Copyright Workshop- Back by popular demand!

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

Greetings,

This will be the second in a solid line-up of online workshops 
addressing the legal & ethical use of information in higher 
education. Please join us for a workshop so well received we 
decided to offer it again:

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

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.

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

Goals for the course:

 	* Develop a common vocabulary of copyright terms and 
explore concepts relating the common carriers, service providers 
and educational institutions, including the rights, limitations, 
liabilities of the copyright system;

 	* Gain insight to the larger context of the DMCA, 
including the interests of the library and educational 
communities in the DMCA debate and the history and compromise 
behind the legislative resolutions;

 	* Discuss the Online Service Provider Limitation on 
Liability (Section 512 of the Copyright Act) and explore some of 
the dilemmas posed when educators try to respect the freedoms so 
essential to academia;

 	* Examine where the law has gone in the years since the 
DMCA's inception, including battles over access to subscriber 
information, responsibility of institutions to take down web 
pages that are responsible for copyright infringements, and 
consider the impact of peer-to-peer software on the copyright 
DMCA system, and whether the law is a "safe harbor" for educators 
or a turbulent sea;

 	* Explore and critique model policies and practices for 
institutions and staff, and delve into legislative developments 
and efforts of policy makers to fix problems in the system.

 	* Develop a shared appreciation for legal, technical, 
even social systems that impact the copyright process, with the 
goal of becoming more effective participants in the process;

 	* Examine Congressional responses to P2P filesharing to 
determine if colleges are carrying greater burdens as ISPs.

SIGN UP TODAY!

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

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/


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