[A2k] WIPO International Workshop on Digital Preservation and Copyright, July 15, 2008

Mon Jul 7 10:36:10 2008

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/2008/cr_wk_ge/

WIPO International Workshop on Digital Preservation and Copyright,
July 15, 2008

     * Online registration (Participation is free of charge), Deadline
for registration is July 11, 2008
     * Program PDF, Program
     * List of speakers
     * Download flyer PDF, Flyer

Overview

WIPO, in cooperation with the International Digital Preservation and
Copyright initiative (IDPC), will organize this one-day workshop to
survey recent developments and trends at the intersection of digital
preservation and copyright.  The workshop aims at contributing to the
debate among stakeholders and policy makers on how to develop and
improve policies and practices that support digital preservation of
copyrighted content.
Background

Increasing amounts of digital content are being produced and publicly
disseminated due to the growth of the digital economy.  As network
technologies proliferate, information and creative materials are
increasingly created in digital form.  There is also a marked trend
towards transfer and migration of analog material to digital form
(=93digitization=94), so that content can be easily and efficiently
preserved, transmitted, and accessed.  And yet, from an intellectual
property perspective, the preservation of digital materials raises
copyright issues in ways that analog preservation does not.

Unlike analog materials, digital works do not =91self-preserve=92 if left
alone in a stable environment.  Digital materials tend to degrade and
lose their integrity quickly, and without warning.  As a result,
content can effectively disappear without the possibility of
recovery.  In addition, the formats and hardware necessary for
accessing and rendering digital works in a perceptible form are
becoming obsolete faster than ever, as new technologies emerge.  Thus,
digital preservation now requires that multiple copies of a work be
made over the course of its =93lifetime,=94 in different formats and in
different storage locations.

Digital preservation can involve the exercise of one or more of the
copyright owner=92s exclusive rights, especially the rights of
reproduction, distribution, communication, and adaptation.  Because
copyright exceptions pertaining to digital preservation are not
uniform throughout the world, copyright law has different effects upon
digital preservation in different jurisdictions.  The copyright-
digital preservation interface also varies depending upon the nature
and source of the content, whether it is in the public domain, and
whether cooperative agreements between rights holders and
preservationists can be achieved.

The IDPC Study, to be released in June 2008, is a report by
organizations from Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and
the United States of America.   It will (1) review the current state
of the copyright law and related laws applicable to digital
preservation in various jurisdictions and their impact on digital
preservation, (2) make recommendations for legislative reform and/or
practical solutions to ensure that cultural heritage institutions can
effectively preserve digital culture and information without
conflicting with the normal exploitation of copyrighted works, and (3)
make recommendations for future study or activities to further such
recommendations.
Topics to be covered at the Workshop

     * Current  legal and contractual approaches to accommodating
digital preservation and copyright in specific jurisdictions;
     * Copyright issues specific to the preservation of eJournals;
     * Copyright issues specific to the preservation of newspapers and
images;
     * Copyright issues specific to the preservation of online content
(eg webpages);
          and
     * An assessment of the current state, and possible future use, of
legislative and voluntary measures to strengthen the links between
digital preservation and copyright law.

Program

     * Language of the Workshop:  English
     * View program PDF, Program
     * Timetable:  The program will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m,  subject
to minor variations.
     * Registration starts at 8.30 am.

Speakers

     * Abbie M. Grotke, Digital Media Project Coordinator, Library of
Congress, United States of America
     * Adrienne Muir, Department of Information Science, Loughborough
University, United Kingdom
     * Alejandro Mart=EDn, Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Banco de la
Republica, Colombia
     * Anne Louise Schelin, International Federation of Journalists,
Denmark
     * Ben White, British Library, United Kingdom
     * Birgit Nordsmark Henriksen, Danish Royal Library, Digital
Preservation, Denmark
     * Brian Fitzgerald, School of Law, Queensland University of
Technology, Australia
     * Catherine Muller, Board of Swiss Press, Switzerland
     * Christian Lupovici, Bibliotheque Nationale de France, France
     * Clifford A. Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information, United
States of America
     * Dale Peters, Digital Innovation South Africa, South Africa
     * Daniel Seng, National University of Singapore, Singapore
     * Elieen Fenton, Portico, United States of America
     * June Besek, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts,
Columbia Law School, United States of America
     * Magdy Nagi, ICT Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
     * Marcel Ras, e-Depot, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, the Netherlands
     * Merav Mack, Jerusalem Archives and Libraries, Israel
     * Michiel Kolman, Global Academic Relations, Elsevier, the
Netherlands
     * Milagros del Corral, Biblioteca Nacional, Spain
     * Paul Koerbin, Web Archiving Section, National Library of
Australia, Australia
     * Richard Owens, WIPO, Switzerland
     * Richard Rudick, Special Advisor, IPA Executive Committee,
United States of America
     * Ute Schwens, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Germany
     * Wilma Mossink, SURFfoundation, The Netherlands

Venue

Conference Room A
World Intellectual Property Organization
34, chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Registration:

     * There is no registration fee.  This Workshop is free of charge
     * Online registration
     * Application deadline:  July 11, 2008

Further Information

Send an e-mail to: copyright.mail@wipo.int , in the subject line,
please indicate "Digital Preservation and Copyright"

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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
thiru@keionline.org

Tel: +41 22 791 6727
Mobile: +41 76 508 0997