[Center for Intellectual Property] News Bulletin February 2012

["Delise DeFreitas" <ddefreitas@xxxxxxxx>]

B News & NotesNews Bulletin of the CIPB B 
B B February 2012B B B in this
issueB http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25864&eid=4336B B B B ::
Keynote SpeakerB Lawrence Lessig @ CIP 2012B 
ConferenceB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
 B B B B B B B B B  B B B :: 2012 CIP ConferenceB Exhibitor & Sponsorship
OpportunitiesB B B :: 2012 Spring Certification..Register Now!B B B ::
"J-Terms" & Short Courses 2012B B  B B B :: CIP Career CenterB B B :: What's
Happening at the CIP?B B B :: Institutional MembershipB B B :: In the
NewsB B B :: Membership Has its Benefits!
CIP 2012 Symposium      Adventures in Copyright: Navigating Your Way Through
Intellectual PropertyKeynote Speaker:
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25863&eid=4336, Director, Edward
J. 
SafraB Center for Ethics at Harvard University and IP Scholar
Professor Lessig, an author and international speaker on digital copyright
issues, is this year's keynote speaker. He will kick-off the 2012 conference
on Wednesday evening, June 6, 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Professor Lessig will also conduct a book signing at the event.B  His latest
release is Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress- and a Plan to Stop it.
Don't miss out on the 2012 conference. Seats are filling up fast. Register
today!     For 
more details
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25862&eid=4336http://cipcommunit
y.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25861&eid=4336
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B 
2012 CIP Conference Exhibitor & Sponsorship Opportunities!The 
Center for
Intellectual Property invites you to become a Sponor and/or Exhibitor at the
upcoming Biennial Symposium Adventures in Copyright: Navigating your way
through Intellectual Property in Baltimore, Maryland.B  Sponsors and
Exhibitors are two major sources for funding the conference and there are
different levels of sponsorship to choose from and available spaces to
exhibit.This exciting event will be held June 6-8, 2012 at the 
Baltimore
Convention Center located in Baltimore, MD, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore,
Maryland 21201. The conference is held on a Biennial basis and focuses on the
current issues and trends in the Intellectual Property world. This year the
featured Keynote Speaker will be Professor Lawrence Lessig and the conference
will also host a Career Fair on June 8, 2012Your willingness toB  become a
conference Sponsor or Exhibitor will help 
assure the success of the 2012 CIP
Conference.B  Please forward this information to any companies and/or
organizations that would be interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibiting at
this year's conference.
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25860&eid=4336for Exhibitor &
Sponsorship Information
Foundations
 in Copyright Management & LeadershipCopyright Management is
always changing. Don't get left behind.     Next Starting Date: March 19- May
11, 2012     Instructor:
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25859&eid=4336, J.D., Executive
Director of the CIP
The CIP Certificate in Copyright Management & Leadership aids in providing
participants wuth the expertise needed to manage business and education
changes influenced by the digital environment.
Certification begins with the core course: Foundations in Copyright Management
and Leadership.B  Participants in the Level One certificate program must also
take one elective workshop, included in the registration fee.
Certification is noncredit and includes lectures, supplemental readings, live
discussions, and specially invited guests who are experts or practitioners in
the field.B  Previous guest speakers have included:B  Peggy Hoon, J.D.,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte; CIP IP Scholar         Peter Jaszi,
J.D., Washington College of Law, American University         Laura Gasaway,
J.D., University of 
North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill
View detailed description, objectives and future dates
Fee: $1280 members/ $1600 non members (flexible online payment plans are
available.)
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25858&eid=4336B 
J Terms & Short Courses 2012...Still Time to Register!! At-A-Glance Schedule
for 2012 http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25857&eid=4336
Fair Use and Licensing (2-weeks) An examination of fair use and licensing.
Discussion covers various questions: What rights do users of creative works
have to use copyrighted material without permission or payment? How risky is
it to use those rights, and how can those risks be mitigated? What's at stake
in exercising and defending fair use and other balancing features of
copyright, 
and how does the balancing concept fit into the evolution and
current reality of copyright law and practice? Topics also include types of
licenses, management of licenses (including complex rights issues), new
standards, and best practices. Dates: June 18-29, 2012
Patents and Trademarks (4-week Short Course) An overview of patents,
trademarks, trade dress, and trade secrets. Topics 
include elements of
patentability and patentable subject matter. Discussion also covers the
differences between patents and trademarks, the patent prosecution process,
and trademarks and infringement cases. Case studies and case law involving
patent infringement are analyzed. Dates: July 9-August 3, 2012
International Copyright (2-weeks) A study of the influence of international
treaties and agreements (such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) on
domestic law. Topics include law issues, public domain, and authorship issues
in an international context. Dates: July 23-August 3, 2012
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25856&eid=4336What's Happening at
the CIP?On our Calendar of Educational Programming
    B B B B  *Note: Community Conversations are FREE for CIP
members!http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25855&eid=4336http://cip
community.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25854&eid=4336.
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25853&eid=4336Dates: March 19-May
11, 2012 (Register by March 12)
Instructor:http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25852&eid=4336,
Executive Director of the Center for Intellectual Property, University of
Maryland University
Collegehttp://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25851&eid=4336http://cipc
ommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25850&eid=4336     Wednesday, June 6 -
Friday, June 8, 2012 Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore,
MDhttp://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25849&eid=43362012 CIP Career
Fair     Career Fair @ the 2012 CIP Conference June 7-8, 2012 Baltimore
Convention Center (for conference registrants &
employers)http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25848&eid=43362012 June
Term     Monday, June 18 - Friday, June 29,
2012http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25847&eid=43362012 July Term
Monday, July 9 b Friday, August 3,
2012http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25846&eid=4336 Monday, July
23 b Friday, August 3,
2012http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25845&eid=4336http://cipcomm
unity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25844&suid=94b59795-13b6-4292-b25a-b135136fbc7
7&eid=4336
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25843&eid=4336http://cipcommunit
y.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25842&eid=4336New Location...


