Kenneth D. Crews, JD, PhD

Kenneth D. Crews

Kenneth D. Crews, JD, PhD

Attorney, author, professor, and international copyright consultant

Bio

Kenneth D. Crews is an attorney, author, professor, and international copyright consultant. For over 25 years, his research, policymaking, and teaching have centered on copyright issues related to education and research. Professor Crews established and directed the nation's first university-based copyright office at Indiana University and later established the office at Columbia University. He is now based in Los Angeles, California.  Dr. Crews has shared his copyright message in more than 30 countries and in 45 states (care to guess the missing five??).  Kenny Crews was the first recipient of the Patterson Copyright Award from the American Library Association, and he received the Mark T. Banner Award from the American Bar Association in 2014. He is the author of numerous publications including Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators (4th ed, 2020), published by the American Library Association in February.