[MCN-L] IP SIG: Copyright Symposium, University of Maryland, May 29-30, 2008
- Original Message - From: Olga Francois ofranc...@umuc.edu Subject: Copyright Symposium, May 29-30, 2008 We are pleased to announce the... 8th Annual Symposium Copyright Monopoly: Playing the innovation game May 28-30, 2008 in Metro Washington, D.C. http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008/ Are you stuck on your next move? Join the Center for Intellectual Property, a trusted source of accessible professional development programming, and learn how to create a winning strategy for managing your creations and the use of third party copyrighted works. Sit down with noted scholars and practitioners exploring the relationship between the U.S. copyright monopoly, technological innovation and higher education institutions. Programming highlights include: Meet Some of the Players- James Boyle, Georgia Harper, Gigi Sohn, Patrick Ross, Lolly Gasaway, and many, many more! http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/speakers.shtml Honing Your Skills- Check out one of the intensive pre-conferences: Public Domain Fair Use or Copyright 101 http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/preconference.shtml The Hottest Game of the Season- Sign up for the new management track: Institute for Copyright Leadership Management (ICLM) http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/institute.shtml We urge you to check out the website for more information on this year's exciting events, including: Game Night, our Opening Night reception, focused roundtables the Re-mix Contest. TO register for the 2008 Symposium see http://tinyurl.com/ypg33b - - 2008 Institute for Copyright Leadership Management (ICLM) - - In addition to the full symposium agenda, the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) has partnered with the National Leadership Institute (NLI) to bring to you a unique program that promises to meet the needs of many institutions struggling to better manage the changes in copyright law. The goal of the Institute is to increase participants' capacity for change management and to lead copyright initiatives on their campuses. Register today to take advantage of the early bird rates. Please see the site for logistics ICLM Team Discounts! To join the ICLM Symposium cohort or register for the symposium: http://tinyurl.com/ypg33b -- Olga Francois, Assistant Director Center for Intellectual Property University of Maryland University College 3501 University Blvd. East, PGM3-780 Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 240-582-2803 Fax: 240-582-2961 http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008/
[MCN-L] Fw: Lessig for Congress!
News flash from another list: Cyber-hero and free culture advocate Larry Lessig is mulling a run for the open congressional seat formerly held by the late Rep. Tom Lantos. This is not a joke. California's 12th district, encompassing a good part of Silicon Valley, has a tech-centric population and would be the ideal place for a Lessig candidacy. To convince Prof. Lessig that support exists for his run, we are trying to sign up 1000 donors by the end of this week. You can contribute here: http://actblue.com/page/lessig (if he elects not to run, the donations go to Creative Commons, so it's a no-lose proposition). You can find more information here: www.draftlessig.org and here www.lessig08.org This is an extraordinary opportunity for our community to make its voice heard in Washington. Let's make it happen!
[MCN-L] Fwd: [DIGLIB] JPEG 2000 a great step forward for the archival community
Hi all, Perhaps of interest to MCN-L subscribers who haven't seen it elsewhere, this just out from the UK. A quick glance at the report (URL below) suggests that it offers a quite well-grounded and up-to-date synopsis of JPEG 2000's technical fit with institutional image repositories of many sorts (not solely preservation repositories in a strict DP sense). cheers, Rob __ Rob Lancefield (rlancefield [at] wesleyan.edu) Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459-0487 USA 860.685.2965 Vice President / President-Elect, Museum Computer Network (MCN) Original Message Subject: [DIGLIB] JPEG 2000 a great step forward for the archival community Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:14:18 +0100 From: Carol Jackson ca...@dpconline.org ***Apologies for Cross Postings*** JPEG 2000 a great step forward for the archival community The Digital Preservation Coalition has examined JPEG 2000 in a report published today. The report concludes that JPEG 2000 represents a great stride forward for the archival community. The format now allows for greater compression rates and a recompression rate that is visually lossless. The findings come as the Digital Preservation Coalition launch its latest ?Technology Watch Report? written by Dr. Robert Buckley, a Research Fellow with Xerox, ?JPEG 2000 ? a practical digital preservation standard??. The report looks in-depth at the new format and the challenges it has to cope with. JPEG 2000 is widely used to collect and distribute a variety of images from geospatial, medical imaging, digital cinema, and image repositories to networked images. Interest in JPEG 2000 is now growing in the archival and library sectors, as institutions look for more efficient formats to store the results of major digitisation programmes. The report is aimed at organisations involved in the management and storage of digital