Rodney Petersen
University of Maryland
Rodney Petersen is the Director of Policy and Planning in the Office of Information Technology at the University of Maryland. He is also the founder of Project NEThics - a group whose mission is to ensure responsible use of information technology through user education and enforcement of acceptable use guidelines. He is currently on a part-time assignment with EDUCAUSE to support the efforts of the Computer and Network Security Task Force.
He testified on behalf of the national library associations before the United States Copyright Office in the rulemaking process under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. He also provided testimony as part of the recent Section 104 study that concerned digital first sale. He was active in the public policy debates surrounding the introduction and passage of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act in the Maryland General Assembly and continues to track its developments elsewhere.
His current research focuses on policies and practices concerning copyright ownership at research Universities. He is a frequent speaker on copyright policy issues, including sessions at the annual Stetson Conference on Higher Education Law and Policy and the Cornell University Computer Policy and Law Seminar. He also led an interactive seminar on "Faculty Ownership" for a web-based workshop series offered by the Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment that was co-sponsored by the University of Maryland University College and Association of Research Libraries.
He received his law degree from Wake Forest University.
Appearances
- Digital Rights Management: Whose Rights Are Being Managed? April 30, 2002
Biography last updated May 2, 2002