Archive for June 2003
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Call for papers
Copyright and software patents: Open vs. proprietary development paths
On 4-5 December 2003, the Center for Tele-Information, Technical University of Denmark, organizes its 8th annual international conference - this year on copyright and software patents. A selection of the best papers for the conference will be published in the international journal Telematics and Informatics in spring 2004.
The overall topic of the conference concerns open vs. proprietary development paths with respect to content and software production. In spite of the various specificities of the two fields, there is a common ground, and the conference seeks to explore both this common ground and the special features of the two areas.
With P2P Internet technology, content industries face major copyright challenges. During recent years the music industry, e.g., has witnessed decreasing CD sales. There are various reasons for this development. However, Internet downloads clearly play a role. Protection of copyright has always played a central role in content industries, but Internet is a new aspect to take into consideration.
Software patents are another issue, related to the copyright issue in many ways. They are both intellectual property rights issues and in both areas there is a growing discussion regarding the development of new business models, as the old business models based on well-protected copyrights and proprietary software are being challenged. In the software area, open software solutions and business models are increasingly seen as viable alternatives to more traditional modes of software development and usage.
The Center for Tele-Information solicits papers touching on either one of the two topics, or both, to be presented at its 8th international conference at the Technical University of Denmark in December 2003. All accepted papers will be published in proceedings of the conference, and a selection of papers will be published in Telematics and Informatics.
Examples (not exhaustive) of themes for the two tracks of the conference are:
Copyright: * Copyright and fair usage * New legislation - EU copyright directive * P2P networks and the music industry * New business models in the content industries * DRMS and TCPA
Open and proprietary software: * Business models for open software supply * Incentives in open software development * Software patents * Experiences with usage of open software * Cost and benefits of open software usage
Abstracts (app. one page) for papers must be sent to Center for Tele-Information for review no later than 5 September 2003. Notification of acceptance will be given 1 October 2003, and finalized papers must be delivered by 21 November 2003.
Send abstract proposals to:
Center for Tele-Information Technical University of Denmark Building 371 DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby Denmark Mail (cti /at/ cti.dtu.dk) (subject: Copyright and software patents)
Program committee:
* William H. Melody, Professor and Managing Director of LIRNE.NET * Russell Pipe, Director of ICT Programs, Kenan Institute, Washington * Ruth Towse, Lecturer at Erasmus University, Rotterdam * Des Freeman, Lecturer, University of London * Piet Bakker, Lecturer, Amsterdam School of Communications Research * Knud Erik Skouby, Professor at CTI * Jørgen Bansler, Associate Professor at CTI * Anders Henten, Associate Professor at CTI
CTI website: http://www.cti.dtu.dk
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