The Patterson Copyright Award recognizes contributions of an individual or group that pursues and supports the Constitutional purpose of the U.S. Copyright Law, fair use, and the public domain. The award is named after L. Ray Patterson, a key legal figure who explained and justified the importance of the public domain and fair use. He helped articulate that copyright law was negatively shifting from its original purpose and overly favoring rights of copyright holders.
A worthy recipient of the Patterson Award, his decades long support for balanced copyright law, advancement of library and user copyright exceptions worldwide and commitment...
In his role at EFF, von Lohmann has represented programmers, technology innovators, and individuals in a variety of copyright and trademark litigation, including MGM v...
The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and its Copyright Advisory Subcommittee have named Jack Bernard, assistant general counsel and policy...
Peggy Hoon is the 2008 recipient of the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award: In Support of Users’ Rights, which was established to recognize the contributions...
An early leader and advocate for copyright law in the public interest, Professor Jaszi has been at the forefront of intellectual property and copyright law...
Prudence S. Adler is the 2006 recipient of the L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award: In Support of Users’ Rights. Ms. Adler is Associate Executive Director...
Kenneth D. Crews has been named the first recipient of the "L. Ray Patterson Award: In Support of Users' Rights" by the American Library Association's...
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Please email letters of nomination outlining a candidate’s qualifications for this award to Carrie Russell at crussell@alawash.org, or mail them to:
Carrie Russell Director, Program on Public Access to Information and Copyright SpecialistALA Washington Office1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW, First Floor Washington, D.C. 20009