http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25841&eid=4336June 6-8, 2012
Baltimore      Convention Center     Baltimore, MDB 

Come see us at theThe Baltimore Convention
Center...http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25840&eid=4336B      And
while you are in "Charm City" you will be within walking distance of the Inner
Harbor, National Aquarium, Harborplace and Gallery Shopping centers, major
hotels, restaurants and other attractions.      All less than 10 miles
fromB Baltimore Washington International Airport
(BWI).http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25839&eid=4336     Join the
CIP Member Community      for the leading conference on Digital Copyright
since 2000! Institutional MembershipsProviding Clarification, Connection and
Certification!The CIP is always excited toB welcome educational institutions
to membership in the community.B  Institutional members include colleges and
universities, small and large, from coast to coast and in the heartland. Take
advantage of the benefits that come with membership such as Community
Conversations and discounts on CIP programming in addition to the upcoming
2012 CIP Conference!
Full List of http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25838&eid=4336B 
Visit our http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25837&eid=4336 to learn
how your institution can join and begin receiving the benefits of
institutional membership.     In the
News...http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25836&eid=4336By Ernesto,
TorrentFreak, February 10,
2012.http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25835&eid=4336Associated
Press, Wall Street Journal, FEBRUARY 14,
2012.http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25834&eid=4336Associated
Press, Wall Street Journal, FEBRUARY 14,
2012.http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25833&eid=4336Come to the
Career CenterPost a Job...Find a JobVisit the Center for Intellectual Property
Career 
Center within its Online Member Community to:Search the Community for
networking opportunities with business colleagues and mentors         Search
and locate members resumes         create and/or edit your Business WebCard,
Mentor Profile and/or Resume Profile         Search Job Postings by Category
and Location         Submit Job Postings to the Member Community
Members: Log in to view and to submit jobs.     
Non-Members: Join the CIP
Online Member Community today to use the Career Center (See all member levels)
Employers:
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25832&eid=4336.Membership has its
BenefitsYou need not be a CIP member to register for
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25831&eid=4336 or for the
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25830&eid=4336 program,B 
BUT...As a fullB member you will receive:Discounts on CIP educational
programming and CertificationDiscounts on CIP Consultation Services Community
Conversations -- freeB monthly members onlyB online chatsB          Copyright
Help Desk --B forum for general information and research assistance on
copyright questionsLegislative Alerts and Action Center -- legislative and
policy updates;B contactB Congress 
andB mediaFile Library --B collection of
resources, scholarship, and researchB from the CIP and community membersEye on
Copyright -- quarterly member newsletterNot a member?
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25829&eid=4336.B  You may also
http://cipcommunity.org/redirect.aspx?linkID=25828&eid=4336 to begin receiving
member discounts on these programs and to attend upcoming Community
Conversations.
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