Communia News

USA: Innovation agenda for the new administration?

Bernardo Parrella — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:42:41 +0100

EFF urges quick change in fair use and IP laws.[12nov08]

Official launch for Europeana

Bernardo Parrella — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:16:38 +0100

Europeana.eu will go live on the 20th of November 2008.[27oct08]

Report on Amsterdam workshop

Bernardo Parrella — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:28:52 +0200

The workshop - co-organized by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam, Knowledgeland and Waag Society, under the perfect supervision of Lucie Guibault, Paul Keller and Peter Troxler - gathered about 70 participants from throughout Europe.

The event started with a fascinating discussion between two worldwide leading thinkers of the public domain: Professor James Boyle (Faculty Co-director of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School, USA) and Professor Bernt Hugenholtz (Director of the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam). Their conversation focused on the history of copyright and "droit d’auteur", defining differences and common points between the philosophies framing both concepts, toward more than one definition of the public domain.[24oct08]

Study of “Noncommercial Use” launched

Bernardo Parrella — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:16:14 +0200

Creative Commons explores the non-commercial uses of overall content. [21oct08]

2009 Workshop: Public Broadcasting and Alternative Licensing

Bernardo Parrella — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:33:29 +0200

The First COMMUNIA workshop of 2009 will take place Friday January 23 at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) building in Geneva, Switzerland.

Co-organized by the EBU and the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen (FIR-HSG), the event seeks to explore both the promise and challenges associated with alternative licensing schemes in the public broadcasting sector.[18oct08]

Toward Internet Governance Forum 3

Bernardo Parrella — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:30:04 +0200

Public domain and open access at Internet Governance Forum Italia. [18oct08]

Meeting on EU Competition Authorities

Bernardo Parrella — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:43:20 +0200

ePSIplus Network is addressing the role of Competition Authorities in Public Sector Information.[10/16/08]

OAPEN: Open Access for academic books

Bernardo Parrella — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:37:44 +0200

Innovative publication model for peer-reviewed academic books in Humanities and Social Sciences. [10/14/08]

Latam Commons 2008

Bernardo Parrella — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:24:16 +0200

Open licensing, open technologies, and the future of education in Latin America (Santiago, Chile, 19-21 Nov.) [10/11/08]

Fair Use in EU film documentaries

Bernardo Parrella — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:57 +0200

Resolution on freedom of expression and information in documentaries approved in Rome. [10/06/08]