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53: Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management
for Computer Graphics
Wednesday, Tutorial
10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Room 006AB
This second course in the policy sequence gives computer
graphics practitioners, developers, and researchers an
in-depth look at the growing conflicts between owners
and users of intellectual property.
Prerequisites
Introduction to the Impact of Public Policy on Computer
Graphics (Tuesday, 8:30 – 10:15 am) or equivalent
knowledge. The tutorial assumes a fundamental understanding
of public policy, its effect on our professional lives,
and how it is effected and affected.
Topics
The concerns of owners and users of intellectual property,
the origins of intellectual property rights and copyright,
current laws regarding copyright (national and international),
the tension between copyright and free speech, digital-rights-management
(DRM) systems, implications of the use of DRM, and possible
responses (from individuals, ACM, and ACM SIGGRAPH).
Organizer
Robert Ellis
Lecturers
Dan Burk
University of Minnesota
Robert Ellis
Barbara Simons
Stanford University
Schedule
| 10:30 |
Copyright
Overview
Burk |
| 10:40 |
Copyright
Basics
Burk |
| 10:55 |
Copyright
in Digital Media
Burk |
| 11:10 |
Digital
Rights Management Systems
Simons |
| 11:25 |
Implications
of the Use of Digital Rights Management Systems
Simons |
| 11:45 |
Actions/Discussion
Burk and Simons |
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