information. The in-depth report will help archives, libraries and other institutions make informed decisions about JPEG 2000 format and their future storage needs. JPEG 2000 can reduce storage requirements by an order of magnitude compared to an uncompressed TIFF file. Dr. Buckley says, ?This new format has come at a time of heightened awareness about the access to digital documents. Any format that can assist archives and libraries to do this is welcome.? The format will also enable users to open as much of the file as they need at that time. This means a viewer, for example, could open a gigapixel image almost instantly. This is achieved by retrieving a decompressed low?resolution display sized image from the JPEG 2000 codestream. Coupled with this, the users? ability to zoom, pan and rotate an image have been enhanced. Adrian Brown, head of digital preservation, The National Archives said: ?This is a very timely addition to the DPC's Technology Watch Report series as many organisations are themselves reviewing the JPEG2000 format. This concise, comprehensive and clear guide will be of interest to practitioners across the digital preservation community.? The report concludes that JPEG 2000 offers much more flexibility and features than JPEG, but at the cost of greater complexity. It is however a great stride forward, and of major significance for the information management community. To download a pdf of the report please go to: www.dpconline.org/graphics/reports/index.html#twr0801 http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/reports/index.html#twr0801 For further information please contact, Tim Matthews, tim.matthews at nationalarchives.gov.uk mailto:tim.matthews at nationalarchives.gov.uk, or 020 8392 5277. For further information on the DPC please contact, Frances Boyle, fb at dpconline.org mailto:fb at dpconline.org or 01904 435320. *_ _* *About The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)* The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) is a cross sectoral member organisation established in 2001 to foster joint action to address the urgent challenges of securing the preservation of digital resources in the UK and to work with others internationally Carol Jackson Administration and Events Manager Digital Preservation Coalition Innovation Centre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG e-mail: carol at dpconline.org mailto:carol at dpconline.org tel: +44 (0) 1904 435 362 https: www.dpconline.org http://www.dpconline.org *
[MCN-L] REVOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
ICOM cordially invites all members of the global museum community to participate in IMD on 18 May 2008 with activities in their museums based on our theme Museums as agents of social change and development and to join us at The Tech Museum of Innovation on SECOND LIFE for the first-ever International Museum Day celebration in the virtual world. For all activities, please see: http://icom.museum/ ICOM @ THE TECH @ SECOND LIFE 18 MAY 2008 24H/24 + info : http://icom.museum email : communication at icom.museum REVOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 18th MAY 2008 ICOM ensures that May 18th will be the largest-ever international gathering of museums. The International Council of Museums (ICOM), announces this year's theme for International Museum Day :Museums as Agents of Social Change and Development. For the first time since the celebration was created in 1977, ICOM is inviting museums to take action in museums around the globe both in the real world and in the virtual world. Alissandra Cummins, President of ICOM states: While traditionally museums are known for their collections, more and more museums are taking an active key role in exploring social issues with communities to contribute to their development. The educational and ethical function of the museum is to engage culturally diverse contemporary communities through exhibitions and workshops and their design. International Museum Day shows that it is possible to gather together in a new way to interpret the past in light of the present to shape a better future. In 2007, approximately 20,000 museums in more than 70 countries already participated in the 30th International Museum Day with activities, partnerships, and events connected to Museums Universal Heritage. This year, to better express changes in society and explore development, ICOM is inviting the world museum community in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, North America, Latin America, and Europe to create activities in their museums based on this theme and to gather in new ways to celebrate International Museum Day. See: http://icom.museum/imd.html The highlight of the suggested online activities on http://icom.museum is hosted by The Tech Museum of Innovation on 18 May in the replica of its Silicon Valley museum of technology on SECOND LIFE, the virtual 3-D platform created by Linden Lab. From real-world museums, museum professionals and the public will be able to communicate with colleagues, artists and residents in the virtual world. They will therefore be able to participate in the collective development of exhibits in The Tech in SECOND LIFE. Alissandra Cummins adds: The developing world has been suffering from the digital divide: on International Museum Day, we want to show how museums can help bridge that divide between two worlds through new creative interaction between museum professionals.
