Peter Jaszi, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law (USA)
Peter Jaszi teaches domestic and international copyright law at the Washington College of Law of American University in Washington, D.C., where he also co-directs the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property. Prof. Jaszi is an experienced copyright litigator and a frequent speaker to professional audiences in the United States and abroad. He also co-authors a standard copyright textbook, Copyright Law (Lexis, 7th ed., 2006). Alone and with Martha Woodmansee, he has written several articles on copyright history and theory; together they edited The Construction of Authorship, published by Duke University Press. In 1994, Prof. Jaszi was a member of the Librarian of Congress’ Advisory Commission on Copyright Registration and Deposit, and in 1995 he helped to organize the Digital Future Coalition. He is a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., and a member of the editorial board of its journal. In 2007, he received the American Library Association’s L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award. Since 2005, Prof. Jaszi has been working with Prof. Patricia Aufderheide of the American University’s Center for Social Media on projects designed to promote the understanding of fair use by documentary filmmakers and other creators.
