[Asis-l] Copyright Workshop- Back by popular demand!

[Olga Francois]

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
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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 at umuc.edu