[MCN-L] REVOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
ICOM cordially invites all members of the global museum community to participate in IMD on 18 May 2008 with activities in their museums based on our theme Museums as agents of social change and development and to join us at The Tech Museum of Innovation on SECOND LIFE for the first-ever International Museum Day celebration in the virtual world. For all activities, please see: http://icom.museum/ ICOM @ THE TECH @ SECOND LIFE 18 MAY 2008 24H/24 + info : http://icom.museum email : communication at icom.museum REVOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 18th MAY 2008 ICOM ensures that May 18th will be the largest-ever international gathering of museums. The International Council of Museums (ICOM), announces this year's theme for International Museum Day :Museums as Agents of Social Change and Development. For the first time since the celebration was created in 1977, ICOM is inviting museums to take action in museums around the globe both in the real world and in the virtual world. Alissandra Cummins, President of ICOM states: While traditionally museums are known for their collections, more and more museums are taking an active key role in exploring social issues with communities to contribute to their development. The educational and ethical function of the museum is to engage culturally diverse contemporary communities through exhibitions and workshops and their design. International Museum Day shows that it is possible to gather together in a new way to interpret the past in light of the present to shape a better future. In 2007, approximately 20,000 museums in more than 70 countries already participated in the 30th International Museum Day with activities, partnerships, and events connected to Museums Universal Heritage. This year, to better express changes in society and explore development, ICOM is inviting the world museum community in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, North America, Latin America, and Europe to create activities in their museums based on this theme and to gather in new ways to celebrate International Museum Day. See: http://icom.museum/imd.html The highlight of the suggested online activities on http://icom.museum is hosted by The Tech Museum of Innovation on 18 May in the replica of its Silicon Valley museum of technology on SECOND LIFE, the virtual 3-D platform created by Linden Lab. From real-world museums, museum professionals and the public will be able to communicate with colleagues, artists and residents in the virtual world. They will therefore be able to participate in the collective development of exhibits in The Tech in SECOND LIFE. Alissandra Cummins adds: The developing world has been suffering from the digital divide: on International Museum Day, we want to show how museums can help bridge that divide between two worlds through new creative interaction between museum professionals.
[MCN-L] Fwd: IMAP Offers Two Intro to Preservation workshops this Spring
Something of potential interest to those working with media collections. Mary W. Elings Archivist for Digital Collections The Bancroft Library Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP) presents Introduction to Media Preservation Workshops Offered in Long Island City/Queens and the Bronx At PS1/MOMA - March 4, 2008 and the Bronx Museum - April 11, 2008 12:00 - 4:00 PM When videotape was introduced in 1956, the magnetic recording of a TV signal was a technological marvel. More than five decades (and 60 analog and digital formats) later, videotapes have recorded historic events, served as a means of artistic expression, and become priceless personal documents. Unfortunately, videotape has proven to be an unstable medium, and its recorded images will eventually require careful attention and well-planned action in order to survive. This half-day workshop will serve as an introduction to the issues and strategies necessary to tackle the challenges of videotape preservation. Designed to meet the needs of those with or without technical experience in video production, this workshop is geared to media makers and arts professionals, archivists, conservators, artists and other caretakers of media collections. The workshop will cover the following topics: * A brief overview of videotape's development and evolution * The basics of magnetic recording technology * Discussion of the many videotape formats that have been used over the years - both obsolete and current - and their strengths and weaknesses * The various factors causing videotape deterioration, and how they can be mitigated * How to assess the overall risks to a collection * Handling and inspection of individual videotapes * Prioritizing preservation work and developing a preservation plan * Best practices for storage * In-house reformatting vs. outsourcing * Pros and cons of DVDs * How to work with vendors doing your video transfer work * Digitization: how to determine file formats, codecs, compression, etc. Introduction to Media Preservation Workshops Instructor: Jeff Martin A graduate of New York University's MA program in Moving Image Preservation, Jeff Martin has been working with archival moving images for more than a decade, as a television producer, researcher, and archivist. He has taught workshops in media preservation in Chicago under the auspices of Midwest Media Archives Alliance and developed the content for IMAP's new online preservation resource guide ( http://www.eai.org/resourceguide/preservation). He is presently a Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, assessing their media collections. Two workshop locations: Tuesday, March 4 12- 4 p.m. PS 1/MOMA 46-01 21st Street (Enter through the 21st Street entrance, between 46th Ave. and 46th Drive, across from the post office) Long Island City Directions: www.ps1.org/ps1_site/content/view/14/47/ Friday, April 11 12- 4 p.m. The Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street Bronx Directions: http://www.bronxmuseum.org/info/directions.html Workshop fee: $50 $40 IMAP members $25 Students with valid ID (cash or check only) RSVP: Reservations required; space is limited. imap at imappreserve.org IMAP c/o EAI, 535 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011 These programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, with additional support from the New York State Council on the Arts.
