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2006 - ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN COPYRIGHT
 

Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th JUNE, 2006

VENUE: Birkbeck, University of London, Clore Lecture Theatre, Clore Management Centre, Torrington Square, London. WC1, UK. Map and details of accommodation listed below.

SCHEDULE: Available now for downloading as pdf. document.

REGISTRATION:
Off-line Registration form: A registration form can be downloaded here for completion and return with payment by fax or post to Valerie Kelley. The form is in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. To view this you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
An on-line registration form for payment by credit card is also now available.

CONFERENCE FEES:
Conference registration only (£130)
Conference registration with dinner (£170)
Conference registration only, student rate (£75)
Conference registration with dinner, student rate (£100)
Part-attendance:
Day rate only £70
Date rate with dinner £100
Student day rate £35
Student day rate with dinner £60

THEMES, SPEAKERS AND ABSTRACTS
Theoretical Framework of Copyright Law
Professor Neil Netanel, UCLA School of Law
Why Has Copyright Expanded?
Professor Ian Eagles, Faculty of Law, University of Auckland
Copyright and the Sequel: What Happens Next?
Work in progress paper available as .pdf - click here
Dr Stina Teilmann, University of Southern Denmark
Copying: from Wrong to Right
Paper available as .pdf - click here
Professor Paul Heald, School of Law, University of Georgia
Copyright Ownership and Efficient Exploitation: An Empirical Study of American Works Before and After They Enter the Public Domain.

Globalisation, Convergence and Divergence
Associate Professor Louise Longdin, Department of Commercial Law, University of Auckland
Copyright: The Last Trade Barrier in a Globalised World?
Paper available as .pdf - click here
Professor Graeme Dinwoodie, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, US, and Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London.
Foreign and International Influences on National Copyright Law: A Surprisingly Rich Picture?

Professor Joost Smiers and Marieke van Schijndel, Utrecht School of the Arts
Testing new business models for artists in a world without copyright.
Powerpoint presentation - click here
Dr Christophe Germann, Lecturer in international intellectual property law, University of Berne; Attorney at Law, Geneva
Promoting Trade Related Cultural Diversity against National Treatment for Copyright

Developments in Rights Neighbouring on Copyright
Michael Handler, School of Law, University of New South Wales
Continuing Problems with Film Copyright
Dr Pascal Kamina, Professor at the University of Poitiers and Attorney at Law of the Paris Bar
New developments in the field of performers' rights

Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Culture
Dr Andreas Rahmatian, Department of Accounting, Finance and Law,
University of Stirling
Universalist norms for a globalised diversity: on the protection of traditional cultural expressions
Robynne Quiggin, solicitor/consultant, Vincent-Quiggin Consulting, Sydney,
Australia
How much is too much?
Dr Alex Tawanda Magaisa, Financial Services Regulation, Jersey
" Making Knowledge Make Cents” – Law and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Development

Copyright and the New Technologies
Joseph Savirimuthu, Faculty of Law, University of Liverpool
P2P@software(e).com: Or the Art of Cyberspace 2.0
Emily Hudson, Centre for Media and Communications Law, University of Melbourne
Copyright Exceptions: Fair Dealing and Fair Use in the Context of Cultural Institutions
Dr Birgitte Andersen,
School of Management, Birkbeck, University of London
The Strength of Copyright in the Digital Age

Copyright, Corporate Power and Human Rights
Professor Fiona Macmillan, School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London
Copyright, the World Trade Organization, and Cultural Self-Determination.
Professor Helle Porsdam, Center for American Studies, University of Southern Denmark
On European Narratives of Human Rights and their Possible Implications for Copyright
Leslie Treiger-Bar-Am, St John's College, Oxford
Authors’ Rights as a Limit to Copyright Control
Paper available as .pdf - click here

Accommodation (.pdf file)
Map of Conference Venue/Area: Click on the building marked 2 (the Clore Management Centre, where the Clore Lecture Theatre is located) on the left-hand map to reveal a larger map of the area.
Conference Papers: These will be published on this website under 'Publications' in 2006 and as a bound volume entitled 'New Directions in Copyright Law Volume VI' by Edward Elgar.

 
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