Biography of Rina Elster Pantalony

Rina Elster Pantalony

Strengths Management for Non-Profits in the Arts
Background of management and legal positions in museum programming, publishing and electronic educational media development and distribution; strong negotiating ability, diplomacy, project management skills, creativity and a profound knowledge of rights management; proven ability in both operational and strategic management roles.

Education Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France
French Civilization Program, French Language Certificate 1994

Dalhousie Law School, Halifax, Canada
LL.B. 1988

Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
B.A. Political Science, Honors 1985

Experience TISCH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Professor, Department of Cinema Studies 2004-Present
Develop and teach a graduate course in copyright law and policy, requiring students to carry out a placement at WNET, Channel Thirteen, New York.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANADA, New York, New York
Legal Counsel, Media Practice and Copyright 2002-Present

  • Provide legal counsel to the Library and Archives of Canada, (the Canadian equivalent to the Library of Congress), and the Virtual Museum of Canada and its parent, the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN). CHIN is a media agency responsible for the development, distribution and marketing of online and broadcast museum related content. See http://www.chin.gc.ca and http://www.virtualmuseum.ca
  • Advise on all aspects of corporate compliance, advertising, online programming and copyright and trademarks licensing.
  • Develop educational programming on intellectual property law for CHIN.
  • Speak at various international meetings on the development and distribution of broadcast and digital museum content for non-profits.

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, (MoMA), New York, New York
Legal Counsel to a for-profit division of MoMA 2001-2002

  • Together with McKinsey & Company’s Media Practice, identified potential revenue streams for MoMA’s intellectual assets, developed a business plan, licensing strategy, corporate governance structure, and compliance requirements for a media and licensing business.
  • Provided counsel on US and international copyrights, trademarks, trade-dress, design patents, and taxation issues.
  • Supervised a visiting lawyer from the Musée du Louvre.

CANADIAN HERITAGE INFORMATION NETWORK (CHIN), Ottawa, Canada
Senior Advisor, Copyright and Licensing 1997-2001

  • Managed commercial viability studies about museum electronic content and developed a business model to license and distribute museum content online on behalf of a Canadian museum consortium.
  • Developed and published the CHIN Intellectual Property Series that provides information about copyright, digital rights management solutions, intellectual property management and licensing strategies.

DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE, Ottawa, Canada
Policy Analyst, Copyright & Arts Policy 1994-1997

  • As part of a copyright policy team, developed legislative amendments to Canadian copyright law that included exceptions for educational institutions, museums, libraries and archives; assisted senior legal counsel in negotiating blanket freelancers’ agreements under artists’ rights legislation.

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF LABOUR, Toronto, Canada
Legal Advisor, Commercial Law 1991-1993

  • Represented the Ministry in various bankruptcy and commercial matters and supervised the work of one junior lawyer and 12 legal clerks.

SOTOS KARVANIS, Toronto, Canada
Associate Lawyer, Corporate Law 1990-1991

THOMSON ROGERS, Toronto Canada
Articling Student, Civil and Commercial Litigation 1988-1989

Admissions Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario, Canada 1990

Sabbatical MUSÉE DU LOUVRE / ÉCOLE DU LOUVRE, Paris, France
Attended various lectures on Renaissance, post-Renaissance, 19th century art history and Modernism. 1993-1994

Awards New York University Adjunct Faculty Professional Development Award 2005
Deputy Minister’s Award, Community Memories Project 2003 
Deputy Minister’s Award, Virtual Museum of Canada 2002
Head of the Public Service Award, Excellence in Service Delivery 2001

Languages English, French fluent

Publications ICHIM 2003, Paris, France, Proceedings, Archives and Museum Informatics, Toronto 2003, "A Marriage of Convenience: Museums and the Practice of Business Doctrine in the Development of Sustainable Business Models"

Spectra Magazine; MCN; Winter 2002; "To B2B or Not To Be. IP Ecommerce Management Services for Museums and Archives"

NAFTA Commission on Environmental Cooperation, NABIN Project; www.cec.org; "The State of Copyright Law and Its Impact on Distributed Environments in the NAFTA Countries" http://www.chin.gc.ca

Museum International; UNESCO, Paris, December 2002; "Museums and Digital Rights Management Technologies"

The Art Libraries Journal, London, ARLIS UK. Vol.26/4, Fall 2001 "Fair Use, Fair Dealing: Will They Survive?"

The Art Libraries Journal, London, ARLIS, U.K., Vol.25/4, Fall 2000, "The Carrot v. The Stick: Can Copyright Be Used to Enhance Access to Cultural Heritage Resources in the Networked Environment?"

Protecting Your Interests: A Legal Guide to Negotiating Virtual Exhibition and Web Site Development Agreements, Canadian Heritage Information Network, Intellectual Property Series; Ottawa, 1999

Les Rencontres francophone nouvelles technologies et institution museales,1999, Montreal, Proceedings, "Elaborer les instruments juridiques et negocier pour rendre plus accessible le contenu des musees sur Internet"

The Journal of World Intellectual Property, Vol.2, No.2, Geneva, March 1999, p.p.209-220, "Canada's Database Decision: An American Import Takes Hold"

An Introduction to Managing Digital Assets, Getty Information Institute, Getty Trust Publications, Los Angeles, 1999, p.p. 109-123, "Options for Administration of Intellectual Property Rights in Canadian Cultural Heritage Institutions"

IP Worldwide; American Lawyer Media Inc., New York, October 1998, p.p. 19-21 "NAFTA Kills Copyright Protection for Databases"

Museums and the Web 1998, Proceedings, Archives and Museum Informatics, Pittsburgh, 1998, "Managing and Identifying Museum Intellectual Property, Its Uses and Users"

Visual Resources, An International Journal of Documentation, Copyright & Fair Use, The Great Image Debate, Vol.XII, No. 3-4, Gordon & Breach Publishers, The Netherlands, 1997, "Moral Rights and Exhibition Rights: A Canadian Museum’s Perspective"

Copyright and Related Rights

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