[Asis-l] The Shrinking Public Domain: an Online Workshop

[Olga Francois]

The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland
University College is interested in advertising this non-profit workshop
series among interested educators and administrators.  Could you please
post the message below to your listserve?
-----------------------------------------------------------------

[Please excuse the inevitable duplication of this notice.]
ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION

The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland
University College is hosting an asynchronous online workshop series
that is of interest to faculty, university counsel, librarians,
instructional design and information professionals. The first workshop
offered this year is titled The Shrinking Public Domain.

The Shrinking Public Domain
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002
September 16- October 4, 2002
Moderated by Laura (Lolly) Gasaway, Esq
Director, Law Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

There is considerable concern among academics and copyright scholars
that the public domain is being treated as a commodity, thereby
resulting in the loss of access to users and others who appreciate great
scholarly, literary, musical and audiovisual works. This workshop will
explore this complex issue particularly as it relates to the use of
digital information in the teaching and learning enterprise.

Goals for the course:
     *Develop an understanding and appreciation for the public domain. 
     *Learn how to determine whether a work is in the public domain. 
     *Explore the relationship between the public domain and academic
pursuits. 
     *Explore why the public domain is shrinking. 
     *Identify strategies for changing the trend. 
     *Consider alternatives to the public domain.

The online workshops will each last approximately three weeks, providing
the participants with an in-depth understanding of core intellectual
property issues facing higher education. They will include course
readings, chats and online discussions. Participants will receive daily
response and feedback from the workshop moderators. Please visit the web
site for all course objectives:
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002/workshops.html

Register early since space is limited.  Early Registration is $125 each,
Regular $150 each, Two workshops $225, Three workshops is only $300! A
significant discount is given for full time graduate students until
places are filled; please consult the website for details. To register
online- http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002
For additional information call 301-985-7777 or visit our web site at
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002

-Olga Francois
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/