(via Lilian Edwards) Musicians, fans and online copyright2pm, 19 March, Old Theatre, London School of Economics Is home downloading killing music? Should Internet Service Providers monitor customers to try and spot copyright infringement, and disconnect downloaders? Do musicians need new laws to benefit from the opportunities of the Internet? Join Read more
This seems like a good time for reflection on the Microsoft case. Colleague and fellow blogger Abbe Brown has sent us this event: 28 February 2008 Joint event by the Europa Institute and the AHRC Research Centre in Intellectual Property & Technology Law. A lecture by Ian Forrester QC, White Read more
Luca Rubini from the University of Birmingham informed us about this event, which we reproduce for interested readers. The Microsoft Case: The IT industry and the Future of EC Competition Law Friday 16 May 2008 (4:30 – 6:30 pm) The case: A 2004 Commission Decision and a 2007 Court of Read more
Peter Jaszi, Professor at the American University Washington College of Law, has written to let us know of the release of a report on User Generated Content and copyright entitled Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video. The study includes a blog. I’ll let the report’s press release Read more
Erick Iriarte has sent this message for distribution: VII World Congress of Computer Law / VII Congreso Mundial de Derecho InformaticoWhen: 3-7 December 2007Where: San Juan, Puerto RicoSteering Committee: University of Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Bar Association / Inter American University of Puerto Rico / Alfa-RediWebsite: http://www.alfa-redi.com/viicongress/ About Congress: Read more
The winners of the ORG Raffle have been announced in the ORG blog. They are: A signed copy of Lawrence Lessig’s Code 2.0 goes to Kimberley Gahramt A signed copy of Bruce Schneier’s Beyond Fear goes to Karen Molden A signed copy of the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property goes Read more
Luke Razzell has forwarded this invitation to an event in London for publicity purposes. Identity Society is delighted to announce an Open Space event (aka “unconference”) on February 19th in the revolving restaurant space on the 34th floor of the BT tower in central London. The tower’s curious history as Read more
This has been an awesome start to the VI Computer Law conference, although I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this as one of the organisers, so take my praise with a pinch of salt. The first Geek Law workshop had a bit of everything geek: killer robots, SETI, Read more
The June issue of SCRIPTed, the Journal of Law and Technology, is now online. In this issue: Editorial: – Open Letter to the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property. AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law and IP Academics. Special Feature : – The Intellectual Property Incentive: Read more
Just a reminder that the deadline for the Call for Papers for the VI Computer Law World Conference to take place in Edinburgh this September is this Friday! You only have to send a small abstract.