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Copyright in cyberspace

The massive implantation of the Internet and its applications in our s short term. The ociety has changed and will change many aspects in ou daily life in aapparent, at least for frontiers, the relation between the moment, disappearance of thecitizens from around the constant shar of ideas, pictures, documents, world and the images and sounds between users are triggering structural changes in the way our society works.

The Internet is developing constantly new ways of communication, which create, at their turn, new professions and new professionals to do them. Moreover, the net is making the traditional professions adapt to new patterns.  Publishing has become one of the main activities in the net. Behind it, it is necessary to or a complex establish which is the role of the authors of a simple pagemultimedia work. should be defined.The rights of the creato s over their works

Who is the author in the net?

• The author and his work
• Written, graphical and musical work. Common and specific problems.
• Authors and the law
• Are actual laws adapted to the Internet?
• Copyright in the different states
• The new Spanish legislation (Royal Decree from 12th April 1996).
• Comparison between the different international laws. Pros and cons.
• Copyright in the author's point of view
• Copyright in the lawyer's point of view
• Needs for an immediate future
• Legal protection of Copyright
• New media, new product and new laws

Give out interesting links

• Create an e-mail address for the discussion
• Real discussions on the topic
• Put abstracts on the web of the congress
• Establish a calendar to discuss the topic via Internet
• Writing the conclusions

• International laws and laws from different states
• Interesting links
• Maig 98' website as a reference tool

• ·Professionals from mass media and persons concerned with the subject
• Law professionals
• Professionals from universities and schools: the learning factories

• Francesc Gras
• Sonia González
• Anna Solana