Co-sponsored by the Information Services, and the Office of the Provost;
Organized by KU Libraries
Location and time: To be held in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union, at the University of Kansas, Lawrence campus, 9am to 4pm. The symposium is free but attendance is limited to 250 participants. RSVP by February 28, 2007 to Lanis Atwood latwood@ku.edu or (785) 864-8961. For address and directions to Kansas Union see this page. For visitor parking information, visit this page.
We have a full day of excellent presentations and discussions. However, if you find you are only able to attend part of the day please do.
Purpose of the Symposium
The symposium will provide a broad discussion of how to balance stakeholder interests with scholarship-friendly copyright practices. The symposium will also offer KU scholars
and other regional scholars an opportunity to engage in discussions of and be exposed to issues surrounding author, publisher and user rights in the changing landscape of copyright in the digital age. Symposium brochure is also available.
Handouts and slides from the presentation will be posted here as they become available.
Key Note: (Session will include key note speaker, Tracy Mitrano, at 9am, and Wesley Blakeslee at 1:30pm)
Tracy Mitrano is the director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Programs for the Office of Information Technologies at Cornell. Elected to the EDUCAUSE Board in 2006, she took her seat as its Treasurer in January 2007. Mitrano is a 2002 graduate of the Frye Institute, and since then a member of its faculty, chair of Internet 2 InCommon Steering Committee and from 2004-2006 the co-chair of the Internet 2/EDUCAUSE Security Task Force, Law and Policy Team. A member of the 2005 EDUCAUSE Program Committee, Mitrano is also faculty of the EDUCAUSE Leadership Institute and co-facilitator of the Seminars on Academic Computing. In 2003 the University of Iowa named her the Ada Stoflet Lecturer. In spring 2005, Mitrano taught an Internet Law class for the MiNE Program at the Universite Cattolica in Piacenza, Italy. At Cornell, Mitrano is an adjunct assistant professor in the Information Science Program where she teaches Information Science 515, "Culture, Law and Politics of the Internet."
Wesley D. Blakeslee is an active member of the Association of University Technology Managers and the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He serves as a resource on intellectual property law to colleges and universities, both public and private, and is a frequent featured speaker at national, state and local conferences, as well as on behalf of bar associations. Wes has been cited as a national authority on intellectual property issues in the New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications.
He is Executive Director of Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer office and former
Associate General Counsel at Johns Hopkins University where he practiced intellectual property and complex business law.
Copyright Symposium Breakout Topics (Tentative)
Friday, March 7, 2008
Track 1: Teaching
A) Class Content: E-Reserves, Blackboard & Distance Ed:
Shalin Hai-Jew, Instructional Designer, Office of Mediated Education, Kansas State University and
Susan Zvacek: Director, Instructional Development and Support, University of Kansas.
This session will examine current issues related to copyright law and the need for instructors to make use of copyrighted materials for effective instruction. Discussion topics may include protectionist vs. liberal interpretations of copyright law, potential directions forward, and the need for institutional guidance/policy in helping instructors navigate these issues.
Please note: handouts/slides from each presentation will be posted here, as they become available.
Track 2: Research and Publishing
C) Scholarly Publishing: Open Access, Institutional Repositories: Town Peterson, University Distinguished Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas and Brian Rosenblum, Scholarly Digital Initiatives Librarian, University of Kansas.
This session will explore how copyright is related to new models for publishing and distributing scholarship. What is open access and how can it benefit authors and readers? How can scholars make their work available in digital repositories? How can authors work with publishers to secure the rights to their own work?
Please note: handouts/slides from each presentation will be posted here, as they become available.
D) Creative Commons and Alternatives to Copyright:
Mike Kautsch, Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law.
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. This session will look at how authors can use Creative Commons and similar tools to make their work available to others, and how they can find new educational materials that they can share, remix, and reuse—legally.
Please note: handouts/slides from each presentation will be posted here, as they become available.
E) Theses and Dissertations: Richard Schowen, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas and Holly Mercer, Coordinator for Scholar Services, Information Services (IT and Libraries), University of Kansas.
