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Dear Colleagues, The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Software Preservation Network (SPN) would like to invite you all to register for the upcoming webinar series! Jointly hosted, the series will examine the Code of Best Practices for Fair Use in Software Preservation <https://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/2018.09.24_softwarepreservationcode.pdf> and surrounding legal issues in greater depth. The webinar is jointly hosted by the Association of Research Libraries <https://www.arl.org/index.php> and the Software Preservation Network <https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/>. REGISTER AND LEARN MORE: http://bit.ly/2019-spn-arl-webinars-register Starting on 25th February (Fair Use Week!) and running for 7 weeks, each webinar lasts 55 minutes and uses the Zoom web conferencing platform. Speakers will be announced soon - so keep your eyes peeled for future messages. All webinar episodes will be recorded and made available online after each event. While each episode varies, the general structure is as follows: (10min) Introductions and where we are in the series (15min) The practice-based problem to solve/scenario to address (15min) Legal Discussion - What legal principle applies - How the community can use that principle in daily practice (15min) Q&A Series Overview EPISODE 1: The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation: Why and How February 25, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET EPISODE 2: Beginning the Preservation Workflow March 4, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET EPISODE 3: Making Software Available Within Institutions and Networks March 11, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET EPISODE 4: Working with Source Code and Software Licenses March 18, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET EPISODE 5: Understanding the Anti-circumvention Rules and the Preservation Exemptions March 25, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET EPISODE 6: Making the Code Part of Software Preservation Culture Monday, April 1, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET EPISODE 7: International Implications April 8, 2019 @ 11amPT/1pmCT/2pmET Sharing your experience and perspective is critical to understanding the hurdles in software preservation, to imagining future use of software-dependent data, and to forming a mutual understanding of when/where collective action is necessary to enable future use. We earnestly hope you will join the discussion. The webinar series is free to attend and open to all. Registration will close the Friday before the scheduled episode. Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to talking to you soon. On behalf of the ARL and SPN, Jessica Meyerson