It's onl last nite that I learned of the sad event.
I am copying below the obituary from the University of
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh University Times 40/13 of March 6, 2008
I have known Bill Nasri for many other interests beyond
copyright, in
particular agricultural information services and
international issues.
Michel Menou
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> OBITUARY: William Z. Nasri
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> William Z. Nasri, professor emeritus in the School of
Information
> Sciences (SIS), died Feb. 22, 2008, of natural causes.
He was 82.
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> Nasri was a member of the SIS community for more than
30 years,
> beginning in 1964 as a research associate while he was
enrolled in the
> PhD program.
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> In addition to his doctorate in library science,
awarded in 1975,
> Nasri earned a Master of Library Science degree in 1965
and a
> certificate in advanced study in library administration
in 1967, both
> at Pitt. He retired from Pitt in 1996.
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> Nasri taught courses in legal, international and
management issues. In
> the 1970s, he introduced a course in legal aspects of
management and
> information handling, a first-of-its-kind graduate
course in a library
> science school.
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> Nasri also was an expert in copyright and intellectual
property law,
> helping to rewrite federal laws to take into account
the burgeoning
> field of information technology.
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> He studied the impact of copy machines on copyrighted
material,
> culminating in his 1976 dissertation, “The impact of
reprography on
> the commercial publication of scientific and technical
periodicals:
> with particular reference to the case of the Williams
and Wilkins
> Company v. the United States.”
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> In addition to numerous journal articles, Nasri wrote
two books,
> “Crisis in Copyright” (1976) and “Legal Issues for
Library and
> Information Managers” (1987). He also served as special
counsel for
> copyright and University copyright consultant in Pitt’s
Office of the
> General Counsel in the 1970s and ’80s.
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> During his Pitt career, Nasri served on a numerous
University Senate
> and other committees.
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> Outside the University, Nasri was on a number of
editorial boards,
> including serving as assistant editor of the
Encyclopedia of Library
> and Information Science from 1968 to 1983.
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> In 1975 he was elected to membership in Beta Phi Mu,
the library
> science honorary society.
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> In 1988, he was awarded a Fulbright senior fellowship
to teach and
> conduct research in Rabat, Morocco.
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> According to “Tradition in Transition: A History of the
School of
> Information Sciences,” Nasri spoke five languages and
taught in 28
> countries.
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> Born in Tanta, Egypt, of Lebanese parents who met in
Egypt and lived
> there when he was born, Nasri earned a bachelor’s
degree in 1952 and a
> law degree in 1957 from the University of Alexandria.
Prior to coming
> to the United States, he practiced law in Egypt from
1960 to 1964.
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> He left Egypt in 1964 with his wife, Eunice, a nurse
who had been
> working in Tanta, and came to Pittsburgh, her
hometown.
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> Nasri was past president of the Oakland Rotary Club, a
member of the
> William D. McIlroy #269 Masonic Lodge and a life member
emeritus of
> the Green Tree Library Board.
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> He was an elder at the Wallace Memorial Presbyterian
Church, and was
> instrumental in founding the Pittsburgh service
organization Brother’s
> Brother Foundation, which works toward the advancement
of developing
> countries.
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> Students at SIS and Pitt’s School of Law established
the annual
> William Z. Nasri Award for Legal Issues in Information
Handling to
> honor Nasri for his contributions to the field and his
30-plus years
> of service to the University.
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> In addition to his wife, Nasri is survived by his
daughter, Nadine
> Mancini; two sisters, Elaine Azmy and Nadia Issa; a
brother, Fares
> Nasri, and four grandchildren.
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> Memorial contributions may be made in Nasri’s name to
the American
> Respiratory Alliance (Smooth Sailing), 201 Smith Dr.,
Suite E,
> Cranberry Township, 16066; Green Tree Public Library,
10 W. Manilla
> Ave., Pittsburgh 15220, or St. Clair Hospital
Intermediate Care Unit,
> Nursing Department, 1000 Bower Hill Rd., Pittsburgh
15243.
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> —Peter Hart
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Dr. Michel J. Menou
Visiting Professor, SLAIS, University College bond, U.K.
Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information
Management
Adviser of Somos Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.o
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Member of the founding steering committee of
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net/
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Email: micheljmenou[at]gmail[dot]com
michel[dot]menou[at]orange[dot]fr
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