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TALiSMAN and the Centre for Law, Computers and Technology (The
University of Strathclyde) are holding a one day conference on
Legal Risks on the Internet
Wednesday 21 January 1998
This event is being held SIMULTANEOUSLY at the University of Strathclyde
GLASGOW AND Northern College ABERDEEN by exploiting the facilities
offered by the Scottish MAN video conferencing service.
For further details and to register online visit the TALiSMAN web site
at: http://www.talisman.hw.ac.uk/ or email [log in to unmask]
This event will be of interest to staff in HE who use the internet in
their work or have responsibility for determining/implementing
institutional policy in this area.
TALiSMAN events are free to staff from SHEFC funded institutions. Staff
from other institutions should contact TALiSMAN for details of
availability and cost.
Below is a summary of the speakers and programme
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Speakers
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Professor Ian J Lloyd, Chair in Information Technology Law, University
of Strathclyde and Director of the Centre for Law, Computers and
Technology.
Charlotte Waelde, Lecturer in Private Law, University of Edinburgh and
co-author of an upcoming publication on Internet Law.
Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus, UKOLN
John Salmon, Solicitor with Bird Semple advising clients on legal issues
relating to the internet and multimedia
Janet Hurrell, Project Manager IMPRIMATUR based at ALCS (the Author's
Licensing & Collecting Society).
Programme
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9.30 Registration & Coffee
10.00 Welcome and Introduction
10.10 Protecting Intellectual Property: Copyright
10.45 Trademark & Domain Names
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Technical Threats to Copyright & IPR
12.05 Liability for User Misuse
12.45 Jurisdiction & Enforcement
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Electronic Copyright Management System
14.30 Panel Session
15.30 Close & Coffee
Regards
Carol
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Carol Higgison TALiSMAN Co-ordinator
Teaching and Learning in Scottish Metropolitan Area Networks
ICBL, LTC, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Tel 0131 451 3280 http://www.talisman.hw.ac.uk/
Fax 0131 451 3283 Email [log in to unmask]
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