Q. Are you looking for a "big picture" view for understanding copyright
law and its application in higher education?
Q. Do you need to enhance your knowledge of the conceptual framework behind the practical copyright issues you face on a regular basis?
Q. Would you like to step behind the legal battles and economic interests in order to think more about the cultural values that influence how we think and talk about copyright?
Join the Center for Intellectual Property for a lively online workshop with cultural historian and media scholar Siva Vaidhyanathan. In a clear, straightforward, engaging style, Dr. Vaidhyanathan will offer insight to help untangle some of the intricate web of culture, law, and technology. This asynchronous online workshop is an opportunity for both the theorist and the practitioner of copyright law and policy to explore some of the complex issues behind the management of copyrights on campus.
COPYRIGHT AND ACADEMIC CULTURE http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa/workshops.html#copyright February 20 - March 3, 2006 Moderated by Siva Vaidhyanathan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Culture and Communication at NewYork University.
Early registration--only $125--closes FEBRUARY 3.
GOALS FOR THE COURSE:
ABOUT THE MODERATOR Siva Vaidhyanathan, a cultural historian and media scholar, is the author of "Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity" (New York University Press, 2001) and "The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System" (Basic Books, 2004). Vaidhyanathan has written for many periodicals, including American Scholar, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times Magazine, MSNBC.COM, Salon.com, openDemocracy.net, and The Nation. After five years as a professional journalist, Vaidhyanathan earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is currently an assistant professor of Culture and Communication at New York University.
REGISTRATION:
Early registration--$125--closes FEBRUARY 3.
Regular registration--$150--closes FEBRUARY 17.
Reserve your space now at
https://nighthawk.umuc.edu/CIPReg.nsf/Application?OpenForm
For additional information call 240-582-2965 or visit http://www.umuc.edu/cip/ipa
!SAVE THE DATE! SIXTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JUNE 14-16, 2006 UMUC INN & CONFERENCE CENTER ADELPHI, MD **************************************************
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