Samuel E. Trosow
strosow@uwo.ca

Associate Professor

University of Western Ontario
Faculty of Law

Faculty of Information & Media Studies

 

on leave 2007-08, Faculty Scholar in Residence,
Canadian Association of University Teachers



UWO_Courses   Education   Publications  Presentations

 

UWO Courses Taught:

2007-08           (on sabbatical leave)

Spring 2007
Law 370D:       Special Topics: Urban Law

Winter 2007
LIS 501:           Perspectives on Library and Information Science

Fall 2006
Law 501:          LL.M. Seminar: Approaches to Legal Scholarship
LIS 767:           Seminar in Political Economy of Information

Winter 2006
LIS 501:           Perspectives on Library and Information Science
LIS 767/867:    Seminar in Political Economy of Information

Fall 2005
Law 501:          LL.M. Seminar: Approaches to Legal Scholarship
Law 462A:       Intellectual Property

Winter 2005
LIS 604:     Information Policy
LIS 730:     Special Topics - International Documents

Fall 2004
Law 501:    LL.M. Seminar: Approaches to Legal Scholarship
Law 462A:  Intellectual Property

Spring 2004
Law 462D: Intellectual Property

Fall 2003
LIS 670:     Legal Issues for Information Professionals
LIS 867:     Political Economy of Information
Law 452A: Information Law

Winter 2003
LIS 670:     Legal Issues for Information Professionals
Law 302D: Special Topics - Advanced Copyright Seminar
Law 474D: International Protection of Intellectual Property

Fall 2002
LIS 597:    Legal Information Sources and Services
Law 462A: Intellectual Property

Winter 2002
LIS 597:     Legal Information Sources and Services
Law 462D: Intellectual Property
Law 474D: International Protection of Intellectual Property

Fall 2001
LIS 670:     Legal Issues for Information Professionals

 

 

Education:

Ph.D.     UCLA Department of Information Studies, 2002.
MLS      San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, 1994.
LL.M     Golden Gate University School of Law, 1993.
M.P.A.   California State University Hayward, 1988.
J.D.        Southwestern University School of Law, 1978.
B.A.       Pennsylvania State University, 1974.

 

Selected Publications:

  • Canadian Copyright Law: A Citizen’s Guide (co-authored with Laura Murray), Between the Lines, (in press, anticipated release Fall 2007) (excerpt)
  • Information Flows and the Transfer of Knowledge: A Conceptual Approach for Policy Makers (McGill University, 2006 Meredith Lectures).
  • Constraining Public Libraries: The World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services (co-authored with Kirsti Nilsen, Scarecrow Press, 2006).
  • Changing Landscape of Academic Libraries and Copyright Policy: Interlibrary Loans, Electronic-Reserves, and Distance Education.” Chapter 14 (pp 375-407) in Michael Geist, (ed.) “In the Public Interest:  The Future of Canadian Copyright Law.” (Irwin Law, 2005, available online at: http://209.171.61.222/PublicInterest/Two_10_Trosow.pdf).
  • “Sui Generis Database Legislation: A Critical Analysis” Yale Journal of Law and Technology. 7: 94 (Spring 2005). http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/yjolt/files/20042005Issue/4_Trosow_052005.doc
  • “The Ownership and Commodification of Legal Knowledge: Using Social Theory of the Information Age as a Tool for Policy Analysis,” Manitoba Law Journal 30(3): 417 (2004).
  • "Copyright Protection for Federally Funded Research: Necessary Incentive or Double Subsidy?" Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal 22: 613 (2004).
  • “Databases and the Fields of Law: Are There New Divisions of Labor?” Law Library Journal 96(1):63-93.[full text]
  • “Fast-Track Trade Authority and the Free Trade Agreements: Implications for Copyright Law,” Canadian Journal of Law & Technology 2(2): (July 2003). [full text]
  • "The Illusive Search for Justificatory Theories:  Copyright, Commodification and Capital," Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence  XVI(2): 217-41 (July 2003).
  • “Fair-Use in the Digital Age” in Global Issues in 21st Century Research Librarianship, Sigrun Klara Hannesdottir ed. (Helsinki, NORDINFO 2002).
  • “Jurisdictional Disputes and the Unauthorized Practice Of Law: New Challenges for Law Librarianship,” Legal Reference Services Quarterly 20 (4): 1-18 (Fall 2001).
  • “Standpoint Epistemology as an Alternative Methodology for Library and Information Science.” Library Quarterly 71 (3): 360-382. (July 2001). [Abstract]
  • “When is a Use a Fair Use? University Liability for Educational Copying,” portal: Libraries and the Academy, 1.1 (2001): 47-57.
  • “Organizational Theory in Library and Information Science Education,” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 41(2): 129-142 (Spring 2000).
  • “Economic Analysis and Copyright Law: Are New Models Needed in the Digital Age?” Legal References Services Quarterly 17 (1 & 2):: 161-194 (1999).[Abstract]

