CIP Annual Symposium May 21-23 COPYRIGHT UTOPIA: Alternative Visions, Methods & Policies

["Jack Boeve" <JBoeve@xxxxxxxx>]

Join the Center for Intellectual Property, your peers and colleagues as
they convene for the Seventh Annual Symposium on copyright and
information use.

    COPYRIGHT UTOPIA: Alternative Visions, Methods & Policies
        May 21-23, 2007
    Marriott Inn & Conference Center
     www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium
       Adelphi, Maryland

What would copyright utopia look like? Do you envision an island
paradise surrounded by oceans of free content lapping at your feet? Is
every piece of data or content freely and fully available--no
restrictions, no fees, and no questions asked? Or is everything under
lock and key with access granted only to a privileged membership? Or do
you wish to live somewhere in between? As colleges and universities
continue to make decisions managing third party copyrighted works, let's
pause and ask difficult questions of our legal structure and human
needs. What methods and policies would best serve students, faculty,
publishers, and the academic enterprise?

Some confirmed speakers and panelists include:

* William Fisher, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law;
* Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation;
* Donna Ferullo, Purdue University;
* Kenneth Crews, Indian University Purdue University Indianapolis;
* Patricia Aufderheide, Center for Social Media;
* Heather Joseph, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition;
* Tracy Mitrano, Cornell University;
* Ann Bartow, University of South Carolina;
* Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge;
* Matt Skelton, Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S
Copyright Office;
* Elizabeth Winston, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of
Law;
* Miriam Nisbet, American Library Association;
* Denise Troll Covey, Carnegie Mellon University;
* Reed Stager, Digimarc Corporation;
* Mike Carroll, Villanova University School of Law;
* Brian Crawford, American Chemical Society Publications;
* Karen Coyle, Digital Libraries Consultant;
** And many more...

Visit www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium for registration details and specials
from our travel partners.
The CIP is one of the leading centers providing training and solutions
on the copyright issues that affect scholars and industry.
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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
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