[digital-copyright] Summer 2012 Copyright Elective Workshops Now Available: Register Today

[Camille Walker <camille.walker@xxxxxxxx>]

*The Foundations in Copyright Management and
Leadership<http://cipcommunity.org/s/1039/index.aspx?sid=1039&gid=1&pgid=716>
* course helps participants develop the expertise needed to manage business
and education changes influenced by the digital environment.


Get on the path to *IP MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION* to help boost your career!



The following *Elective Workshops* (J Term courses offered in January, June
and July) may be taken individually, outside of the certification program.
Separate tuition fees apply. All workshops are offered online.**

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*June 2012*

*CIPC 603 -- Fair Use and Licensing (2-week elective)* 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? Whats 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.

*Date: *June 18-29, 2012*  *

*Register<http://cipcommunity.org/s/1039/index.aspx?sid=1039&gid=1&pgid=759&c
id=3782&ecid=3782&crid=0&calpgid=303&calcid=807>
*by June 11*           *

*Instructor: *Brandon Butler, J.D., Director of Public Policy Initiatives,
Association of Research Libraries

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*July  2012*

*CIPC 604 -- Patents and Trademarks (4-week elective) *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.

*Date: *July 9-August 3, 2012*    *

*Register<http://cipcommunity.org/s/1039/index.aspx?sid=1039&gid=1&pgid=759&c
id=3782&ecid=3782&crid=0&calpgid=303&calcid=807>
*by* *July 2

*Instructor:* Bryant Young, J.D., Principal/Owner and Managing Member of
B.L. Young Law, LLC



*CIPC 605 -- International Copyright (2-week elective) *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.

*Date:* July 23-August 3, 2012

*Register<http://cipcommunity.org/s/1039/index.aspx?sid=1039&gid=1&pgid=759&c
id=3782&ecid=3782&crid=0&calpgid=303&calcid=807>
*by July 16* *

*Instructor: *Rashmi Rangnath, L.L.B., L.L.M., Director, Global Knowledge
Initiative, and Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge**



*Interested in more in-depth copyright education? The next foundations
course will be: *

* *

*Foundations in Copyright Management and Leadership*

*COPY 600 -- Foundations in Copyright Management and Leadership**
*(8-week required course)

Details &
Registration<http://cipcommunity.org/s/1039/index.aspx?sid=1039&gid=1&pgid=71
6>

*Dates:* September 24-November 16, 2012

Register by September 17

*Instructor:* Kimberly Bonner, J.D.



*Register
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*!



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Camille Walker

Assistant Director of Development and Outreach

Center For Intellectual Property

University of Maryland University College

(240) 684-2964 office

(240) 684-2961 fax

CWalker@xxxxxxxx