 

 

Selected Presentations:

  • (upcoming, June 2008. ). Panelist on program on Intellectual Freedom for Librarians, sponsored by Advisory Committee on Intellectual Freedom, Canadian Library Association (Vancouver, BC).
  • October 2007. Panelist, Roundtable on Current Issues in Copyright. 2nd biennial Conference of the Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture and the Humanities, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON).
  • October 2007. Authors and Authenticity Panel, The Role of Incentives in a Critical Theory of Intellectual Property Policy. 2nd biennial Conference of the Canadian Initiative in Law, Culture and the Humanities, Carleton University (Ottawa, ON).
  • September 2007. Internet Filtering in the Public Library: Censorship or Customer Service? FIMS Brown-Bag Lunch Series, University of Western Ontario (London, ON).
  • May 2007. Canadian Library Association.  Panelist (A5) Copyright Changes Coming? (St. John’s, NL).
  • April 2007. Digital Copyright in a User-Generated World.  Panelist on Canadian Perspectives.  University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Law (London, ON).
  • January 2007. Panelist on Commercialization of Higher Education Panel Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Conference “Restructuring the Academy: Current Realities and Preferred Direction” (Toronto, Ontario).
  • October 2006. . Seventh Colloquium on the Legal Profession. Polemics and Professionalism. Panelist on Crossfire Panel on Professionalism and Commercialism. (Toronto, Ontario).
  • October 2006.Panelist, Intellectual Property Ownership on Campus “Intellectual Property Ownership and the Commercialization of University Research. Canadian Association of University Teachers Conference on Controlling Intellectual Property: The Academic Community and the Future of Knowledge (Ottawa, Ontario).
  • June 2006. Canadian Library Association. Panel speaker, “Laying Librarianship on the Line: Can Libraries be Neutral in the 21st Century? (Calgary, Alberta).
  • April 2006. Panelist on Canadian Intellectual Property Panel. Fordham Conference on Intellectual Property (New York, N.Y.)
  • March 2006. Information Flows and the Transfer of Knowledge: A Conceptual Approach for Policy Makers, McGill University, 2006 Meredith Lectures. (Montreal, Quebec)
  • December 2005. Presentation on Copyright Policy and Academic Libraries (for the librarians at the University of Toronto) (Toronto, Ontario)
  • September 2005. Comparative IP and CyberLaw Conference. Copyright and Education Panelist, “Fair-Dealing and Education” (Ottawa, Ontario).
  • July 2005. American Association of Law Libraries, panel speaker, “Copyrights, Copywrongs and the Gray Areas In-between.” (San Antonio, Texas)
  • June 2005. Canadian Library Association. panel speaker, “Laying Librarianship on the Line: Can Libraries be Neutral in the 21st Century? (Calgary, Alberta).
  • June 2005. Canadian Library Association, panel speaker, “International Trade Issues Update.” (Calgary, Alberta).
  • June 2005. Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and Canadian Association of Learned Journals, panel speaker. “Copyright: Balancing the Act.”(London, Ontario).
  • April 2005.  University of Western Ontario, Society of Graduate Students, speaker. “Introduction to Copyright Policy.” (London, Ontario).
  • March 2005. Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Executive Board. Presentation on Copyright Policy. (Ottawa, Ontario).
  • January 2005. McGill University, Faculty of Law.  Léger Robic Richard Seminar Series in Intellectual Property, “The Illusive Search for Justificatory Theories: Copyright, Commodification and Capital,” (Montreal, Quebec).
  • (Nov 2004) Long Island Library & Research Council -13th Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future "Challenges to Fair Use in the Digital Environment" (Oakdale, NY).
  • (June 2004) Canadian Law Forum/ Canadian Law & Society Association. “The Ownership and Commodification of Legal Knowledge” (Winnipeg, MN).
  • (June 2004) Canadian Library Association.  Advanced Licensing Workshop (Victoria, B.C.)
  • January 2004. Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) - Eugene Garfield Dissertation Award, Presentation. “Information for Society: Towards a Critical Theory of Intellectual Property Policy.”  (San Diego, California).
