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

[Caryn Anderson]

*******REGISTRATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, 8 DECEMBER!!*******

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

Freedom vs. Control:
Rights Management in the Digital Age

Wednesday, 15 December 2004

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:

Jonathan Zittrain
Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, Harvard University
"The Laws of Cyberspace: How to Protect and Serve"

Wendy Seltzer
Staff Attorney for Electronic Frontier Foundation
"The Rights Roller Coaster: Views of the Digital Landscape"

Siva Vaidhyanathan
Professor, Culture and Communication, New York University
"Anarchy Built the Internet: the Battle over our Information
Ecosystems"

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

Roundtable discussion with all speakers

See Program Schedule:
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/neasis/pc/programs/20041215-schedule.html

Questions about the program? Email: Beatrice Pulliam,
bpulliam at providence.edu 

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

Questions about registration? Email: Caryn Anderson,
CarynLAnderson at yahoo.com

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Caryn L. Anderson 
P.O. Box 788 
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130  USA 
1.617.971.9747 
CarynLAnderson at yahoo.com

Chair, Student Chapter, American Society for Information Science and Technology 
Masters Candidate, Library and Information Science, Simmons College
Research Asst./Consultant, Open Video Library Toolkit, Simmons College 
Associate, Lee Mizell Consulting (http://www.leemizell.com)





		
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