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This full-day session will survey the thorny issues associated with intellecutal property in the emerging electronic world. Issues and interests will be
established through a unique and thought-provoking roleplay exercise. A examination of the history of intellectual property and a tutorial on the subject with emphasis on copyright will be an integral part of the
program.Principles and rights, fair use guidelines and the economics of proprietary rights will be covered and discussed. The impact of Patents, trademarks, trade dress and trade secrets will be explored. The course
will look at the current realities and implications of protections of rights in the electronic environment: CD-ROM, DAT, Digital Video, Online, etc. and how these protections influence software publishing, information
publishing and multimedia production, and other forms electronic distiibution. The realm of the internet and its place in intellectual property issues will be addressed and international issues and concerns related to
moral rights, WIPO, UNESCO and Transborder Communication will be covered. |