  • November 2003. McGill University, Canadian Library Association Student Chapter. Presentation,  "WTO-GATS and the FTAA: Double Trouble for Libraries and Public Information Services." (Montreal, Quebec).
  • November 2003. Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Workshop Presentation, "The Changing Landscape of Copyright Policy: New Challenges for Educators." (Ottawa, Ontario).
  • November 2003. Charleston Library Conference. Workshop Presentation, "An Information-Flow Model for a Holistic Information Policy: Relationships between Copyright, Privacy and Censorship." (Charleston, S.C.) 
  • November 2003. Charleston Library Conference. Breakfast  Presentation, "Copyright and Scholarly Publications: Emerging Issues." (Charleston, S.C.)
  • October 2003. CASCON 2003. Legal Issues Panelist, “Free Trade: Implications for Digital Copyright Issues ” (Toronto, Ontario).
  • September 2003. Canadian Law & Economics Association. “Beyond Justification:  The Political Economy of Copyright in an Age of Commodification.” (Toronto, Ontario)
  • July 2003. American Association of Law Libraries. AALL-Lexis Call for Papers Award Presentation. “Databases and the Fields of Law: Are There New Divisions of Labor?” (Seattle, Washington).
  •  June 2003. Canadian-American Research Centre for Law and Policy, University of Windsor, Facuty of Law. NAFTA at Ten: Harmonization and Legal Transformation. Intellectual Property Panelist.“Fast-Track Trade Authority and the Free Trade Agreements: Implications for Copyright Law.” (Windsor, Ontario).
  • June 2003. Canadian Library Association / American Library Association. Panelist: War, Trade and Activism: A Case for International Responsibilities in Librarianship. (Toronto, ON).
  • June 2003. Canadian Association of Law Teachers. (2003 Annual Conference) Intellectual Property Panel “TRIPS, WIPO and the Draft FTAA: Is Three a Crowd?” (Halifax, NS)
  • May 2003. Canadian Association for Information Science.(31st Annual Conference) “GATS and Public Library Services” with Kirsti Nilsen (Halifax, NS). [Abstract]
  • February 2003. University of Toronto, Information Rights Salon. “Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Does Canada Really Need It?” (Toronto, Ontario). [Abstract]
  • January 2003. Ontario Library Association. Working at the Knowledge Front Panelist, “The Impact of International Trade Agreements on Public Library Services.”
  • October 2002. CASCON 2002. Legal Issues Panelist, “The Anti-Circumvention Rules: Are They Really Necessary?” (Toronto, Ontario).
  • June 2002. Canadian Library Association. “Copyright, Cultural Policy and the WTO-TRIPS Agreement: The Issues for Libraries.” (Halifax, Nova Scotia).
  • June 2002. Canadian Association of Law Teachers.(2002 Annual Conference) Panelist: E-Commerce and Issues in Intellectual Property. (Toronto, Ontario)
  • May 2002. Canadian Association for Information Science. (30th Annual Conference) “Toward a Critical Theory of Copyright Policy.” (Toronto, Ontario).
  • March 2002. Workshop on Technology, Legal Information, and Legal Knowledge. University at Buffalo Law School. Panel on Technology and the Profession of Law. “Databases and the Fields of Law: Are There New Divisions of Labor?” (Buffalo, New York). [Abstract]
  • November 2001. Canadian Digital Libraries Symposium, Digital Library Policy and Issues panel “Anti-Circumvention Rules and Their Impact on Digital Libraries.” (Toronto, Ontario)
  • November 2001. CASCON 2001. Legal Issues Panelist, “The Anti-Circumvention Rules:A Fetter on Technological Advance?” (Toronto, Ontario)
  • July 2001. American Association of Law Libraries. Annual Meeting Conference Panelist, “New Realities in Data Protection: The Trans-Atlantic Debate.” (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
  • July 2000. American Association of Law Libraries. Annual Meeting, Government Relations Committee Advocacy Workshop Panelist. “Pending Database Legislation.” (Philadelphia Pa.). [Statutory Protection for Databases and Compilations: A Resource List]
  • March 2000. Northern California Association of Law Libraries. Spring Institute Program Panelist. “Government Relations and the Impact on Law Librarians” (San Francisco, California).