[MCN-L] Fwd: [ARLIS-L] FW: ARLIS Denver Conference
In case any MCN members might be interested in attending, registration is open for the ARLIS/NA conference in Denver at http://arlisna-mw.lib.byu.edu/denver2008/. There is a terrific program with informative sessions, great exhibits, and special events including: ARLIS/NA invites you to A Big DAM Party! at the Denver Art Museum. Designed by Daniel Libeskind (who is best known for his work on the Jewish Museum in Berlin and his design for the World Trade Center site in New York), the Frederic C. Hamilton extension of the museum opened in fall 2006, sparking controversy locally and drawing visitors from across the nation and around the world. In addition, they are trying something new on the technology front that might be of interest: With the world of information and information-sharing in constant flux, we are all challenged to keep abreast of trends in library resources and technologies, so we can provide innovative services to our users. Share what you know and what you are doing to enhance your library's offerings. Virtual poster sessions will complement the real-time conference session, What's Hot and What's Not: Incoming and Outgoing Technologies and Services that takes place at the Conference Center on Sunday, May 4, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. http://arlisna-mw.lib.byu.edu/denver2008/program_sessions.htm Virtual poster sessions (url or ppt file) may describe an innovative library program, analyze a problem and its new and/or creative solution, and/or report research findings. To apply, email your proposal by February 15, 2008, to Joan Stahl, session moderator (jstahl at umd.edu). Your proposal must include: Your Name and Contact Information Title of Poster Session Abstract (200words or less) Bethany Sewell and Jason Aubin are developing a virtual poster site at http://arlisnamw.wordpress.com/virtual-poster-sessions/. This is currently a work in progress. Meanwhile, the guidelines that have been developed for the physical posters, many of which apply to the virtual posters, will be helpful and can be viewed at http://www.lib.umd.edu/Guests/arlis/postersession.html Best regards, Maureen Maureen A. Burns, Ed.D. Humanities Curator Visual Resources Collection 61 Humanities Instructional Building University of California Irvine, CA 92697-3375 949-824-8027 phone 949-824-4298 fax MABURNS at UCI.EDU
[MCN-L] Web count-down clock examples?
Hi, Do any of you use count-down clocks on your websites or know of websites that do? We are thinking about adding a count down feature to the homepage to promote the opening and closing of special exhibitions. We are looking for examples, so if you can pass any on, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. Christina DePaolo New Media Seattle Art Museum
[MCN-L] Web count-down clock examples?
Hi! I've put one on the front page of our fund raiser. I just used the Google widget. If you want to see how it looks you can see it at http://www.amuse-um.org. I put it at the top on the front page and at the bottom on the others. I've not had any problems with it, other then a general feeling of anxiety when we see how close the event is and how much we still have to do :P. Tracie Varnell Creative Discovery Museum Membership Manager, Graphics Manager, and Database Manager (423) 648-6060 -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Christina DePaolo Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:30 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Web count-down clock examples? Hi, Do any of you use count-down clocks on your websites or know of websites that do? We are thinking about adding a count down feature to the homepage to promote the opening and closing of special exhibitions. We are looking for examples, so if you can pass any on, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. Christina DePaolo New Media Seattle Art Museum ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
[MCN-L] Web count-down clock examples?
