Intellectual Property- Why should I care?

I recently attended an enlightening workshop: Copyright in a Digital World, which was sponsored by OCLC. Since then, I have done some searching on this topic and found a very good article pertaining to how copyright issues impact the academic world. While intellectual property is a "buzz" topic, it is very real and should be taken very serious!

Here is how one institution addressed a need:

Deyrup, M.M. Intellectual Property and the University: An Interview with Kim Bonner, Director, Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland, University College. Library Administration & Management v. 19 no. 1 (Winter 2005) p. 4-6.