[Asis-l] [CFP] Just 10 Days b/f Abstract/Proposal Due Date: Intellectual Property Protection for Multimedia Information Technology

[Hideyasu Sasaki]

Dear Colleagues:

Just 10 Days before the Abstract/Proposal Due Date!

The due date of chapter proposal is approaching for the book entitled as
"Intellectual Property Protection for Multimedia Information Technology".

Please let me know your tentative title with a short abstract (150-200 words) 
by the end of this month, when you may need some extension to complete 
your writing of substantive proposals (1000 -2000 words).

In addition, please disseminate this CFP to your friends and colleagues, also
posting at your affiliated listservers.

Sincerely yours,

Hideyasu Sasaki

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CALL FOR BOOK CHAPTERS

Chapter Proposal or Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2006
Chapter Complete Proposal Submission Deadline: May 31, 2006
(Full Chapter Submission Deadline: September 30, 2006)

Book Title: Intellectual Property Protection for Multimedia Information Technology
A book edited by Dr. Hideyasu Sasaki, Esq., Attorney-at-Law, U.S.A., Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Introduction:

Researchers and practitioners in multimedia information technology and, 
in particular, its institutional operations have acknowledged the significance 
of the intellectual property protection. Current issues in this area involve 
a variety of solutions which consist of both technical and legal solutions. 
No book has satisfied those interdisciplinary demands. We need a forum 
in which the leading professionals and researchers exchange their experiences 
and wisdom in this area. In this book project, we would like to invite 
the best researchers and practitioners with technical backgrounds or 
legal, policy, economics experiences, in order to enhance our ability to 
manage a variety of technical and institutional issues regarding intellectual 
property protection in the multimedia information age.

The Overall Objective of the Book:

Those persons in the fields of computer science, information science, 
information studies, etc., demand a reliable reference on the current and 
future trends of multimedia intellectual property protection from institutional 
aspects. The legal practitioners in public and private sectors, and those 
persons in the fields of economics and policy studies have been aware of 
a demand for an edited collection of articles which give concise insights 
from both technical and institutional perspectives. This book is designed 
to provide the researchers and practitioners with relevant theoretical 
frameworks and, latest technical and institutional solutions for multimedia 
intellectual property protection.

The Target Audience:

Professionals and researchers working in the both fields of information 
technology and legal and institutional practice in various disciplines, e.g. 
computer science, information technology, information and communication 
sciences, information management, library studies, law, business administration, 
management of technology, economics, sociology. Moreover, the book will 
provide executives in the IT industry with the reliable contacts who can 
offer the best advices and solutions.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

[Chapters on Law, Policy Studies, Economics, etc.]

-  Copyright Protection Surveys on Multimedia Information (including Image, 
    Video, Sounds and Music)
-  International Trends on IP Protection (including Chinese and Asian Trends)
-  Risk Management on Multimedia IP Protection
-  Licensing Schemes - Legal and/or Economic Analysis
-  Patent and Trade secret on Multimedia IP Protection
-  Education on the Ethics for IP Protection
-  E-Government Policy for IP Protection
-  Network Security and IP Protection

[Chapters on Technology]

-  Information Retrieval and Text Mining for Patent Search (including Multilingual Analysis)
-  Information Hiding for Copyright Protection - Watermarks, Steganography, etc.
-  File Sharing System and Copyright Infringement Detection - Peer-to-Peer 
    Technology, Grid Computing, etc.
-  File Management System for Copyright Management - Driverware, etc.
-  Database and Digital Library Protection
-  Process Management on Software Patent Application
-  Package Solutions for IP Protection

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit to 
hsasaki at alumni.uchicago.edu 
on or before April 30, 2006, a 2-5 double-spaced page (Min. 800 - Max. 2000 words) 
manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the 
proposed chapter including tentative table of contents. In the case of any difficulty on
proposal submission, you may submit a tentative title with a short abstract (150-200 words) 
by April 30, 2006, and should complete substantive chapter proposals by May 31st, 2006.

Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by June 1, 2006 about the status of their proposals 
and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters (Min. 4000 - Max. 8000 words) are 
expected to be submitted by September 30, 2006. All submitted chapters 
will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to 
be published by Idea Group Inc., www.idea-group.com, 
publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, 
IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document only) to:
Dr. Hideyasu Sasaki, Esq.
Attorney-at-Law admitted to Practice in New York, U.S.A.
Associate Professor, Department of Information Science and Engineering
Associate Professor, MOT Program (M.S./Ph.D.)
RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY
Tel.: +81 90 6325 6330 . Fax: +81 77 561 5298
E-mail: hsasaki at alumni.uchicago.edu
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