Deadline for Online Copyright Workshop with Siva Vaidhyanathan

["Jack Boeve" <JBoeve@xxxxxxxx>]

Q. Are you looking for a "big picture" view for understanding copyright
law and its application in higher education?

Q. Do you need to enhance your knowledge of the conceptual framework
behind the practical copyright issues you face on a regular basis?

Q. Would you like to step behind the legal battles and economic
interests in order to think more about the cultural values that
influence how we think and talk about copyright?

Join the Center for Intellectual Property for a lively online workshop
with cultural historian and media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan. In a
clear, straightforward, engaging style, Dr. Vaidhyanathan will offer
insight to help untangle some of the intricate web of culture, law, and
technology. This asynchronous online workshop is an opportunity for both
the theorist and the practitioner of copyright law and policy to explore
some of the complex issues behind the management of copyrights on
campus.


	COPYRIGHT AND ACADEMIC CULTURE
	http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#copyright
	February 20 - March 3, 2006
   		Moderated by Siva Vaidhyanathan, Ph.D.
   		Assistant Professor of Culture and Communication at New
York University.

	Early registration--only $125--closes FEBRUARY 3.

GOALS FOR THE COURSE:

* Review the history of copyright law and how it has interacted with
culture;
* Discuss the digital revolution and how it impacts the academy;
* Consider the varying perspectives in the debate over ownership,
control, and access of material;
* Discuss the pros and cons of current copyright policy and its
application;
* Explore the conflict between the "anarchists" and the "oligarchs" in
their technological battle over control and access to the materials of
culture.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Siva Vaidhyanathan, a cultural historian and media scholar, is the
author of "Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property
and How it Threatens Creativity" (New York University Press, 2001) and
"The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash between Freedom and Control
is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System" (Basic Books, 2004).
Vaidhyanathan has written for many periodicals, including American
Scholar, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times Magazine,
MSNBC.COM, Salon.com, openDemocracy.net, and The Nation. After five
years as a professional journalist, Vaidhyanathan earned a Ph.D. in
American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught
at Wesleyan University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is
currently an assistant professor of Culture and Communication at New
York University.

REGISTRATION:
   Early registration--$125--closes FEBRUARY 3.
   Regular registration--$150--closes FEBRUARY 17.
   Reserve your space now at
https://nighthawk.umuc.edu/CIPReg.nsf/Application?OpenForm
   For additional information call 240-582-2965 or visit
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa

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  SIXTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
                JUNE 14-16, 2006
          UMUC INN & CONFERENCE CENTER
                 ADELPHI, MD

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Jack Boeve
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD 20783
T: 240.582.2965
F: 240.582.2961
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