CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SPEECH 2008 Conference of the CMCL-Centre for Media and Communications Law, University of Melbourne Law School 20-21 NOVEMBER 2008 ABSTRACTS DUE 1 AUGUST 2008 PLENARY SPEAKERS - Prof KATHY BOWREY, Law, University of NSW - Asst Prof CHERIAN GEORGE, Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - JONATHAN GRIFFITHS, Law, Queen Mary, University of London - Prof PETER JASZI, Law, American University, Washington DC - Dr DARIO MILO <http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cmcl/seminars/milo%20bio.html> , University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Partner, Webber Wentzel - Dr KATHARINE SARIKAKIS, Communications Studies, University of Leeds Proposals for papers or panels are now invited from researchers in law, media studies and related fields for this international conference. THEMES Content creation, use and re-use Copyright law, technology and control Defamation and public debate Digital worlds and publics Free speech and media access Futures of television Journalism and popular media Media representations of law Privacy and publicity Public interest in law and practice Public media and public knowledge Reporting courts Trademarks and speech User-generated content For DETAILS of submission process and future publication possibilities, see http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cmcl/seminars/CMCL%20conf%20homepage.html Dr Esther Milne Lecturer in Media and Communications Convenor, Media Honours Program Faculty of Life and Social Sciences Swinburne University of Technology John Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122 AUSTRALIA office: AS 425 t: +613 92148195 f: +613 98196443 e: emilne@swin.edu.au www.fibreculture.org *********************** ----- Swinburne University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code: 00111D NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended only for the use of the addressee. They may contain information that is privileged or protected by copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution, printing, copying or use is strictly prohibited. The University does not warrant that this e-mail and any attachments are secure and there is also a risk that it may be corrupted in transmission. It is your responsibility to check any attachments for viruses or defects before opening them. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us on +61 3 9214 8000 and delete it immediately from your system. We do not accept liability in connection with computer virus, data corruption, delay, interruption, unauthorised access or unauthorised amendment. Please consider the environment before printing this email.