[spectre] Call For Papers | EXPLOITING POTENTIAL

[Birgitte Aga]

- Apologies for any cross-posting -

Please forward to graduates, postgraduate students and practitioners in the
fields of digital arts, media, design and production that may be interested.

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EXPLOITING POTENTIAL
Submerge/i-DAT research symposium on intellectual property and digital
production, in partnership with the Watershed and UWE.

1st July 2005, L Shed, Industrial Museum, Bristol Harbourside.

'[The] industry is hypocritical and the domination has to be shared. P2P to
me means "power to the people".' [Chuck D]

Issues around intellectual property are a key concern for digital artists
and designers revealing a range of tensions between the idealism of work
entering the public domain and the pragmatics of making a living. On the one
hand, there is the principle that creativity and innovation thrives from the
sharing of ideas and material in the 'commons' and on the other that laws
are necessary to protect individual and collective interests. This symposium
will feature new and provocative ideas that challenge existing structures
and practices for those working at the intersections of commerce, research
and independent production.


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We are looking for submissions of papers or presentations of projects (15
mins) from recent graduates, postgraduate students and practitioners in the
fields of digital arts, media, design and production.

Deadline for submission of abstracts (circa 500 words): 2nd May
Notice of successful submissions: 16th May

Send submissions to <b at submerge.org.uk> by email
Receipt will be confirmed.

schedule
10.00 - 11.30 Keynote presentations
11.30 - 12.30 Papers and presentations
12.30 - 13.30 lunch and Random Function performance
13.30 - 15.30 Papers and presentations
15.30 - 16.00 Open discussion

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Alongside the call for papers and presentations of practical projects,
keynote speakers include:

Prodromos Tsiavos, Creative Commons (University of Oxford)
Legal project lead for the Creative Commons UK, drafting the CC-UK licenses
and providing legal consultancy for various applications of open content
licensing schemes.
http://www.creativecommons.org

Own-it
Partnership between the University of the Arts and Creative London (London
Development Agency), providing knowledge, advice and support for creative
people to exploit their intellectual property.
http://www.own-it.org

Eclectic Method
Group of visual and aural artists who are part of the bootleg and mash-up
scene, extending the boundaries of sample culture from illegal
appropriations to commercial success.
http://www.eclecticmethod.net


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Points of interest for papers and presentations might include:
- law as a strategy of control
- cultural freedom and corporate profit
- university copyright ownership of student work
- rights of accreditation and non-distortion (moral rights)
- data protection issues relating to personal footage
- the right to copy versus copyright
- sampling and digital reproduction as creative practice in conflict with
   law
- plagiarism and derivative works
- use of satire and parody
- use of 'fair dealing' exemptions
- relationship between arts, technology and authorship
- legal authorship of generative or evolutionary systems
- investigations of legal language - disclaimers, license agreements, etc.
- definitions of intellectual property in relation to performance,
   installations, conceptual practices
- use of peer-to-peer networks
- anti-copyright, copyleft and activism
- open source and free software movements
- the public domain and creative commons

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The symposium will take place in the informal and supportive environment of
Submerge amongst undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and creative
practitioners.

The event is part of Submerge [29th June 2005 - 1st July 2005] that bridges
the gap between Industry, Research and Academia through a Graduate Showcase
in the fields of Digital Art, Science and Technology. Submerge actively
support and encourage communication and knowledge exchange through its
events to ensure that emerging talent continues to push the boundaries of
creativity and innovation in the UK. The three-day annual event includes the
Submerge Student Awards, workshops, seminars, digital and musical
performances and an exhibition of work from the emerging creative talent.
This year also launching the Submerge Industry Awards, inviting the creative
industries to showcase their best creativity and innovation while inspiring
- and being inspired by - future producers.
http://www.submerge.org.uk



Disclaimer: No guarantee or warranty is given that this event is a symposium
that has value or that it can satisfy the cultural or intellectual needs of
participants or that subsequent visits will generate identical or similar
emotions, reactions or consequences. Access may be interrupted, restricted
or delayed and information provided about it may be misleading. In the above
circumstances, specific legal advice should be taken, subject to financial
anxieties.


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B [Birgitte] Aga

Submerge
Watershed Media Centre
Bristol, BS1 5TX

mob:: 07966685179
b at submerge.org.uk
www.submerge.org.uk



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[29th June 2005 - 1st July 2005]

L Shed, Industrial Museum, Bristol Harbourside