8th Annual Symposium
Copyright Monopoly: Playing the innovation game
May 28-30, 2008
in Metro Washington, D.C.
http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008/
Since 2001, the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) has provided
premier conferences focusing on the intersection of copyright,
technological innovation, and higher education. In its Eighth Annual
Symposium, the CIP continues its tradition of convening a rich
conversation on copyright policy that includes voices from higher
education, business and industry, law, policy, government, and nonprofit
sectors, and that also spans the spectrum of opinion and perspective.
Join the CIP May 28-30 to hear and interact with--all in one place--
these outstanding scholars and practitioners of copyright in the digital
arena.
>From Higher Education:
* James Boyle (Duke University School of Law and the Center for the
Study of the Public Domain) [Keynote];
* Georgia Harper (University of Texas at Austin Libraries) [Keynote];
* Laura Gasaway (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)
[Pre-Conference];
* ...and others.
>From the Non-Profit and Policy Sectors:
* Gigi Sohn (Public Knowledge) [Keynote];
* Julia Blixrud (Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition);
* William Carney (Online Computer Library Center);
* Karla Hahn (Association for Research Libraries);
* ...plus many more.
>From Business, Industry, and Government:
* Arnold Lutzker (Lutzker & Lutzker, LLP) [Pre-Conference];
* Drew Zuretti (Copyright Clearance Center) [Pre-Conference];
* Oliver Metzger (U.S. Copyright Office);
* Jon Orwant (Google, Inc.).
For all the details on the 2008 symposium, see
http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008, or you can register today by visiting
http://tinyurl.com/ypg33b.
This three-day symposium includes keynote addresses, pre-conference
seminars, panel presentations, roundtable discussions, as well as
multiple opportunities for networking with professionals from across the
country.
And because the CIP is a higher education nonprofit organization, we
understand the need for reasonably priced programming, and we are
committed each year to providing hundreds of conferees the opportunity
to engage with valuable content at an exceptionally affordable price.
Again, full details may be found at http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008, and
registration is available at 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/
