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2008 Copyright Conference
For more information, contact Dr. Fritz Dolak
Bracken Library
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306-0161
Phone: (765) 285-5330
Fax: (765) 285-2008
fdolak@bsu.edu


Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Alumni Center
The Alumni Center at Ball State University
The Alumni Center
Driving Directions
A little muddled about copyright? The University Libraries at Ball State presents its 2008 Copyright Conference, Copyright in Oz, dedicated to moving you from a black and white to a full blown, digitally-remastered, color-enhanced understanding of copyright! At Copyright in Oz you’ll be able to confer, converse, and otherwise hob-nob with copyright wizards. If you believe in copyright spooks, our expert speakers will melt them away! MORE ...




Conference Schedule:
(2008 Conference is approved for 6.4 CLE credits for Indiana J.D.s)
(2007 Conference was approved for 7.0 CLE credits for Ohio J.D.s)

7:45 - 8:20
Yellow Brick Road Registration
Auntie Em's complimentary coffee, coke, and rolls

8:20 - 8:40
Welcome: President Jo Ann M. Gora
Lions 'n' Tigers 'n' Bears...!
Fritz Dolak

8:40 - 9:00
Kenny Crews
©opyright ©rash ©ourse: Your Ruby Slippers

9:00 - 9:45
James Williams
Practical Approaches to 10 Common Copyright Problems

9:45 - 10:00
Break

10:00 - 10:45
David Carson
Report from the U.S. Copyright Office: The Merry
Old Land of Oz

10:45 - Noon
Michelle Cooper & Kenny Crews
Framing the Issues: Follow the Yellow Brick Road!

12:00 - 1:00
Ding Dong the Witch's Bread Lunch
& Emerald City Networking

1:00 - 2:00 Breakout Sessions, Dwayne Buttler, Moderator
An Audience with Your Wizard

  • § 107: Practical Fair Use Case Studies
  • § 108: Practical Library Copying Case Studies
  • § 110(2): Practical TEACH Act Case Studies
  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Practical Notice
    and Takedown Case Studies

2:00 - 2:45
Discussion & Presentations of Group Solutions
Over the Rainbow or Toto-ly in Jeopardy?

Dwayne Buttler, Moderator

2:45 - 3:30
Kenny Crews
Peeking Behind the Green Curtain....

3:30 - 4:00 Dwayne Buttler, Moderator (Tentative)
Q & A with Panel Experts
There's No Place Like Home...


This year's conference will again feature our well-received small group exercise that will be led by the panel experts. The conference is not about being lectured at all day but includes a hands-on case study.

Find out what you need to know by attending this digitally relevant conference. And don't forget: lunch is included in the registration fee.

Copyright in Oz:
Over the rainbow or I'll get your little dog, too?

Questions? Need additional information?
Please contact:

Dr. Fritz Dolak
Copyright and Intellectual Property Manager
Special Assistant to the Dean
University Libraries
University Copyright Center
765-285-5330

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Special Guest
David O. Carson J.D.
Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Copyright Office MORE...
Guest Speakers

Dwayne K. Buttler, J.D.
Professor, University Libraries, Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication
University of Louisville MORE...

Michelle L. Cooper, J.D.
An attorney in the Education Law Group at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. MORE...

Kenneth Crews, J.D.
Associate Dean of the Faculties for Copyright Management,
IUPUI MORE...

James R. Williams
An attorney at DeFur Voran LLP MORE...

Conference Chair
Fritz Dolak, D.A., M.L.S.
Copyright and Intellectual Property Manager and Special Assistant to the Dean MORE...