[Cc-hk] Comparative Perspectives on Digital Copyright Reform: Lessons from Abroad and Beyond

Rebecca MacKinnon rebecca.mackinnon at gmail.com
Mon Mar 17 04:40:29 EDT 2008


Comparative Perspectives on Digital Copyright Reform: Lessons from Abroad
and Beyond **
 Event Details

Hong Kong is currently exploring the introduction of more stringent
copyright laws to reduce unauthorized copying of copyright works on the
Internet. Drawing on experiences from Australia, Canada, China, the United
Kingdom, and the United States, this timely event examines how countries
respond to continuous challenges in striking the appropriate balance in the
copyright system in the digital age. This panel also discusses the
development and launch of the Creative Commons license in Hong Kong. The
event is jointly sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake
University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa and the Journalism and Media
Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong.

Chair and Panelist:

Prof. Peter K. Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law &
Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School

Panelists:

Jeremy de Beer, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law (Common Law), University
of Ottawa

Dr. Xue Hong, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong

Dr. Kevin K.H. Pun, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and
Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong

Rebecca MacKinnon, Assistant Professor and Director of New Media Programme,
Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong

Date/Time: 19/03/2008 18:30-20:00

Venue: Theatre 6, Meng Wah Complex, University of Hong Kong

Language: English

Registration is open from 15/02/2008 14:00(HKT) to 18/03/2008 15:00(HKT) on
a first-come-first-served basis at:

http://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=8780



-- 
Rebecca MacKinnon
Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Ctr.
University of Hong Kong (http://jmsc.hku.hk)
E-mail: rmack at hku.hk | Tel: +852-2219-4005
Blog: http://RConversation.blogs.com
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