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UPDATED CONFERENCE PROGRAMME – PLACES STILL AVAILABLE
As changes in US copyright law relating to ‘fair use’ are brought about (see
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1201/show) the UK is part-way through
its own process of revision which may benefit scholarly access to third
party content in the future. This one-day conference (see updated programme
below) will explore some of the potential effects of planned changes in the
UK. Book now via http://www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen/bookingform.html
Copyright exceptions post Gowers and Taking Down Television
a BUFVC Learning on Screen conference
at the British Library Conference Centre - Monday 2nd April 2007
Nearly 20 years after the last major revision of UK copyright law, there are
significant changes recommended by the recent Gowers Review which may be
implemented by autumn 2008. One aim of the review was to “improve the
balance and flexibility of intellectual property rights to allow
individuals, businesses and institutions to use content in ways consistent
with the digital age”. This one-day meeting, organised by the BUFVC, will
engage with two related themes.
Firstly it will explore the views of commentators who have been involved in
the recent Gowers Review consultation* as librarians, archivists and service
providers. Some of the Gowers recommendations will have an influence on
access to, use and preservation of moving image, sound and related media.
These media may now be drawn into established ‘fair dealing’ exceptions, so
putting time-based media alongside text and artistic works in this part of
the legislation, which will be a significant shift. Another recommendation
proposes that legislation be varied to allow formerly broadcast content,
acquired under copyright exception or licence, to be delivered for study at
a distance using secure authenticated access via VLEs.
Secondly, the conference will focus specifically on access to and re-use of
broadcast content and will offer an opportunity to see demonstrations of
systems and services which are being deployed to support further use of
broadcasts, moving image and sound in learning, teaching and research under
new licence arrangements.
The meeting will be of interest to librarians, information services
managers, media services managers, e-learning specialists, archivists and
curators.
PROGRAMME
9.00 am Registration Desk open
Coffee and Tea
10.00 am Lynne Brindley
Chief Executive, The British Library
10.15 am Toby Bainton
Secretary, Society of College, National and University
Libraries
10.45 am Andrew Yeates
Legal Advisor, Educational Recording Agency
ERA+
11.15 am Richard McCracken
Head of Rights, The Open University
11.45 am Laurence Bebbington
Law Librarian, University of Nottingham
12.30 pm LUNCH
during the extended lunch break at 1.30 pm BUFVC member
representatives will be invited to join a short General Meeting of the BUFVC
2.00 pm Marianne Open and Markeda Cole
British Universities Film & Video Council
Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching -
Online Ordering
2.30 pm Ed Zedlewski
EDUSERV
ATHENS and Shibboleth – secure authentication
3.00 pm Andrew Milburn
Planet e-Stream
3.30 pm Tea
4.00 pm Tony Blake and Ian Mottishead
Cambridge Imaging Systems
4.30 pm Murray Weston
British Universities Film & Video Council
5.00 pm meeting closes
Registration charge: £119 (inc. VAT) for BUFVC/SSBL members and staff
in BUFVC member institutions
in case you are in any doubt about your
membership status, please call 020 7393 1512
£149 (inc. VAT) standard non-members charge
Please go to www.bufvc.ac.uk/learningonscreen/bookingform.html for a
downloadable booking form
Payment is required with booking in advance by cheque or credit card, or by
invoice against an official order.
Further booking information from Nancy Prall 020 7393 1512 or [log in to unmask]
* See
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/gowers_review_intellectual_property/gowersreview_index.cfm
for the Gowers Review website and
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/independent_reviews/gowers_review_intellectual_property/gowersreview_responses_organisations.cfm
for PDF copies of all institutional responses to the Gowers Review
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