[Apologies for cross-posting.]
Fair Play and Fair Pay
A joint one-day seminar of the British Computer Society Electronic
Publishing Specialist Group (epsg) and the Copyright Licensing
Agency
(CLA)
http://www.epsg.org.uk/ & http://www.cla.co.uk/
The Nash Room, Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London
Thursday 18 September 2003 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
The Internet is a haven for hackers and pirates. In publishing, this
pitches the users' desire for easy access, i.e. 'fair play', against
the creators' call for rewarded labour, i.e. 'fair pay'. Some see this
as a battle between copyleft and copyright. But, there's no reason
why
the two interests should not exist side by side.
This one-day seminar will look at the philosophical issues
surrounding
copyright in a digital environment (authenticity, ethics, privacy,
manipulability, knowledge-sharing) and some practical aspects of
safeguarding the current laws (rights management, encryption,
collective administration, education). It will also enquire into the
view that these laws are out-moded as well as ask what there is to
replace them. Speakers will represent a balance between the various
interests.
Speakers (subject to final confirmation)
Anthony Murphy, formerly Director of Copyright and is now Director,
Future of Europe, on The Ethics of Copyright Policies. Peter Shepherd,
Chief Executive of the Copyright Licensing Agency, on Collective
Licensing and its Benefits to Authors, Artists and Publishers.
Sandy Starr, public relations officer at the online current affairs
publication spiked (www.spiked-online.com), In Favour of Civil Liberty
and Critical of Copyright Regulation in Europe.
Vivienne Dunlop, Head of Contracts & Rights at SAGE
Publications, on
Fair Dealing, Fair Use and Library Privilege and the Standard
Dilemmas
for Publishers and Librarians.
Martin Kretschmer, Joint Director, Centre for IP Policy &
Management,
Bournemouth University Visiting Professorial Fellow, Queen Mary IP
Institute Guest Fellow, Federal Social Science Research Centre Berlin,
on A Systematic Analysis of Creator (Author) and Investor (Publisher)
Interests Applied Specifically to Electronic Publishing.
Elizabeth Gadd, research associate at the Project RoMEO at
Loughborough University, on The Findings of the RoMEO Project
with
Regard to How Academics Want to Protect Their Research Papers
Compared
to the Protection Offered Them by Copyright Law and e-Journal
Licences
and the Alternative to Copyright Protection offered by Rights
Metadata
and the Creative Commons.
Maurice Long, who represents the BMJ's interests at the Health
InterNetwork, on The Health Internetwork's Initiative to Bring Medical
Information to Developing Countries.
John Buckman, an Internet entrepreneur since 1994, on Dealing
with the
Internet Reality: Users Hate DRM; Hackers & Pirates Abound.
John's
company, Lyris, is best known for its ListManager software.
David Carmichael, Product Marketing Manager at Business
Systems Group,
on DRM: Lessons from the Front Line.
The meeting will be chaired by Jane Dorner, Chairman of the CLA
CLA will host drinks after the event in the Brandon Room.
A booking form for the meeting plus lunch and refreshments is
available on the web site
http://www.epsg.org.uk/meetings/copyright2003. Note that this
form can
only be used up until 7 September. Bookings may also be made
for the
meeting only at the ICA Box Office (020 7930 3647 between
midday and
9.30 pm).
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Dr David Penfold, Chairman and administrator
British Computer Society Electronic Publishing Specialist Group
Edgerton Publishing Services
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