Wednesday, May 19, 2004

I will post thoughts later.  But here are my rough notes from the sessions yesterday: Focus on Users A Compensation model for DRM and Accessibility Accessible Technologies Rights and Permissions Implications Accessibility Legislation Today's Agenda: 9:15 – 10:00 am               COPYRIGHT BASICS Eric Slater, Esq., Manager, Copyright, Publications Division, American Chemical Society   10:00 – 10:45 am             WASHINGTON UPDATE Allan Adler, VP, Legal & Government Affairs, AAP   10:45 – 11:00 am                    Morning Break   11:00 – 12:15 pm             OVERVIEW OF THE DMCA:  ITS PROMISE AND PITFALLS Jeanne Hamburg, Partner, Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.   12:15 – 1:15 pm                        Luncheon   1:15 – 2:30 pm               ISSUES CONFRONTING PUBLISHERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE E-Reserves—Lois Wasoff, Outside Intellectual Property Counsel, Houghton Mifflin Open Access—Brian Crawford, VP & Publishing Director, Global Life & Medical Sciences, John    Wiley & Sons File Sharing—Ed McCoyd, Director of Higher Education and Digital Policy, AAP   2:30 – 2:45 pm                          Afternoon Break   2:45 – 3:15 pm               PARALLEL IMPORTATION Joe Marcelle, SVP, Higher Education Group Sales & Marketing, Thomson Learning   3:15 – 3:45 PM               “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT” Stephanie Gertz, Director, Governmental Relations, Riverside Publishing 7:52:14 AM    comment []

First Amendment and Government Mandates In a conversation with the General Counsel of AAP, he mentioned a concern of the rising cost of doing business due to the myriad requirements placed upon publishers by state and federal rules, many with the goal of assuring access.  "What harm is done to freedom of the press if the press cannot afford to publish?", he asked. So, a knowledge tax by any other name smells? 7:36:45 AM    comment []