October Copyright Workshop with Siva Vaidhyanathan

["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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     Copyright and Academic Culture:
       New Issues and Developments
       http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/
       Online: October 1-12, 2007

Early registration ends September 21st! If you can't register by then,
call to reserve your place today 1-800-283-6832, ext. 2965! Join the CIP
for the first of four (4) engaging online workshops this fall & spring!
This asynchronous online workshop series has proven to be of interest to
faculty, librarians, distance educators, instructional designers,
curriculum specialists, and information professionals.

Moderator: Siva Vaidhyanathan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Media
Studies and Law, University of Virginia

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? In a clear, straightforward, engaging
style, cultural historian and media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan will
offer insight to help untangle some of the intricate web of culture,
law, and technology. This 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.

Goals for the course:
	* Review the purpose, role, and scope of copyright and its
relation to academic culture;
	* Consider some of the problems, challenges, changes, and
opportunities facing academia;
	* Examine the relationship of the academy to copyright via the
Google Library and consider important questions for both libraries and
Google;
	* Explore the current controversy surrounding e-reserves as an
example of copyright and academic culture in conflict;
	* Examine the evolving relationship between the publishing
industry and libraries.

SIGN UP TODAY!
Early Bird Rates $150 each
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Online Workshop FAQ- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/faq.shtml
Complete 2007-2008 Workshop Series see- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/
For more on the Center for Intellectual Property's resources & services
please see our homepage-  http://www.umuc.edu/cip/
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Olga Francois, Assistant Director
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd. East, PGM3-780
Adelphi, MD 20783
ofrancois@xxxxxxxx