This session, designed for faculty advisors and administrators, will look at copyright issues that graduate students should be aware of as they are writing their theses and dissertations. What permissions do your students need to use materials (including images and performances) in their dissertations? Can they reuse their own material that has been published elsewhere? What kinds of permissions do they want to grant to others?
Please note: handouts/slides from each presentation will be posted here, as they become available.
Track 3: Policy
F) Institutional Policy: Tracy Mitrano, Director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Programs, Office of Information Technologies, Cornell University and Rose Marino, Associate General Counsel, University of Kansas.
This session will explore the potential role of an institutional policy to advise and guide the campus community on use of copyrighted materials, particularly in pursuit of its teaching mission. Is a university-wide policy needed at KU? Who at the University should take the lead in addressing these issues? How can instructional faculty advise and guide the University in its interpretations of fair use in lieu of stated university policy?
Please note: handouts/slides from each presentation will be posted here, as they become available.
G) Fair Use: Michael Hoeflich, John H. & John M. Kane Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law and Wes Blakeslee, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer Office.
Fair Use is an essential doctrine of U.S. copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, including use for teaching and research. This session will explore the concept of fair use in more detail, and look at the factors to take into consideration when determining whether the use of material in a particular case is fair use.
Please note: handouts/slides from each presentation will be posted here, as they become available.
Session Tracks
| Keynotes | Teaching | Research and Publishing | Policy |
Schedule (for handouts, slides from the various presentations please visit this page).
Times |
Locations |
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Woodruff Auditorium, |
Centennial Room, |
English Room, |
Kansas Room, |
Pine Room, |
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8:30 to 9am |
Coffee and light refreshments |
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9 to 10am |
Welcome and Introductions: |
Tracy Mitrano is the director of IT Policy and Computer Policy and Law Programs for the Office of Information Technologies at Cornell. Mitrano is a 2002 graduate of the Frye Institute, and since then a member of its faculty, chair of Internet 2 InCommon Steering Committee and from 2004-2006 the co-chair of the Internet 2/EDUCAUSE Security Task Force, Law and Policy Team. Mitrano is also faculty of the EDUCAUSE Leadership Institute and co-facilitator of the Seminars on Academic Computing. At Cornell, Mitrano is an adjunct assistant professor in the Information Science Program where she teaches Information Science 515, “Culture, Law and Politics of the Internet.” |
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10:10 to |
Fair Use |
Creative Commons and Alternatives to Copyright |
Institutional Policy |
Scholarly Publishing: Open Access, Institutional Repositories |
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11:10 to |
Fair Use |
Theses and Dissertations |
Class Content: E-Reserves & Blackboard & Distance Ed |
Scholarly Publishing: Open Access, Institutional Repositories |
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Noon to |
LUNCH |
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1:30 to |
Keynote: Wes Blakeslee “Understanding Fair Use” |
Wesley D. Blakeslee is the Executive Director of Technology Transfer and Associate General Counsel at Johns Hopkins University. Blakeslee is an active member of the Association of University Technology Managers and the National Association of College and University Attorneys. He serves as a resource on intellectual property law to colleges and universities, both public and private, and is a frequent featured speaker at national, state and local conferences, as well as on behalf of bar associations. Wes has been cited as a national authority on intellectual property issues in the New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications. |
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2:30 to |
Institutional Policy |
Theses and Dissertations |
Class Content: E-Reserves & Blackboard & Distance Ed |
Creative Commons and Alternatives to Copyright |
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3:30 to |
Wrap-up: Wes Blakeslee & Tracy Mitrano |
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Faculty Advisory Committee
Dan Bernstein, Mike Hoeflich, Rose Marino, Sara Rosen, Josh Rosenbloom, Stacey Swearingen White, Leslie Tuttle, Susan Zvacek.
KU Libraries Planning Group
Lorraine Haricombe (Dean of KU Libraries), Brian Rosenblum, Ada Emmett, Lars Leon, Sarah Kanning.
For more information please contact Brian Rosenblum.
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