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17. Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics
Monday, Tutorial, 10:30 am - 12:15 pm
Room 16 A-B
Level: Beginning/Intermediate
An in-depth look at the growing conflicts between the rights of owners and users of intellectual property.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of public policy, its effect on our professional lives, how it is implemented, and how we can affect it.
Topics
Concerns of owners and users of intellectual property, origins of intellectual property rights and copyright, current laws regarding copyright (national and international), tension between copyright and free speech, digital-rights-management systems and the implications of their use, and possible activities of individuals, ACM, and ACM SIGGRAPH.
Organizer
Robert A. Ellis
Lecturers
Dan L. Burk
University of Minnesota
Barbara Simons
USACM
Stanford University
Schedule
| Component 1: Background and Perspectives on IP, Copyright, and DRM |
| 10:30 |
Copyright Overview
Burk |
| 10:40 |
Copyright Basics
Burk |
| Component 2: Current Issues in IP, Copyright in Digital Media |
| 10:55 |
Copyright and DRM
Burk |
| 11:10 |
Current Laws
Court Cases
Proposed Legislation
Final Thoughts
Simons |
| Component 3: Questions and Discussion |
| 11:50 |
Questions and Discussion
Burk and Simons |
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