[Sigia-l] Freedom vs. Control: Rights Management in the Digital Age

[Caryn Anderson]

Please excuse cross postings.

REGISTRATION FORM IS LIVE!
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/neasis/pc/programs/20041215.html
    
************A new NEASIS&T Event*********

Freedom vs. Control: Rights Management in the Digital Age

Wednesday, 15 December 2004, 9am-4pm

MIT Building/Room 34-101, 50 Vassar Street 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

    Chilling effects, electronic frontiers, anarchist librarians, free
software, creative commons, civil liberties, the DMCA, and the
mysterious fog of licensing, copyright, and liability - all packed into
a single day dedicated to exploring the epic battle over rights in the
digital environment.

    The latest in an award-winning series of timely and engaging
conferences for information leaders and practitioners, this NEASIS&T
professional gathering promises to generate deeper understanding,
thought-provoking ideas, and lively debate. Technology, law, society
and custom weave a tangled web of challenges and opportunities in the
modern age - forcing us to actively and continuously evaluate our needs
for both freedom and control of intellectual property. Join your
colleagues and four dynamic speakers from the forefront of 21st century
information leadership for a day of fascinating conversations designed
to illuminate the shadowy netherworld of rights management.

    Program includes individual sessions and panel discussions with:

    Hal Abelson 
    Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT 
    Founding Director, Creative Commons

    Wendy Seltzer 
    Staff Attorney for Electronic Frontier Foundation

    Jonathan Zittrain 
    Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, Harvard
University 
    Co-Director, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law
School

    Siva Vaidhyanathan 
    Professor, Culture and Communication, New York University 

Links to information about the speakers available from the Registration
Page:

http://www.asis.org/Chapters/neasis/pc/programs/20041215.html

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Caryn L. Anderson 
CarynLAnderson at yahoo.com

Associate with Lee Mizell Consulting (http://www.leemizell.com)  
Researcher/Analyst/Writer (Nonprofit, Public Policy, Academic) 
Masters Candidate, Library and Information Science, Simmons College


		
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