I use a countdown timeclock called Timeleft from Nestersofthttp://www.nestersoft.com/timeleft/ on my computer screen when i do classes, lectures, etc...and I know that it includes a variety of formats and features exportable to a websitefree trial for local use is available. There is also a website called timeleft.com which is just a pretty proforma sales referral portal but has some good links to clock software...that's where i found what i am using, len On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Christina DePaolo Christinad at seattleartmuseum.org wrote: Hi, Do any of you use count-down clocks on your websites or know of websites that do? We are thinking about adding a count down feature to the homepage to promote the opening and closing of special exhibitions. We are looking for examples, so if you can pass any on, I would really appreciate it. Thanks. Christina DePaolo New Media Seattle Art Museum ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l -- Leonard Steinbach Resident Scholar, Museum Programs New Media Consortium
[MCN-L] Copyright, New Media Law E-Commerce News
Once again, sharing my office e-letter on copyright news...enjoy! Lesley FROM THE OFFICES OF LESLEY ELLEN HARRIS Copyright, New Media Law E-Commerce News __ __ Vol. 12, No. 2, March 21, 2008 ISSN 1489-954X Contents: 1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions: U.K. Illegal Downloaders Could Lose Internet Access Australian Governments Use Creative Commons License Business Group Lobbies for Less Stringent Copyright Reform 2. Legal Cases: European Court Rules File Sharers Can Remain Anonymous Canadian Man Guilty of Posting Hate Material on Internet 3. Of Interest: MySpace Wants Online Music Service Random House to Sell Book Chapters Online Canadian Media Guild Criticizes Ottawa Citizen?s Freelance Contracts 4. Seminars and Publications: Copyright Education and Other Courses Certificate in Copyright Management __ __ Copyright, New Media E-Commerce News is distributed for free by the office of Lesley Ellen Harris. Information contained herein should not be relied upon or considered as legal advice. Copyright 2008 Lesley Ellen Harris. This e-letter may be forwarded, downloaded or reproduced in whole in any print or electronic format for non-commercial purposes provided that you cc: lehletter at copyrightlaws.com. This e-letter, from 1996 to the present, is archived with Library Archives Canada at: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/copyright/. __ __ 1. STUDIES, LEGISLATION AND CONVENTIONS: U.K. ILLEGAL DOWNLOADERS COULD LOSE INTERNET ACCESS ? Early drafts of a U.K. government consultation document include proposals that would require Internet Service Providers (?ISPs?) to take action over users who illegally download music and films. The government is emphasizing that they are in the early discussion stages, and that no policies have been made. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS USE CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE ? The Australian government will soon license its content using a Creative Commons license, which allows re-use of copyright-protected materials under certain circumstances. The Queensland government adopted Creative Commons licensing in January 2008. BUSINESS GROUP LOBBIES FOR LESS STRINGENT COPYRIGHT REFORM ? The Business Coalition for Balanced Copyright, a Canadian group of companies such as Google, Yahoo, and the Retail Council of Canada, is lobbying the Government of Canada for a ?balanced? copyright law. A much-discussed Canadian copyright reform bill has not yet been made public. The Business Coalition?s proposals include an expanded fair dealing provision, removal of the surcharge on recordable media such as CDs, and no liability for ISPs for the actions of their users. __ __ 2. LEGAL CASES: EUROPEAN COURT RULES FILE SHARERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS ? The European Court of Justice has ruled that ISPs cannot be compelled to disclose the identity of subscribers who download music and movies illegally. The Court held that ISPs only have to disclose personal data in criminal cases, not in civil copyright actions. CANADIAN MAN GUILTY OF POSTING HATE MATERIAL ON INTERNET ? A man in Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada, has been convicted of promoting hatred via his white supremacist Web site. Convictions for posting hate material on the Internet are rare: this is only the second conviction in British Columbia. __ __ 3. OF INTEREST: MYSPACE WANTS ONLINE MUSIC SERVICE ? Social Networking site MySpace is in talks with major record labels in an effort to develop an online music service. MySpace?s proposed venture would allow users to listen to music free of charge, as long as they do it on their own computers. RANDOM HOUSE TO SELL BOOK CHAPTERS ONLINE ? Random House is planning to sell book chapters online, as part of an experiment to test reader demand. Reports suggest that Random House will begin by selling individual chapters of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, for $2.99 each. HarperCollins, meanwhile, is experimenting with free downloads of books for a limited time, including the new title by Paolo Coelho. CANADIAN MEDIA GUILD CRITICIZES OTTAWA CITIZEN?S FREELANCE CONTRACTS ? The Canadian Media Guild has
