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From: Joan K. Lippincott <joan@cni.org>
Subject: Symposium: Copyright at a Crossroads

[Please excuse the inevitable duplication of this notice.]

ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION

6th Annual Symposium on Intellectual Property
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium

Hosted by The Center for Intellectual Property at University of Maryland
University College
June 14-16, 2006
UMUC Inn and Conference Center Adelphi, MD

The debate over the mass digitization and global availability of
information has raged anew ever since late 2004 when Google publicly
launched its ambitious plans to digitize and index the massive library
collections of Harvard University, Stanford University, the University
of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and the New York Public Library.
Even as the Google Print Library Project has garnered the attention and
applause of millions of consumers and educators, it has drawn the
ire-and litigation-of the Authors Guild and the Association of American
Publishers.

Yahoo has likewise entered the fray with its own project to digitize and
make available for online searching millions of books from the
University of California, the University of Toronto, the National
Archives of England, and the European Archive. A joint effort with these
and several other archives and technology companies, the Open Content
Alliance hopes to avoid much of the controversy in which Google has been
embroiled by digitizing only works in the public domain unless copyright
holders give explicit permission otherwise.

> From the sidewalk to the library, from the cubicle to the boardroom, 
> and
the classroom to the courtroom, everyone has an interest and a stake in
how we as a society will answer the complex questions of copyright,
piracy, fair use, ownership, access, distribution, compensation, and
control that confront us every time we click our way along the
information superhighway.

* How will higher education morph in coming years-and how has it already
changed-as digital archives are built and expanded upon our campuses?
* What will be the parameters and responsibilities of scholarship as the
academy becomes ever more digital and digitized?
* How might our relationships to our disciplines, repositories of
knowledge, diverse media providers, and even each other alter as the
waves of digital content multiply, swell, and flow through the academy?

The symposium begins on June 14th with the keynote address, "The
Googlization of Culture." This special program features scholar and
author Siva Vaidhyanathan of New York University. The presentation will
be followed by a discussion involving industry experts:
* Alan Davidson, Google;
* Allan Adler, Association of American Publishers; and
* Jon Band, an attorney representing various library organizations and
interests.

The first day of the symposium additionally gives attendees the
opportunity to participate in one of two intensive pre-conference
seminars:

* Copyright 101 - Arnold Lutzker, Senior Partner, Lutzker, Lutzker &
Settlemyer, LLP
* E-Reserves Policy - Donna Ferullo, Director, University Copyright
Office, Purdue University

For detailed information our 6th Annual Symposium including the complete
schedule and registration information please click on the following
link: http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium.

We look forward to seeing you. Feel free to contact us should you have
any questions.

Thank you.

Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, Maryland 20783
Phone: 240.582.2803
cip@umuc.edu