Monopoly

Playing the Innovation Game

May 28-30, 2008
University of Maryland University College
Inn and Conference Center
Adelphi, MD

The three-day symposium held May 28-30, 2008, explored the relationship between the U.S. copyright monopoly, technological innovation and higher education institutions. The program focused on the tension and high-stakes conflict between copyright law and culture occasioned by two facts: 1) the default rules in U.S. copyright law encourage exclusive ownership and create a limited monopoly; and 2) today's technological and cultural landscape encourages sharing and collaboration. Speakers and participants probed such questions as: Where do higher education interests reside? We discussed these issues in the context of: The Development of User Generated Content; Mass Digitization Projects; The Transformation of "Authorship"; and the Use of Wikis, Blogs and other Technologies in the Development of Scholarship.

For the first time ever, and in keeping with the theme of this year's program, the symposium was also streamed world of Second Life!  Avatars from across the U.S. and abroad participated in the keynote and panelist sessions, as well as in the roundtable discussions.  Participants in both Second Life and face-to-face all enjoyed and benefited from the connections between the two worlds.  (You may view photos from the event here.)  For the fourth year, the symposium was also presented as a live webcast, which was very well received by viewers nationwide.

This year, the symposium also added a new program offering: The Institute for Copyright Leadership and Management (ICLM). The Institute, offered in cooperation with the National Leadership Institute (NLI), was designed to help individuals or teams develop basic skills for effective leadership in copyright management while participants focused on influencing skills and building strategic institutional partnerships and bridges. The goal of the ICLM was to increase participants’ capacity for change management related to technology, culture, and copyright and to lead copyright initiatives on their campuses.

DAY ONE
The morning began with a pre-conference seminar on change management for participants in the CIP's new program offering, the Institute for Copyright Leadership and Management (ICLM). The afternoon offered an opportunity to participate in one of two intensive pre-conference seminars: "Copyright 101" or "The Public Domain and Fair Use." The evening featured a keynote address by James Boyle, Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law, and Co-Founder, Center for the Study of the Public Domain—"Copyright 2.0?: Reimagining Copyright in a World of User Generated Content."

DAY TWO
The agenda framed some of the pertinent issues and included a keynote address by Georgia Harper, Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at Austin Libraries, on the topic "The Economics of Copyright and the Impact on Academia: Mass Digitization and the Copyright Law, Policy and Practice." Her keynote was followed by a response panel and lively discussions on such topics as "Authorship: Changing Cultural Definitions and the Impact on Copyright and Scholarship" and "P2P, Virtual Worlds, Wikis, Blogs, Vlogs, etc.: Are These Technologies Dismantling Copyright?" During lunch, Gigi Sohn, President and Co-Founder of Public Knowledge, spoke about advocacy for consumer rights.

Roundtable Discussion Proceedings:
Full Results (all topics & questions) (PDF)
Summary: Collected Standards of Practice (all topics) (PDF)
(see below for individual topics)



DAY THREE
The agenda continued with a panel discussing the current legislative landscape, after which all participants had the opportunity to engage in highly interactive roundtable discussions focused on possible strategies and best practices for handling copyright issues at their institutions and organizations. Georgia Harper also provided a summary "wrap up" of symposium highlights. The ICLM participants concluded their time with a post-conference seminar on goal setting.

KEYNOTE
Copyright 2.0?: Reimagining Copyright in a World of User Generated Content James Boyle, Duke University School of Law; Center for the Study of the Public Domain

KEYNOTE
The Economics of Copyright and the Impact on Academia: Mass Digitization and the Copyright Law, Policy and Practice (PPT / Paper) Georgia Harper, University of Texas at Austing Libraries

PANEL 1
Keynote Response Panel: Moderator: Paul Jaeger, Center for Information Policy and Electronic Government & College of Information Studies, University of Maryland Panelists:

  • William Carney, Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (PPT)
  • Jon Orwant, Google, Inc.
  • Patrick Ross, Copyright Alliance

PANEL 2
Authorship: Changing Cultural Definitions and the Impact on Copyright and Scholarship Moderator: Karla Hahn, Association for Research Libraries Panelists:

  • Kenneth Hamma, J. Paul Getty Trust (PPT / Notes)
  • Michael Neuman, Georgetown University (PPT)
  • Stuart Shieber, Harvard University (PPT)

PANEL 3
Peer to Peer, Virtual Worlds, Wikis, Blogs, Vloga, etc.: Are These Technologies Dismantling Copyright? Moderator: Lateef Mtima, Institute for Intellectual Property & Social Justice, Howard University School of Law Panelists:

  • Patricia Aufderheide, American University (Report)
  • Laurence Johnson, New Media Consortium (Report)
  • Mary Madden, Pew Internet & American Life Project (Report)

PANEL 4
Legislative Issues Moderator: Kimberly Bonner, University of Maryland University College Panelists:

  • Jonathan Band, Jonathan Band, PLLC
  • Oliver Metzger, U.S. Copyright Office (PPT)
  • Robert Samors, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ONE
Moderators: Georgia Harper, University of Texas at Austin Libraries & Carrie Russell, American Library Association Table Facilitators:
Face-to-face—Paul Jaeger, University of Maryland; & Carrie Russell
Second Life—Kathleen Puckett, UMUC; & Ariel Deiaco-Lohr, Justin Grimes, Shannon Simmons, and Sara Smith, all of the University of Maryland, College of Information Studies Topics:

Roundtable Discussion Proceedings:

Full Results (all topics & questions) (PDF)

Summary: Collected Standards of Practice (all topics) (PDF)

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TWO
Moderators: Georgia Harper, University of Texas at Austin Libraries & Carrie Russell, American Library Association Table Facilitators:
Face-to-face—Julia Blixrud, Association of Research Libraries; & Mariann Burright, University of Maryland Libraries
Second Life—Kathleen Puckett, UMUC; & Ariel Deiaco-Lohr, Justin Grimes, Shannon Simmons, and Sara Smith, all of the University of Maryland, College of Information Studies Topics:

SYMPOSIUM WRAP-UP
Georgia Harper, University of Texas at Austing Libraries (PPT)