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Symposium "Enhancing the Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age - Copyright as a means to foster creativity and access - "
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What has happened to reading in the age of the Internet? Will the digital age put an end to the culture of reading and books that has been nurtured over centuries? In association with the National Diet Library, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Publishers Association (IPA), Japan Reprographic Rights Center (JRRC), Japan Academic Association for Copyright Clearance (JAACC), Japan Book Publishers Association (JBPA) are pleased to organise a two-day conference on 'The Culture of Reading and Books in the Digital Age' to address these issues. The conference will take place on December 1st and 2nd at the National Diet Library, Japan, as a grand final event commemorating the National Year of Reading in Japan. It seeks to show ways in which libraries, writers and publishers can foster a culture of reading in the age of digital information and communication technologies. The programme looks at traditional and innovative means of access to copyrighted works, including e-books, online licensing and emerging technical platforms, and debates the role of exclusive rights and fairly balanced copyright exceptions and limitations in fostering creativity and promoting access in the coming information age when all the people become writers as well as readers.
The prominent novelist Prof. Levy Hideo and Dr. Makoto Nagao, Librarian of the National Diet Library, will give keynote speeches.
Keynote 1 : Dr. Makoto Nagao, Librarian, National Diet Library
International Legal Frameworks for the protection of copyright and Related Rights
An overview (WIPO)
Response 1 (IFRRO)
Response 2 (IFLA)
Discussion
Afternoon:
The Importance of Copyright to Society
The importance of the copyright sector to the economy
The importance of copyright to creativity
The role of fair use in the economy
Discussion
Providing Access to Copyright Works
Access to Intellectual Property through exceptions and limitations to exclusive rights
Access to copyright works through copyright licensing
Trends in reading and reading facilities
Trends in Business models development in publishing
Discussion
[December 2]
Prof. Levy Hideo
Morning:
Keynote 2: Prof. Levy Hideo, Author
Literacy, Publishing, Libraries and Reading
National writing and publishing as a means to foster a reading culture and the importance of local publishing
We'll continue what we have been doing
The role of libraries in promoting reading
Discussion
Digitisation
Experience and practice of digitization in Japan
International/Regional digitization efforts
Reading Europe: European culture
Digitising cultural heritage and the challenge of orphan works and out of print works
Discussion
Afternoon:
Access for Users with Special Needs/Print Disabilities
Harmonization of copyrights and reading rights of persons with print disabilities based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Working for the VIP and print disabled at WIPO
Publishers and access to copyright works by people with reading impairment
RROs and access to content by persons with reading impairment
Discussion
Co-operation to Enhance Accessibility to Copyright Works
