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Wednesday, May 28, 2008: Pre-Conference Seminars & Keynote
7:30 - 9:00 AM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM ICLM Opening Seminar (optional)
1:00 - 4:00 PM Pre-Conference Seminars (optional)
Copyright 101
The Public Domain & Fair Use
5:00 - 7:00 PM Registration / Break
6:00 - 7:00 PM Opening Reception for All Attendees
7:00 - 8:30 PM Welcome, Introductions & Overview,
Keynote:

James Boyle
Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law;
Co-Founder, Center for the Study of the Public Domain

Copyright 2.0?: Reimagining Copyright in a World of User Generated Content

Thursday, May 29, 2008: The Rules of the Game
8:00 - 9:15 AM
 Registration
9:00 - 9:30 AM Welcome, Introductions & Overview
9:30 - 10:30 AM Keynote

Georgia Harper
Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at Austin Libraries

The Economics of Copyright and the Impact on Academia: Mass Digitization and Copyright Law, Policy and Practice

10:30 - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Panel—Response to Keynote
12:30 - 1:30 PM Luncheon Keynote

Gigi Sohn
President/Co-founder, Public Knowledge

Public Knowledge and Advocacy for Consumer Rights

1:45 - 3:30 PM Panel—Authorship: Changing Cultural Definitions and the Impact of Copyright on Scholarship
3:30 - 3:45 PM Break
3:45 - 5:00 PM Panel—P2P, Virtual Worlds, Wikis, Blogs, Vlogs, etc.: Are These Technologies Dismantling Copyright?
5:00 - 7:00 PM Break
6:30 - 9:30 PM CIP Social Hour (on-site; optional)

Self-Guided Opportunities (off-site; optional)
Friday, May 30, 2008: Strategies to Win
9:00 - 9:15 AM Opening Remarks 
9:15 - 10:15 AM Panel—Legislative Panel
10:15 - 10:30 AM Break
10:30 - 11:45 AM Roundtable Discussion One

Avoiding Income & Luxury Taxes: Best Practices for Handling Copyright Issues When Creating Content for Your University or Library

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University Innovation & Copyright: How to Become an Effective Advocate and Move Your Community from Baltic Avenue to Park Place

12:00 - 1:00 PM Luncheon
1:00 - 2:30 PM Roundtable Discussion Two

Creating a Community Chest: Best Practices for Expanding the Public Domain at Your Institution

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Best Practices that Guide Mass Digitization Projects or the Development of Institutional Repositories

2:00 - 2:30 PM Symposium Wrap-Up with Georgia Harper
2:30 PM Symposium Adjourned
2:30 - 5:00 PM ICLM Goal Setting Seminar (optional)

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