PUBLIC POLICY SIGGRAPH2001 Spurs Activity the public policy program website at http:l/www.siggraph.org/pu b-policy/. These books were recommended during the panel (and the Litman book sold out in the book store immediately after the panel): ¢ Digital Copyright, Jessica Litman (http://www.digltal-¢opyright.com). ¢ Digital Dilemma, National Research Council Study, available through the National Academy Press (http://www.nap.edu). Policy Events are Big Draw at SIGGRAPH 200 I Bob Ellis Public policy was highly visible at the recent SIGGRAPH 2001 conference held in Los Angeles, August 12-17, 200 I. The scheduled events included a tutorial, a panel session and an open BOF session. The details of the course and panel session have appeared in previous columns (Hay 2001, February 2001). Extra, publicity-generating events included the preparation of an information sheet for the Pathfinders and the discussion of the importance of policy issues in the acceptance speech of the 2001 Coons Award winner, Lance Williams. The Pathfinders information sheet prepared by Laurie Reinhart should be a model for future material. Lance Williams' comments the day before the panel session were particularly timely; he also mentioned our website ( h t t p : / / w w w . s i g g r
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