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  • From: Jon Phillips <jon AT creativecommons.org>
  • To: "Mr. Pindar Wong" <pindar AT pacific.net.hk>
  • Cc: cc-hk AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Cc-hk] Notes from Last Friday's Informal Lunch - May 11th
  • Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:05:57 -0700

On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 07:56 +0800, Mr. Pindar Wong wrote:
> On May 16, 2007, at 3:03 AM, Jon Phillips wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 00:05 +0800, uta lam wrote:
> >> Hi Pindar,
> >>
> >> Wow, you guys really discuss a lot of issues in the meeting.
>
> it was quite informative actually and fortunately went beyond the
> initial exchanging of pleasantries ;)
>
> I would imagine that a first formal meeting would be even more so...
>
> >>
> >> But as I remember that the key of starting the project is to identify
> >> a legal lead first, any potential candidates nominated from the
> >> meeting?
>
> In trying to understand the status of the project thus far, we also
> named Ms Yahong Li and Prof. Matthew Yuen (from Jon's first meeting
> on this subject back in 2006)!
>
> As far as we could tell, based on postings to this list,
>
> 1) we've two legal scholars Ms. Yahong Li (HKU) and Rebecca Ong
> (City U - kindly introduced by Kenneth)
> 2) several individuals associated with 'academic' bodies - applied
> research (ASTRI) and universities (HKUST, CU, HKU ... ) law faculties/
> media/cultural studies departments
>
> So Uta ... several potential candidates and institutions! ;)
>
> CC may have already identified both (from Jon's email below) -- which
> is *fantastic* to move things forward! :)
>
> Although the ligh-level process for formation was clear ( http://
> wiki.creativecommons.org/Worldwide_Overview ), we nevertheless had
> several operational/logistical/strategic user-related questions as
> well as some practical ones e.g. whether our existing commercial
> contacts could be used to leverage pro-bono work from a commercial
> law firm (Bakers, JSM, Slaughter&May etc) for the initial review
> (given that we've a common law history and version 3.0 released )
>
> So, with the combined experience on this list, we should have enough
> clue to answer the 'known unknowns' !
>
> As Jon, who was at the first meeting in 2006, mentioned both
> >> Any plan to contact those candidates?
>
> Ah... well they're all on the list and assumed to be periodically
> reading mail.
>
> Based on Yahong's email of May 8th, she would not be available till
> July (earliest) and the thought of organising a 1st meeting in July
> was in deference to this reality.
>
> Yahong: Would it be possible for you to propose a convenient date in
> July per your scheduled?
> Matthew: Would it be possible for you to host this meeting in HKUST?
> Jon: Would it be possible to participate by teleconference/video
> conference (we could rig something up)?

Sure, but Catharina, is really the ideal person to do this :)

Jon

>
> p.
>
>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Uta
> >
> > Ms Yahong Li and Prof. Matthew Yuen
> >
> > There is a chance that both Catharina and myself will be at
> > wikimania in
> > taiwan in AUG, so depending if either of us get there, could possibly
> > swing through. Catharina is your best bet...
> >
> > I will potentially travel through though in the next 6-9 months
> > because
> > my family lives in Guangzhou...and I'm scouting out places to live in
> > China/HK ;) (a little personal info for you all :)
> >
> > Jon
> >
>
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