DRM TECHNOLOGIES & Higher Education: an online workshop

["Marvin Stewart" <MDStewart@xxxxxxxx>]

Attached is a special announcement from The Center for Intellectual
Property at the University of Maryland University College regarding our
annual symposium! We would greatly appreciate your posting the message
below to your listserv or promoting this opportunity within your
networks. Thank you.

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DRM TECHNOLOGIES & Higher Education: an online workshop



Are you interested in learning more about digital rights management
(DRM) technologies?  Would you like to learn more about the current
state-of-the-art in DRM and its applicability to your campus?  Do you
have concerns and questions about personal media, your students and your
liability? What is the future of DRM?  What about open standards? Do
they offer a future for the marketplace?  These and other questions will
be reviewed, discussed and considered in the upcoming workshop:



DIGITIAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) TECHNOLOGIES

January 22 - February 2, 2007

http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/



Moderators:

Bill Rosenblatt, M.S., Founder, GiantSteps Media Technology Strategies

Kimberly Kelley, M.L.S, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Dean, Academic Resources
and Services, University of Maryland University College;



This workshop is part II of the first DRM workshop held in February,
2006. At the same time, this workshop is standalone; the previous
workshop is not a pre-requisite. Join the Center for Intellectual
Property as we continue the discussion of DRM technologies and how they
impact higher education.

Workshop participants will:

*	Review DRM technologies.  - definitions, how it works, and the
technology components
*	Examine the use of specific DRM technologies by institutions as
well as by the owners, publishers, and providers of digital content-and
some of the current technologies deployed (e.g., Apple FairPlay;
Microsoft Windows Media DRM);
*	Examine DRM and copyright law including the special case of
libraries (Section 108 of the Copyright Act);
*	Gain clarity on fact versus fiction in the realm of personal
media and campus life, including P2P file sharing and the TEACH Act for
distance learning;
*	Examine the future of DRM including law, policy, open standards
and cross-industry collaboration
*	Share experiences with DRM!

Please see the web site for detailed course objectives:

http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#copyright_education



SIGN UP TODAY!

Early Bird Rates $125   !!!Early Registration Ends January 6, 2007!!!

Regular Rate:  $150

https://nighthawk.umuc.edu/CIPReg.nsf/Application?OpenForm



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Marvin Stewart

Event Specialist

Center for Intellectual Property

University of Maryland University College

3501 University Boulevard East

Adelphi, MD 20783

T: 240.582.2966

F: 240.582.2961

mdstewart@xxxxxxxx