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Conference: Connecting Culture and Commerce: Getting the Right Balance
26 January 2007 at the National Gallery
Register and find out more at:
http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/

The Museums Copyright Group with Kings College London are delighted
to announce that they will be hosting a conference on 26 January 2007
at the National Gallery entitled "Connecting Culture and Commerce:
Getting the Right Balance" which will provide a forum for high
profile expert speakers and representatives from the cultural, media,
education, commerce, Government as well as other interested sectors
to debate how to balance cultural and commercial interests. More
about the conference can be found at
http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/

This is a critical time for owners and users of cultural content.
Issues surrounding creative industries, technology and new media
together with discussions about Intellectual Property Rights are
being played out at the highest political levels and the landscape
has the potential to be reshaped dramatically. Cultural heritage
organisations need to embrace these developments and position
themselves to ensure that they are represented as a sector that
provides cultural content, free at the point of access, whilst
looking to the rights that they own themselves to develop models to
sustain their core activities.

Speakers will be discussing the exciting challenges ahead to
suppliers of cultural content who are experimenting with innovative
ways of opening wider public access to their collections, balanced
against the needs to protect rights, emerging business and licensing
models, technological change, the legislative framework and the
demands of the 21 st Century. It will be an opportunity to openly
challenge misconceptions about roles and to start discussing new
working practices and partnerships. The day will be concluding with a
reception in the evening at the National Gallery to celebrate the
10th Anniversary of the formation of the Museums Copyright Group.
More information about the provisional programme can be found at:
http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/programme.htm

Who will benefit from attending?

- British, European and international decision makers wanting to
understand the broader legal, political, economic and social framework

- museums, libraries and archives seeking to provide broad access to
their collections whilst examining potential business models to
sustain their activities

- universities and colleges striking a balance between their research
and teaching aims, developing electronic learning environments and
their use of open source software and alternative licensing schemes

- government bodies and strategic funding bodies seeking to maximise
their investments to the cultural and academic sectors through
repurposing of content, Digital Rights Management and Creative
Commons licences

- media, broadcasters and publishers involved in the use and supply
of cultural content

- picture libraries, photo agencies and independent photographers
trading in images of cultural content and seeking to understand the
political landscape from the perspective of museums and galleries

- creators, collecting societies and rights holders wanting to ensure
that their interests are represented

- software and IT companies seeking possible public/private
partnerships with suppliers of cultural content
businesses basing their sustainability on the use of cultural content

- legal representatives and IPR professionals wishing to familiarise
themselves with the issues faced by the cultural heritage sector

Registration for the conference has now opened at:
http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/registration.htm

 

Naomi Korn
Secretary, Museums Copyright Group

& Copyright Consultant
Tel: (020) 8886 1764
Mobile: 07957 761 032
e-mail: naomi AT naomikorn.com
website: www.naomikorn.com