Intellectual Property in Academia 2009-2010

Workshop Descriptions

• Copyright Education Programs: Teaching the Ethical and Legal Use of Information


• Licensing Digital Course Materials


• Institutional Copyright Policies


• Google Print in Depth


• P2P File-sharing on Campus: Legal Controversies and Emerging Solutions


• Be sure also to check out Foundations in Copyright Management and Leadership—The foundational course for the CIP's Certification Program in Copyright Leadership in Higher Education at UMUC.

Copyright Education Programs: Teaching the Ethical and Legal Use of Information

Dates: September 14-25, 2009 (Register by September 7)
Instructors: Olga Francois, M.L.I.S., Assistant Director of the Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College; Tomas Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's School of Information Studies
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The introduction and application of information literacy curriculum and the quickened pace in legislative changes to the U.S. copyright law, has highlighted the need for faculty and students to broaden their knowledge of how information is produced and consumed inside and outside of the academy. Copyright sits squarely in the center of this academic enterprise: from teaching and the course materials purchased, licensed, or borrowed; to the ownership and authorship of faculty research, etc. Who has the responsibility of teaching this broader understanding of copyright issues? What do instructors need to know about copyright for their own scholarship and publications? What do they need to know to direct the work product of their students? What do students need to know to become responsible researchers, creators, and authors?

Goals for the workshop:

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the purpose and legal basis for copyright education in higher education;
2. Look at challenges in establishing effective copyright education programs;
3. Consider some of the technical and logistical aspects of developing a copyright education program;
4. Review various guidelines for the use of copyrighted materials and when it is most appropriate to advocate the use of these guidelines;
5. Explore some of the elements and steps necessary for developing copyright policies;
6. Consider the unique issues that arise when teaching about the use of multimedia, audio and video;
7. Discuss how to develop copyright presentations and workshops for your campus;
8. Explore how to assess for success in your copyright literacy program.

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Licensing Digital Course Materials

Dates: November 9-20, 2009 (Register by November 2)
Instructor: Peggy Hoon, J.D., Special Assistant to the Provost for Copyright Administration, North Carolina State University
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Welcome to the world of library licensing! Join your colleagues for this online workshop, presented in four modules, in which you will learn the basics of licensing law, ways to manage the many licenses you handle, and desirable and undesirable license terms. If you answer "yes" to one or more of the following questions, then this workshop will help you navigate the complexities of licensing.

• Do your faculty and students require immediate 24/7 desktop access to your library's electronic journals and databases?
• Do the hundreds of different vendor licenses that accompany these resources leave you mystified and occasionally paralyzed with confusion?
• Are you unsure of your rights and responsibilities, including the meaning and appropriateness of the terms, during license negotiation and interpretation?
• Are you uncertain about which terms you are and are not allowed to agree to by your institution?

Goals for the workshop:

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Apply library licensing principles to identify and develop your own library's licensing objectives
2. Acquire a working knowledge of commonly encountered licensing terms and be able to:
   1. Identify acceptable and unacceptable license terms
   2. Assess risk associated with less optimal license terms
   3. Modify undesirable license terms
3. Develop tools to streamline the licensing process and implement license terms
4. Understand how licensing relates to copyright and fair use

Institutional Copyright Policies

Dates: January 14-29, 2010 (Register by January 4)
Moderator: Steven McDonald, J.D., General Counsel, Rhode Island School of Design
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Join attorney Steve McDonald as he helps you explore the often-complex intersection between the worlds of copyright policy and academia. McDonald will discuss and help you evaluate whether an institution needs to develop a copyright policy, as well as how to answer some of the many questions that flow from the process of doing so within the arena of higher education. Who owns the work? And who can do what with the work? Is cyberspace a separate jurisdiction with a different set of rules than the physical world? Does the institution need a new policy and resource, or is a current policy sufficient and applicable—or adaptable—to the technologies, opportunities, and demands of academic life, both online and offline, in the digital era?

A fellow and past member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, McDonald speaks from his nearly 20 years of experience in cyberspace legal issues and has a unique vantage point on copyright issues in the context of artwork due to his role as general counsel at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design.

Goals for the course:

In this course, participants will:

1. Gain a practical understanding of basic copyright principles as they apply in and to higher education generally;
2. Learn how to evaluate institutional copyright policies and discuss the development and modification of those policies;
3. Understand the policies and technical steps your institution will need to implement in order to take full advantage of the opportunities that copyright law allows;
4. Gain a greater understanding of Internet law and policy;
5. Be encouraged to think about how copyright policies can serve the educational mission.

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Google Print in Depth

Dates: February 1-12, 2010 (Register by January 25)
Instructor: Peter Jaszi, J.D., Faculty Director of the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic and Professor of Law at the Washington College of Law at American University
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This workshop will focus on copyright issues in the dispute between the Google Print project and authors/publishers. Sessions will review this ambitious plan to create a universal digital library, the lawsuits filed to block it, and the recently proposed settlement agreement in the litigation. Focus topics will include:

• "Mass Digitization and Fair Use;"
• "Basic Elements of the Google Print Settlement;"
• "Stakeholders' criticisms of the Google Print Settlement;" and
• "Possible Next Steps."

Goals for the course:

Participation in this course will provide opportunity for:

1. Understanding the intersection of fair use and mass digitization;
2. Analysis of the Google Print enterprise;
3. Detailed analysis of the Google Print settlement;
4. Discussion of the possible impact on users and libraries.

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P2P File-sharing on Campus: Legal Controversies and Emerging Solutions

Dates: March 1-12, 2010 (Register by February 22)
Instructor: Fred von Lohmann, J.D. Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Major entertainment industry players continue to decry what they perceive as an epidemic of "piracy" on campus networks, while sending a flurry of "DMCA notices" to university administrators demanding that they take steps to address the problem. While the recording industry's lawsuits against individual students have tapered off, the pressure continues to mount on university administrators. This workshop will bring you up-to-date on the legal issues surrounding peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing on campus networks and will also provide an up-to- the-minute overview of emerging solutions (such as the music industry's Choruss licensing offers).

Goals for the course:

Participation in this course will provide opportunity for:

1. Discussion of peer-to-peer file sharing issues at universities;
2. Discussion of the historical RIAA approach to file sharing on campus;
3. Analysis of peer-to-peer file sharing at universities in light of the DMCA;
4. Review and critique of emerging licensing solutions.

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