Here I am in Dominican Republic enjoying a good conference (really). Yesterday we had a very interesting workshop dealing with policy issues, and today we are attending an interesting set of talks about internet governance. More details about the conference later.
Last Friday I took part in a very interesting debate about Creative Commons at the MusicWorks 2005 Convention in The Lighthouse in Glasgow. The panel was moderated by Professor Simon Frith from the University of Stirling, and was attended by David Ferguson from the British Academy of Songwriters and Composers, Read more
I am at the OSS 2005 Conference in Genova, Italy. Internet connection is a bit sketchy, so I will not be able to blog this fully. I don’t see any other lawyers present, so I am getting a bit nervous. I am going to be presenting this paper, which is Read more
The end of the conference is a discussion asking three questions: How communicate? How decide? Who will report? The answers are at the heart of the future of international Creative Commons. The success of the movement so far has been due to the energy and belief of a number of Read more
The morning session started with a presentation by John Wilbanks about Science Commons. To me, this is one of the most important parts of the entire weekend, but I am biased because I am an advocate of open access. The possible application of FLOSS ideals into the scientific domain has Read more
Ohhhh me head… The event yesterday finished with a lively BBQ at Charles Neeson’s house. This involved a pool, lots of beer and an international group of enthusiastic geeks. Lots of tired faces around, and blogger to blogger, I am as well.
Something cool coming out of the conference, there is no longer a show of hands to measure the popularity of an ideal or a proposal. Now proposals are put through “hummocracy”, the speaker asks the audience to hum if they agree to something. Professor Charles Nesson is giving an inspired Read more
The CC-UK list has resurrected with some lively debate. If you are interested in following some of the arguments, visit the archive here.
I have attended another meeting of the Patenting Lives project, some interesting discussion took place (will be writing about some of it later on). During the meeting we discussed the Patenting Lives Conference. Here is the call for papers: The Conference of the Patenting Lives Project will be held in Read more