Outline of the Symposium
Bridging the IP Gap:
Realistic Models for Promoting Universal Access to Human Knowledge and Creativity
Bridging the IP Gap is the first international conference held in Japan that will bring together leaders in the academic, government, business, cultural and technology communities offering a forum seeking to create new models, “a middle way,” to bridge the gaps in access to data and values to disciplines and models in the public and private sector.
Recently archives and content in the public domain as well as in such institutions as museums and universities are being digitalized by companies such as Google and Microsoft raising concern and apprehension that only a few private enterprises will control access to these materials. As a response to this, numerous universities, libraries and non-profit organizations in the US have started advocating and promoting their own digitization projects that are independent of those companies.
In Japan and other Asian countries, however, there is little opportunity to discuss such ‘concern’ and ‘apprehension,’ nor are there clear definitions of “pubic domain” and “fair use.” Thus, this symposium will be held with the following aims: to define “pubic domain” and “fair use”; to share and recommend guidelines for global access and use; and to create an environment and recommend models for use of on-line resources for research and education, as differentiated from copyright disputes in the commercial or consumer sector.
In a return to the fundamental idea that the Internet can be a democratic communication tool open to all, the series presentations in this project are designed to stimulate the development of an international community encouraging dialogue and connecting creative individuals in business, cultural and government institutions. And finally through this symposium, which is open to the public, it is our hope to share these thoughts and ideas with as many people as possible.
Realistic Models for Promoting Universal Access to Human Knowledge and Creativity
Bridging the IP Gap is the first international conference held in Japan that will bring together leaders in the academic, government, business, cultural and technology communities offering a forum seeking to create new models, “a middle way,” to bridge the gaps in access to data and values to disciplines and models in the public and private sector.
Recently archives and content in the public domain as well as in such institutions as museums and universities are being digitalized by companies such as Google and Microsoft raising concern and apprehension that only a few private enterprises will control access to these materials. As a response to this, numerous universities, libraries and non-profit organizations in the US have started advocating and promoting their own digitization projects that are independent of those companies.
In Japan and other Asian countries, however, there is little opportunity to discuss such ‘concern’ and ‘apprehension,’ nor are there clear definitions of “pubic domain” and “fair use.” Thus, this symposium will be held with the following aims: to define “pubic domain” and “fair use”; to share and recommend guidelines for global access and use; and to create an environment and recommend models for use of on-line resources for research and education, as differentiated from copyright disputes in the commercial or consumer sector.
In a return to the fundamental idea that the Internet can be a democratic communication tool open to all, the series presentations in this project are designed to stimulate the development of an international community encouraging dialogue and connecting creative individuals in business, cultural and government institutions. And finally through this symposium, which is open to the public, it is our hope to share these thoughts and ideas with as many people as possible.
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