Copyright and Academic Culture: New Issues and Developments

["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@umuc.edu>]

Colleagues,

Please join the CIP for the first of our four (4) engaging online 
workshops!

       Copyright and Academic Culture:
         New Issues and Developments
   http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/index.shtml

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

Where - Online
When - October 1-12, 2007  (early registration ends September 21)

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.

* Register- http://tinyurl.com/29jg53

Other titles in the 2007-2008 Workshop Series include:
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DMCA, P2P Filesharing and Campus Responses
Dates: November 5-16, 2007 (early registration by October 19)
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Integrating Access to Digital Course Materials: Blackboard/WebCT,
Coursepacks, e-Reserves, Licensed Materials, e-Books, Open Access...What
Will They Think of Next?
Dates: January 28 - February 8, 2008 (early registration by January 11)
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Building a Community that Values Academic Integrity
Dates: February 25 - March 7, 2008 (early registration by February 8 )

Workshop Descriptions & Goals-
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.shtml
Moderator Bios- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/moderators.shtml
FAQ- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/faq.shtml

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

For more on the Center for Intellectual Property's resources & services
please see our homepage at- http://www.umuc.edu/cip/

Olga Francois, Assistant Director
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd. East, PGM3-780
Adelphi, MD 20783
Phone: 240-582-2803
ofrancois@umuc.edu