All Rights Reserved?                        Cultural Monopoly and the Trouble with Copyright Released: March 23, 2006 MILWAUKEE – Marquette University Law School will host Michael Geist, Ph.D., for the Ninth Annual Hon. Helen Wilson Nies Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Apr. 5 at 5 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall, Room 325. Geist is a professor of law at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law. In a lecture titled “All Rights Reserved? Cultural Monopoly and the Troubles with Copyright,” Geist will explore the growth of the citizen journalist and the blossoming of independent creativity online. He will also examine copyright concerns and how lobbying groups have consistently pushed for more stringent Internet policies. With the increasing ease of downloading, trading and sharing information, there is also an increasing desire by companies, corporations and private interests to protect their works. In a time where everything can be commoditized and ideas can be bought and sold at a price, Geist will address the question: “Who owns our creativity, or must all rights be reserved?”   Geist will also examine how countries can create a copyright and cultural policy in their own national interest. Attendees are asked to register by March 30, 2006 at  www.law.marquette.edu. Parking is available for $2 in Parking Structure 2 on Wells Street between 12th and 13th Streets.  Interested media should contact Brigid O’Brien Miller in the Office of Marketing and Communication at 414-288-7445. Event Information Date:     Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2006 Time:     5:00 p.m. Place:    Marquette Law School              Sensenbrenner Hall, Room 325              1103 W. Wisconsin Ave. Office of Marketing and Communication Contacts Brigid O'Brien Miller Director of University Communication Phone: (414) 288-7445 Send e-mail