[Rumori] Interdisciplinary Intellectual Property Symposium at U of Iowa

[kembrew mcleod]

All events are free and open to the public, and although it's probably 
too late to come to The I.C. for next week's symposium, there are other 
major events happening on campus later in the semester.

For a full list of events comprising the Semester of Intellectual 
Property, follow this link: http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eporoi/SIP/index.htm


Intellectual Property: An Interdisciplinary Conversation
Sponsored by the Project on the Rhetoric of Inquiry (POROI)
February 25, 2005, 9am-4:15pm
College of Law, 4th Floor Student Lounge
University of Iowa, Iowa City

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

This one-day symposium will bring together a diverse range of scholars 
and professionals who are interested in, or impacted by, intellectual 
property law. Aimed at a general audience and open to the public, the 
panels will consist of distinguished visiting speakers and members of 
the University of Iowa community. The purpose of this symposium — which 
will be held in conjunction with a special issue of Cultural Studies 
co-edited UI Prof. Kembrew McLeod and Indiana University Prof. Ted 
Striphas — is to help foster a meaningful and genuinely 
interdisciplinary confluence of scholarly research.

In addition to panelists from across the University of Iowa, confirmed 
visiting panelists include keynote speaker Siva Vaidhyanathan (New York 
University, Department of Culture and Communication), Rebecca Eisenberg 
(University of Michigan Law School), Adrian Johns (University of 
Chicago, History), Eva Hemmungs Wirtén (Uppsala University, Sweden), 
Sut Jhally (U Mass-Amherst, Communication Department and Executive 
Director of Media Education Foundation), Steve Jones (University of 
Illinois, Professor of Communication and Research Associate in the 
Electronic Visualization Laboratory), David Sanjek (Broadcast Music 
Incorporated Archives Director), Ted Striphas (Indiana University, 
Department of Communication and Culture), Gil Rodman (University of 
South Florida, Department of Communication), Paula Kaufman (U of 
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University Librarian), Nelson Pavlosky 
(Plaintiff in OPG v. Diebold), and John Wilbanks (Executive Director of 
Science Commons).

SCHEDULE:

Coffee & Cake Reception

Opening comments by University of Iowa President David Skorton
9am – 9:30am


Panel: Open Sources, Open Access & The Commons
9:30 – 11:00am

What kinds of activities do intellectual property laws promote or 
prohibit in disciplines such as computer science, library science, 
genetic research, and other diverse areas of research? What are the 
contours of the public domain? Of those materials that are protected by 
intellectual property laws, how can we create a balance that both 
secures the interests of creators and promotes free inquiry?

Kembrew McLeod (UI, Communication Studies & POROI)
-Moderator

Rebecca Eisenberg
-University of Michigan Law School
Bruce Wheaton
-University of Iowa, Director, Technology & Innovation Center
Jeff Murray
-UI, Professor of Pediatrics, Biology, Dentistry and Preventative 
Medicine
Nancy Baker
-UI, University Librarian
Alberto Segre
-UI, Computer Science
Adrian Johns
-University of Chicago, History
Eva Hemmungs Wirtén
-Uppsala University, Sweden


Panel: Fair Uses
11:15am-12:45pm

How does the fair use doctrine protect free speech in a multimedia age, 
and what are the limits of that protection? How does the fair use 
doctrine manifest itself within various professions and areas of the 
arts? How is the fair use doctrine shaped more generally? What are 
defensible uses for traditional materials, and how might recent laws 
alter the balance of power in digital mediums?

Merrie Snell (UI, POROI Program Associate, Iowa Writer’s Workshop MFA)
-Moderator

Christina Bohannan
-UI, College of Law
Sut Jhally
-UMass-Amherst, Communication Department and Executive Director of 
Media Education Foundation
John Sorensen
-Producer, PBS
Pamela Trimpe
-Curator, UI Museum of Art
David Sanjek
-Broadcast Music Incorporated Archives Director
Nelson Pavlosky
-Plaintiff in OPG v. Diebold
Siva Vaidhyanathan
-New York University, Department of Culture and Communication


Lunch
12:45 – 2:00pm


Panel: The Promises and Perils of a Licensed World
2:00 – 3:30pm

What happens when we move from selling and buying traditional materials 
(CDs, print journal articles, etc.) to a system where things aren’t 
purchased, but licensed? How do Digital Rights Management schemes alter 
social practices that center around intellectual property (for 
instance, trading music, loaning books)? How can we create and manage 
licensing systems that can protect commercial interests, but also 
promote the transfer of knowledge in ways that stimulate innovation, 
disseminate knowledge, create public benefit, promote global health 
equity, and ensure reasonable access to important technologies?

Mark D. Janis (UI, College of Law)
-Moderator

Paula Kaufman
-U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University Librarian
Ted Striphas
-Indiana University, Department of Communication and Culture
Gil Rodman
-University of South Florida, Department of Communication
Steve Jones
-University of Illinois, Professor of Communication and Research 
Associate in the Electronic Visualization Laboratory
John Wilbanks
-Executive Director of Science Commons
Usha Balakrishnan
-University of Iowa, Director of Corporate Partnerships
Paul Greenough
-Professor of History and of Community & Behavioral Health, 
Co-director, National Resource Center in International Studies, 
Crossing Borders and Global Health Studies Programs

Keynote Lecture
3:30 – 4:15

Siva Vaidhyanathan, New York University, Department of Culture and 
Communication
“Critical Information Studies: A Manifesto”



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department of communication studies
university of iowa

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