[1] From: TRIP10@aol.com (70)
From: David Green <david@cni.org> (5)
Subject: DIGITAL COPYRIGHT CONFERENCE
[2] From: "William R. Bowen" <editor@chass.utoronto.ca> (14)
Subject: ITER
[3] From: "William R. Bowen" <editor@chass.utoronto.ca> (13)
Subject: RSA homepage
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 19:04:58 -0400
From: TRIP10@aol.com
Subject: DIGITAL CONTENT PROTECTION (long promo)
******** NFAIS Special Session ***********
Cosponsored with
ASIS and the Washington, D.C. Chapter of SLA
DIGITAL CONTENT PROTECTION:
Protecting and Distributing Copyrighted Material--
Where Are We Now?
Date/Time: Thursday, October 31, 1996, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: AARP Headquarters, 611 E. Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20049
Price: NFAIS, SLA and ASIS Members $100 each. Lunch Included.
Non-Members $125 each. Lunch Included.
**** Special Session Moderator: BONNIE LAWLOR (UMI)
The White Paper Legislation: Where Is It Going?
Presented by JOE BREMNER, Attorney at Law and Author of Guide to Database
Distribution. Whatever happened to the legislation that resulted from the
President's Information Infrastructure Task Force on Intellectual Property
in Digital Environments? Measures designed to extend copyright protection
to electronic content met with resistance. But why? And what does it mean
for our future as electronic information providers?
*** Database Protection: New Rules in Europe
(And How They Came To Be)
Presented by BARRY MAHON, Executive Director, EUSIDIC.
Over a five-year period, EUSIDIC was actively involved in efforts by the
European Community to hammer out guidelines for new means of protecting
electronic content--beyond copyright and licensing. Hear how the resulting
"Database Directive" came to be. What issues were resolved? Which are left
outstanding?
*** The European Database Directive: What Is The Impact Here?
Presented by STEVE METALITZ, Attorney at Law.
Members of the European Union will enact new laws over the next several years
to protect producers of factual compilations. But many publishers in the
U.S. are exempt from protection under these rules, which apply only to
publishers who reside in Europe. But efforts are afoot to mirror the
European Directive here. Hear the details!
**** Building on the White Paper and the EC Directive:
The Database Investment and Intellectual Property Act of 1996
Presented by DAN DUNCAN, Information Industry Association. IIA has been
working with Congress to draft and introduce legislation that would better
protect electronic content. Dan will review these legislative efforts and
give a prognosis on the likelihood that these bills will be passed soon.
*** Maintaining the Balance--Updating the Copyright Act
Presented by PRUE ADLER, Association of Research Libraries (ARL).
Recent efforts to update the Copyright Act to the digital environment were
not successful during this recent congressional session. Maintaining the
balance
between the interests of owners and users of copyrighted resources emerged as
a key theme in the congressional discussions. Prue will share the library
community's views on the recent legislative debates.
*** Database Protection--The Possible Downside
Presented by PETER JACCZI, Professor of Law, The American University.
Critics of the European Database Directive and related legislation in the
U.S., fear that proposed changes could be interpreted too broadly and maybe
even upset the intellectual-property-protection apple cart. Peter will
discuss his concerns about the proposed legislation as written.
*** Potential New Legislation and Unresolved Issues--
What Could Happen Next?
Presented by JOE BREMNER.
What else is happening with copyright--both from a legislative and a case-law
point of view? Last year, we saw shrinkwrap licenses come into question,
before the courts reversed their decision. In recent years, courts have
ruled
against as well as in favor of "course-pack" photocopying. Where's it all
headed? What could happen next?
________________________________________________
*** To register for this event:
Contact. . .
The National Federation of Abstracting & Information Services (NFAIS) 1518
Walnut St., Suite 307
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215 893-1561
Fax: 215 893-1564
e-mail: chudie@aol.com or nfais@hslc.org
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 12:05:33 -0400
From: "William R. Bowen" <editor@chass.utoronto.ca>
Subject: ITER
A pre-release version of ITER, the online bibliography for the period
1300 to 1700, is now available to the public through the homepage
www.library.utoronto.ca/www/iter.
At present, the database has records for 50,000 journal articles.
Please visit the site and let us know what you think.
Bill Bowen
Director, Iter
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William R. Bowen
Scarborough College and Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
University of Toronto: bowen@chass.utoronto.ca
Scarborough College: bowen@scar.utoronto.ca
FICINO: editor@chass.utoronto.ca
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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 12:05:33 -0400
From: "William R. Bowen" <editor@chass.utoronto.ca>
Subject: RSA homepage
Members of FICINO may be interested in visiting the homepage for the
Renaissance Society of America at
citd.scar.utoronto.ca/rsa/index.html.
This release of web pages includes information about the society, its
activities, publications, and membership. More will be added in the
near future.
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William R. Bowen
Scarborough College and Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
University of Toronto: bowen@chass.utoronto.ca
Scarborough College: bowen@scar.utoronto.ca
FICINO: editor@chass.utoronto.ca
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