Morton David Goldberg

Background

David Goldberg, Morton was born on May 27, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1951). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1954).

Career

Worked at Schwab Goldberg Price & Dannay (New York, New York) specializing in Copyrights, International Copyrights, Computer, Software, Litigation, Trademark, Unfair Competition, Licensing, Literary Property. Admitted to the bar, 1955, New New York Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Promoting the Progress.General Revision of the United States.

Copyright Law," 17 Cornell Law Review, 549, 1962.

Company-author: "Fraud on the Copyright Office," 44 New York University Law Review 540, 1969. "Copyright Protection for Computer Programs: Is the Sky Falling?" 17 American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal 294, 1989.

"Copyright Protection for Artificial Intelligence Systems," Worldwide Symposium on Intellectual Property Aspects of Artificial Intelligence, World Intellectual Property Organization, (World Intellectual Property Organization), March 1991. "China"s Intellectual Property Legislation: New Copyright Regulations," China Business Review, September/October 1991.

"Copyright and Technology -- the Analog, the Digital and the Analogy," Worldwide Symposium on the Impact of Digital Technology on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, World Intellectual Property Organization, March 1993.

"Technology, Software and Copyright: the GII"s Sombrero de Tres Picos," Mexico City Worldwide Symposium on Copyright in the Global Information Infrastructure, World Intellectual Property Organization, May 1995. Lecturer on Copyright Protection for Computer Software and Databases: International Copyright Institute, United States. Copyright Office, Washington, 1990—.

World Intellectual Property Organization Academy, Geneva, 1993—.

World Intellectual Property Organization/National Copyright Administration of China, Beijing, 1994, 1996. President, 1972-1974 and Honorary Trustee, 1974—, The Copyright Society of the United States of America Special Copyright Consultant to Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1967.

Member: United States. Official Delegations, World Intellectual Property Organization, Committee of Governmental Experts on Model Copyright Law, Geneva, 1988-1990.

Industry Functional Advisory Committee (The International Federation of Automatic Control-3) on Intellectual Property, United States.

Department of Commerce/United States. Trade Representative, 1990—. United States. Department of State International Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property, 1984—(Working Group on Adherence to Berne Convention, 1985-1987).

Advisory Panels for Information Technology and Intellectual Property, Office of Technology Assessment, United States.

Congress, 1981-1982, 1990-1992. Library of Congress Advisory Committee on Copyright Registration and Deposit (ACCORD), 1993—.

National Copyright Office Advisory Committee, 1981—. Panel of Consultants to Register of Copyrights on General Revision of the Copyright Law, 1960-1976.

Editorial Advisory Board, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 1971—.

The Computer Lawyer, 1983—. World Intellectual Property Report, 1991—. Member, Board of Directors: American Copyright Council, Incorporated., 1984-1990.

Computer Law Association, 1984-1992, 1993—.

Foundation for a Creative America, 1988-1993. Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982, Counsel, 1982-1985, International Trademark Association.

Chair, Intellectual Property Subcommittee on Copyright, United States. Council for International Business, 1987—.

Recipient: Information Industry Association Distinguished Professional Member Award, 1982.

Hall of Fame Award, 1990. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair, Committee on Copyright and Literary Property, 1966-1969. Member, Special Committee on Computers and Law, 1981-1986).

American Bar Association (Member, Section of Intellectual Property Law: Chair, 1979-1980.

Honorary Member of Council, 1981—. Section Delegate, House of Delegates, 1986-1989).

New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1975). American Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1972-1975).

Fellow, American Bar Foundation.

Achievements

• Morton David Goldberg has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: United States. Official Delegations, World Intellectual Property Organization, Committee of Governmental Experts on Model Copyright Law, Geneva, 1988-1990. Industry Functional Advisory Committee (The International Federation of Automatic Control-3) on Intellectual Property, United States.

Department of Commerce/United States.

Trade Representative, 1990—. United States. Department of State International Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property, 1984—(Working Group on Adherence to Berne Convention, 1985-1987).

Advisory Panels for Information Technology and Intellectual Property, Office of Technology Assessment, United States. Congress, 1981-1982, 1990-1992.

Library of Congress Advisory Committee on Copyright Registration and Deposit (ACCORD), 1993—.

National Copyright Office Advisory Committee, 1981—. Panel of Consultants to Register of Copyrights on General Revision of the Copyright Law, 1960-1976. Editorial Advisory Board, Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal, 1971—.

The Computer Lawyer, 1983—.

World Intellectual Property Report, 1991—. Member, Board of Directors: American Copyright Council, Incorporated., 1984-1990.

Computer Law Association, 1984-1992, 1993—. Foundation for a Creative America, 1988-1993.

Member, Board of Directors, 1980-1982, Counsel, 1982-1985, International Trademark Association.

Chair, Intellectual Property Subcommittee on Copyright, United States. Council for International Business, 1987—. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.