Professor of Law Emeritus; Faculty Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic
Peter Jaszi is a Professor Emeritus at American University Law School, who writes and lectures about copyright law in historical and cultural contexts. He was a founder of the school’s Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic and its Program on Intellectual Property and Information Justice. Having served as a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Professor Jaszi remains a member of its journal’s editorial board. During 1993, Professor Jaszi served as a member of the Librarian of Congress’s Committee on Copyright Registration and Deposit, and from 1994 to 2000, he was a principle organizer of the Digital Future Coalition. Since 2005, he has been working with Prof. Patricia Aufderheide to help creative communities develop fair use guidance documents that reflect their particular problems and practices. A new edition of their book, Reclaiming Copyright, was published in 2018 by the University of Chicago Press. In 2007, Professor Jaszi received the American Library Association’s L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award.
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About Peter Jaszi
Peter Jaszi is a Professor Emeritus at American University Law School, who writes and lectures about copyright law in historical and cultural contexts. He was a founder of the school’s Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic and its Program on Intellectual Property and Information Justice. Having served as a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Professor Jaszi remains a member of its journal’s editorial board. During 1993, Professor Jaszi served as a member of the Librarian of Congress’s Committee on Copyright Registration and Deposit, and from 1994 to 2000, he was a principle organizer of the Digital Future Coalition. Since 2005, he has been working with Prof. Patricia Aufderheide to help creative communities develop fair use guidance documents that reflect their particular problems and practices. A new edition of their book, Reclaiming Copyright, was published in 2018 by the University of Chicago Press. In 2007, Professor Jaszi received the American Library Association’s L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award.
| Present | Faculty Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic, American University Washington College of Law | |
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| Present | Professor of Law Emeritus, American University Washington College of Law | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Intellectual Property Section of the District of Columbia Bar Champion of Intellectual Property ( 2009).
- American Library Association’s L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award ( 2007).
Courses
| 1971 | J.D., Harvard Law School | |
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| 1968 | A.B., Harvard University | |
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Contact Information
American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Room Y203
Washington, D.C. 20016
Phone: 202-274-4216
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