(C) Workshop- Ripped from today's headlines

["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

The next online workshop is seemingly taken from today's headlines...

     DMCA, P2P Filesharing and Campus Responses
     http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/
     Online: November 5-16, 2007

	HEADLINES:
	- "Congress Again Tries to Force Colleges to Curb Student Music
and Video Piracy", October 10, 2007
	  http://chronicle.com/free/2007/10/311n.htm
	- An Open Letter to the University Community on Illegal File
Sharing: "...Effective Monday, October 8, the university will block use
of two peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs on its network",  Univ.
of Maryland, October 3, 2007
	  http://www.oit.umd.edu/News/Archive/2007/openletter1007.html
	- "Copyright Office chief: I'm a DMCA supporter", September 17,
2007
	  http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9779996-7.html

What's the status on your campus? Where does your campus stand on the
new legislative proposals and other DMCA related issues? What role can
you have in deciding and managing the challenges faced on campus? Join
attorney, copyright specialist, and author Arnie Lutzker and other
academic librarians, network administrators and managers as we explore
the "DMCA, P2P Filesharing and Campus Responses". This workshop will
consider new legal and policy developments related to peer-to-peer file
sharing, user-generated content, and Congressional evaluations of the
response of the higher education community to copyright infringing
activities.

***Early registration ends October 19

Moderator: Arnold Lutzker, J.D., Senior Partner, Lutzker & Lutzker LLP
Please see linked website for more details on his experience &
expertise- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/moderators.shtml#lutzker.

SIGN UP for the Workshop TODAY!
Early Bird Rates $150 each
http://tinyurl.com/29jg53 [Secured Server]

And be sure to join Arnie & copyright attorney Georgia Harper on the
(c)ollectanea Blog- October 15th!  at
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/

Online Workshop FAQ- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/faq.shtml
Complete 2007-2008 Workshop Series see- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/
--
Olga Francois, Assistant Director
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd. East, PGM3-780
Adelphi, MD 20783
ofrancois@xxxxxxxx