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  • From: "Rebecca MacKinnon" <rebecca.mackinnon AT gmail.com>
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  • Subject: [Cc-hk] Comparative Perspectives on Digital Copyright Reform: Lessons from Abroad and Beyond
  • Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:40:29 +0800

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



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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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"The world is talking. Are you listening?"

  • [Cc-hk] Comparative Perspectives on Digital Copyright Reform: Lessons from Abroad and Beyond, Rebecca MacKinnon, 03/17/2008

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