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03/14/2007 - 6:30 pm
A conversation investigating the always fraught and sometimes comical terrain surrounding our contemporary notions of plagiarism, intellectual property, and fair use.
WITH
The Honorable Richard A. Posner
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh District and prolific author, most recently of The Little Book of Plagiarism (Pantheon).
Jonathan Lethem
Award-winning novelist (Motherless Brooklyn; The Fortress of Solitude) and author of the recent Harper’s essay “The Ecstasy of Influence,” the writing of which inspired him to heedlessly plagiarize from anyone in sight, including Judge Posner.
Moderated by
Lawrence Weschler
Artistic Director, Chicago Humanities Festival and author of Everything that Rises: A Book of Convergences, nominated for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 @ 6:30 p.m.
Art Institute of Chicago
Fullerton Auditorium
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Admission $5, free to students and educators with valid I.D. For information and reservations, call . Students and teachers must call the reservation line to reserve their free tickets.
Price per Ticket: $5.00
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