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Briefing on Release of Report on Intellectual Property and the Net
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Greg Anderson)
Mon Oct 18 08:12:50 1999
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From: Greg Anderson <ganderso@MIT.EDU>
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>As some of you may know, I have been a member of a National Research
>Council Committee investingating Intellectual Property in the Emerging
>Information Infrastructure. On November 3, the report of this commitee
>will be released at the public briefing described below. In addition
>to this release briefing sessions discussing the findings are scheduled
>for several upcoming conferences.
>
>Clifford
>
>
>THE DIGITAL DILEMMA:
>INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE INFORMATION AGE
>
>The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board will release
>this major new report at a public briefing and symposium on Wednesday,
>November 3, 1999, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Georgetown
>facilities of the National Research Council in Washington, DC.
>
>Computer technology and networks confound intellectual property
>thinking, which is evolving in a legal context that began with the
>Constitution. Thanks to these technologies, more intellectual property
>is possible, from more sources and in more places, than ever before;
>so, too, are more approaches to controlling the supply and use of
>intellectual property. How does it all add up for citizens, businesses,
>schools, libraries, and government? What can we learn from today's MP3
>craze in digital music distribution? Does the new "information economy"
>make the legal tradition of intellectual property obsolete?
>
>The Digital Dilemma discusses the complex of technology, law,
>economics, social science, and public policy that shapes digital
>intellectual property, with an emphasis on copyright. Acknowledging
>and describing profound differences in outlook among stakeholders,
>it illuminates the major policy issues relating to intellectual
>property in the networked environment, describes the principal
>differences in opinion on those issues, distinguishes among the more
>and less tractable issues, and offers recommendations. Specific issues
>examined include the implications of digital intellectual property for
>fair use, private use, public access and archiving, technical protection
>mechanisms, business models, and much more.
>
>The November 3 event is designed to stimulate discussion of intellectual
>property issues associated with the networked environment. The issues,
>the politics, and the policies will evolve over the next few years, and
>the conversation must be seen as a continuing one. Beginning with a
>presentation of the new report, The Digital Dilemma, it will expand into
>a broader discussion of the issues. Additional details concerning the
>agenda and logistics for this event will be forthcoming soon. In the
>meantime, please save the date on your calendars. Information will be
>posted on <http://www.cstb.org/>. Confirmation of your attendance and
>specific questions on meeting logistics should be directed to Margaret
>Marsh at the CSTB (mmarsh@nas.edu or 202-334-2605).
>
>The Digital Dilemma is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
>
>OVERVIEW OF THE NOVEMBER 3 PROGRAM
>
>Public Briefing--10:30 a.m. to Noon
>
>The study chair (Professor Randall (Randy) Davis of M.I.T.) and members
>of the committee will present the key findings and recommendations of
>The Digital Dilemma and respond to questions from the audience.
>
>Symposium--1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
>
>Panel 1: Protecting Digital Intellectual Property: What is the Role of
>Technical Protection Mechanisms and Business Models?
>
>Panel 2: Public Access and the Digital Dilemma: Ensuring the Collection,
>Preservation and Access to the Social, Cultural, and Scientific Heritage
>of the Nation
>
>For each panel, committee members will provide a brief summary of the
>relevant findings and conclusions from The Digital Dilemma. Invited
>experts will discuss their reactions to these conclusions and
>recommendations, which will lead to a general discussion that
>includes questions from the audience.
>
>COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND
>THE EMERGING INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
>
>RANDALL DAVIS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chair
>SHELTON ALEXANDER, The Pennsylvania State University
>JOEY ANUFF, Wired Ventures
>HOWARD BESSER, University of California at Los Angeles
>SCOTT BRADNER, Harvard University
>JOAN FEIGENBAUM, AT&T Labs-Research
>HENRY GLADNEY, IBM Almaden Research Center
>KAREN HUNTER, Elsevier Science, Inc.
>CLIFFORD LYNCH, Coalition for Networked Information
>CHRISTOPHER MURRAY, O'Melveny & Myers LLC
>ROGER NOLL, Stanford University
>DAVID REED, Cable Television Laboratories Inc.
>JAMES N. ROSSE, Freedom Communications Inc.
>PAMELA SAMUELSON, University of California at Berkeley
>STUART SHIEBER, Harvard University
>BERNARD SORKIN, Time Warner Inc.
>GARY E. STRONG, Queens Borough Public Library
>JONATHAN TASINI, National Writers Union/UAW Local 1981
>
>Staff
>
>ALAN S. INOUYE, Program Officer
>JERRY SHEEHAN, Senior Program Officer
>MARJORY S. BLUMENTHAL, Executive Director
>MARGARET MARSH, Project Assistant.
>
