[Cc-hk] informal gathering -- 10pm, Dec. 18th, this Tue

Oiwan Lam oiwan.lam at gmail.com
Sun Dec 16 21:56:38 EST 2007


hi jack,

will attend the conference on tue with ip iam chong. see you instead. the
night gathering is a bit too late for me la.

oiwan

On Dec 17, 2007 4:34 AM, Jon Phillips <jon at creativecommons.org> wrote:

> bummmer....I can't make that...btw, I'm going to be spending the next 6
> months in China...I'm going to be living in Guangzhou immediately
> starting dec 18 and will be around....so I plan to jump into more cc-hk
> events and whatnot...I will be helping build-up Creative Commons in
> Asia/Pacific Rim and working with the teams to do business
> development...I'm particularly interested in working with large web
> companies to integrate CC licensing...
>
> cheers to you all!
>
> Jon
>
> On Mon, 2007-12-17 at 00:16 +0800, Ben wrote:
> > Thanks for arranging it. Will be there at 10pm.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> > On Dec 16, 2007 11:47 PM, Jack Qiu <jacklqiu at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Sorry I just said hotel, but should be more detailed: Let's gether in
> the
> > > hotel lobby of Renaissance Kowloon Hotel (香港九龍萬利酒店). It's in New World
> > > Centre right next to Victoria Harbor. Easily accessible by MTR/KCR.
> From
> > > there we'll move to the bar of the hotel. Sorry it'll be a bit late,
> but
> > > please join us if you're around! It won't be too long. Maybe an hour
> or two.
> > >
> > > Jack
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 16, 2007 11:32 PM, Jack Qiu <jacklqiu at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > Just came back in town and figured out details for the informal
> gathering
> > > with CC'ers from Mainland China and US after our IT and Social
> > > Responsibility conference tomorrow and the day after (see conference
> info
> > > below). Here're the details for this gathering:
> > > >
> > > > Time: 10pm, Dec. 18th, this Tuesday
> > > >
> > > > Place: Renaissance Kowloon Hotel (formerly New World Renaissance
> hotel, 22
> > > Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui)
> > > >
> > > > People:
> > > > 1. from HK: All CC-HK fans are welcome. Rebecca, Charles, myself,
> and
> > > other CC-HK fans attending the conference (see link below) will
> probably be
> > > there.
> > > > 2. from Beijing: Wang Chunyan from Renmin U and several other
> CC-China
> > > Mainland members.
> > > > 3. from US, mostly MIT: Hal Abelson, Jing Wang
> > > >
> > > > Activity: Casual socializing and exchange of ideas, most importantly
> for
> > > CC-HK fans to learn from other places where CC is already in operation
> > > >
> > > > RSVP: Please drop me an email so that I know who's coming.
> > > >
> > > > In case you come late, give me a call at 9727-1232.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > > Jack Qiu
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Nov 26, 2007 6:47 PM, Jack Qiu < jacklqiu at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thank you, Yahong, and all members of the legal team -- Best of
> luck for
> > > your important work, and I look forward to seeing your discussion
> draft
> > > soon!
> > > > >
> > > > > As promised at the workshop, I'm extending invitation from our
> > > conference "Information Technology and Social Responsibility" to all
> fans of
> > > CC-HK. Please see the conference website at :
> > > http://www.com.cuhk.edu.hk/itsr/participants.htm
> > > > > while also see attachment for the PDF e-leaflet
> > > > >
> > > > > Registration is free. You may do it online (preferably) or call Li
> Na
> > > our conference secretary. Members of this group should be most
> interested in
> > > Session 3 in the pm of Dec.17 about the digital commons and
> intellectual
> > > property politics. When leaders of the CC-China Mainland team will
> present,
> > > and Rebecca will be our discussant. Others including Charles and
> myself will
> > > also talk.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you like, we may even have an informal dinner and exchange
> session
> > > members of CC-China Mainland, including Wang Chunyan from Renmin U,
> whom I
> > > just learned was Yahong's former classmate. Again, how small the world
> is!
> > > And I hope to see everyone at this event.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > Jack
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Nov 26, 2007 12:46 PM, Li Yahong <yali at hku.hk> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A few more words on the legal process... Our two student RAs,
> Rob and
> > > Jerry, had worked extremely hard in the past few months.  They
> identified
> > > all important issues and differences in concepts by carefully studying
> and
> > > comparing the standard CC licence, HK copyright law, and licences of
> several
> > > jurisdictions such as UK, Australia, US and mainland China.  These
> issues
> > > and concepts in turn were thoroughly discussed and debated during our
> team
> > > meeting last week.  we are now working on finalizing the draft.
>  Hopefully
> > > we will make it available by the end of the year for public comment
> after we
> > > get CC international's comments.  Alice and I are working closely on
> making
> > > sure that the licence is in compliance with HK copyright law and the
> > > drafting process is right on track.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your patience!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yahong
> > > > > > on behalf of legal team
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ph.D.
> > > > >
> > > > > Assistant Professor
> > > > > School of Journalism and Communication,
> > > > > The Chinese University of Hong Kong
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ph.D.
> > > >
> > > > Assistant Professor
> > > > School of Journalism and Communication,
> > > > The Chinese University of Hong Kong
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jack Linchuan Qiu, Ph.D.
> > >
> > > Assistant Professor
> > > School of Journalism and Communication,
> > > The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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> >
> >
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