Copyright and EDUCAUSE_WRC08

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Collaborative Social Networking: Copyright Nightmare, Dream, or Reality?

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Title:Collaborative Social Networking: Copyright Nightmare, Dream, or Reality? (ID: WRC08055)
Author(s):Carl M. Johnson (Brigham Young University)
Origin:Presented at Western Regional conferences (03/31/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

The collaborative nature of sharing media in social networks can present varied and challenging copyright issues. The knowledgeable application of copyright laws, policies, and practices are keys in determining if the use of your creative works by others and vice versa will be a nightmare, dream, or reality.

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Don't Download This Panel

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Title:Don't Download This Panel (ID: WRC08029)
Author(s):Greg DePriest (NBC Universal), Kenneth C. Green (The Campus Computing Project), and Fred von Lohmann (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Origin:Presented at Western Regional conferences (03/31/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

The attention of—and on—higher education has been focused on defensive measures to curb illegal file sharing. But this is occurring in the context of a much larger national debate about the appropriate role of copyright and intellectual property in cyberspace. Simultaneously, myriad new business models and delivery options for online digital entertainment are being tested. Ê What are institutions of higher education doing to curb illegal file sharing? What are the issues in the larger copyright debate? And what is the vision of the entertainment industry for offering digital entertainment online? A panel of distinguished experts in the field will discuss these and other pertinent issues in the peer-to-peer file sharing debate.

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