>> 2000 Town Meetings >> Syracuse DCMA & DIGITAL COPYRIGHT: OVERVIEW Friday, February 4, 2000 Syracuse University Hotel, Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Agenda Speakers' Biographical Sketches Meeting Report Local Town Meeting Site Access: The DMCA and Digital Copyright Issues Digital imaging on the web, digitized databases of journal articles and slides, and preservation of digital resources present significant intellectual property challenges for use by faculty in the instruction process and for those who store and provide access to digital information. The morning session will be lead by keynote speaker Kenny Crews, Associate Professor in the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and in the IU School of Library and Information Science. He also serves as the Associate Dean of the Faculties for Copyright Management. Professor Crews will discuss the implications of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on teaching. Following the morning overview there will be a panel session on "Digital Imaging - Faculty on the Web," followed by a Point/Counterpoint session focusing on creation of intellectual property and access". The day will end with an open forum Q&A and discussion. The meeting is co-sponsored by the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage (NINCH), Syracuse University Library and Cornell University Library. Registration for participation is requested. For more information, please contact George Abbott by e-mail at glabbott@library.syr.edu, by phone at 315-443-2438 or by fax at 315-443-9510. Local Committee George Abbot Melanie Atkinson Marty Hanson Peter McDonald Marc Wildman AGENDA Keynote: The Implications of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act on Teaching Kenny Crews, Associate Professor in the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and in the IU School of Library and Information Science. Panel: Digital Imaging - Faculty on the Web Stuart Thorson, Director of the Global Affairs Institute, Professor of International Relations and Political Science, and Director of Information Technology at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Ken Pennington, Professor of Medieval History, Syracuse University; Frank Macomber, Professor Emeritus, Fine Arts, Syracuse University; Moderator: Liz Kahl, Computer Consultant, School of Engineering, Syracuse University Point/Counterpoint: The Creation of Intellectual Property and Access to It Marjorie Hodges Shaw, Policy Advisor to the Office of Information Technologies, Cornell University and Co-Director, Cornell Computer Policy and Law Program; Jeff Rubin, Instructor of Information Studies, Syracuse University; Moderator: Peter Hirtle, Co-Director, Cornell Institute for Digital Collections Open Forum