15 – 4:30 Panel 2: Neutral interpretation and fair administration of the CCPIA. Panelists: Mark Feldman, James Fitzpatrick, Lucille Roussin, Marc Wilson.
4:30 – 5:30 Panel 3:Museums and collectors: the AAMD 1970 rule, web-based databases and quiet title. Panelists: Jennifer Kreder, Timothy Rub, Marc Wilson.
A reception follows the program in the Cardozo Law School Lobby.
Panelist biographies, CLE information and background materials will be made available online.
For more information, please contact:
Pamela Grutman, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, managing@cardozoaelj.com, 212-790-0292.
Kate Fitz Gibbon, Committee For Cultural Policy, info@committeeforculturalpolicy.org, 917-546-6724.