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STATE AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
Center for Intellectual Property
Online Workshops
The Center for Intellectual Property at the University of Maryland University College is hosting an asynchronous online workshop series that is of interest to faculty, university counsel, librarians, instructional design and information professionals. The first workshop offered this year is titled The Shrinking Public Domain.
The Shrinking Public Domain
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002
September 16- October 4, 2002
Moderated by Laura (Lolly) Gasaway, Esq
Director, Law Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
There is considerable concern among academics and copyright
scholars that the public domain is being treated as a commodity, thereby resulting
in the loss of access to users and others who appreciate great scholarly, literary,
musical and audiovisual works. This workshop will explore this complex issue
particularly as it relates to the use of digital information in the teaching
and learning enterprise.
Goals for the course:
Develop an understanding and appreciation for the public domain.
- Learn how to determine whether a work is in the public domain.
- Explore the relationship between the public domain and academic pursuits.
- Explore why the public domain is shrinking.
- Identify strategies for changing the trend.
- Consider alternatives to the public domain.
The online workshops will each last approximately three weeks, providing the participants with an in-depth understanding of core intellectual property issues facing higher education. They will include course readings, chats and online discussions. Participants will receive daily response and feedback from the workshop moderators. Please visit the web site for all course objectives: http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002/workshops.html
Register early since space is limited. Early Registration is $125 each,
Regular $150 each, Two workshops $225, Three workshops is only $300! A significant discount is given for full time graduate students until places are filled; please consult the website for details. To register online- http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002 For additional information call 301-985-7777 or visit our web site at http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/ipa2002
Olga Francois
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/