2008 Symposium: James Boyle on Copyright

["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@umuc.edu>]

Join the Center for Intellectual Property (CIP) at the University 
of Maryland University College (UMUC) for its annual symposium.

Keynote Address:

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

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

"Much ink has been spilled and uncounted venture capital dollars 
spent hyping the Web 2.0 bubble -- the idea that the old internet 
is merely a platform on which users will build communities, add 
commentary, tag, link, and annotate. Many of those contributions 
will be covered by copyright, whether their creators know it or 
not. We have spent a great deal of time -- rightly -- worrying 
about the threat posed to creators and content industries by 
illicit copying.  Should we be spending an equivalent amount of 
time imagining a "Copyright 2.0" -- a copyright for 
user-generated content?"

(c) Monopoly: Playing the Innovation Game
http://www.umuc.edu/CIP2008/
Wednesday-Friday, May 28-30, 2008
UMUC Inn and Conference Center
Adelphi, Maryland

If handling copyrighted information is part of your daily life, 
this symposium is for you. The CIP at UMUC has a seven-year track 
record of presenting exceptional speakers and presenters along 
with the latest insights and information on U.S. copyright law 
through its annual symposium. Please see the website for details 
on all presenters, pre-conferences and panel discussions: 
www.umuc.edu/CIP2008.

Register by April 29, 2008, and receive a discounted rate! Group 
rates are also available.  For more information and to register, 
visit www.umuc.edu/CIP2008.

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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/