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[paul keller <paul AT waag.org>]

hallo,

hier noch mal die gestern auf dem treffen in berlin verteilte einladung 
zum ersten europäischen creative commons treffen am 17 und 18 märz in 
amsterdam.

gruss,
paul keller (public project lead creative commons nl)
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waag society / for old and new media | nieuwmarkt 4 | NL-1012 CR 
Amsterdam
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1st European Creative Commons meeting (17. - 18. march 2005 in 
Amsterdam)

On the 17th and 18th of march 2005 Creative Commons Nederland invites 
all organizations and individuals involved in the European iCommons 
projects for a first European Creative Commons Meeting in Amsterdam. 
This meeting will take place in the framework of the Creative Capital 
Conference (www.creativecapital.nl) that is organized on the same dates 
by Stichting Nederland Kennisland in collaboration with Waag Society. 
Nederland Kennisland and Waag Society, together with the Institute for 
Information Law at the University of Amsterdam, form Creative Commons 
Nederland.

At the time of writing the Creative Commons licenses have been ported 
for use in nine1 different European jurisdictions and in a substantial 
number of other European Counties the efforts are well under way. Our  
experience with the Creative Commons Licenses and their promotion has 
come to suggest that there are a) substantial differences in the 
institutional background between the US (where the licenses originate 
form) and (continental) Europe and b) that some of the challenges to a 
wider adoption of the Creative Commons license model (such as the 
practices and statutory position of collective rights management 
societies) are very similar throughout Europe. Additionally, some 
important legal frameworks that shape the legal space wherein Creative 
Commons must operate are formed on the level of the European Union.

This situation calls for cooperation and collaboration among the 
individuals and organizations that back the Creative Commons Licenses 
in Europe. With this meeting we intend to explore in how far such a 
collaboration is possible, what it should focuses on and how we can 
shape it. During the second day of the meeting the chairman and founder 
of the Creative Commons project  Lawrence Lessig will participate in 
the meeting (t.b.c). This will provide the participants to discuss the 
issues raised during the first day with him and to look for 
possibilities of integrating  European experiences into the future 
development of the Creative Commons project.

With this first European Creative Commons meeting we hope to establish 
a constructive collaboration between the different national projects 
that in the long run will enable us to share resources and experiences, 
develop common projects and enables us to jointly react to policy 
developments on the European level. This meeting should focus on 
aspects of community building and the promotion of the Creative Commons 
Licenses in Europe. We want to avoid discussing the legal aspects of 
the Creative commons licenses in Europe at this point. Such a 
discussion could be part of a follow-up meeting.
Programme:
(note: the programme is part of the Creative Capital Conference. As a 
result of this there are no activities planned in mornings during the 
Conference Keynote Speeches. A full conference programme including all 
other conference threads will be available shortly).

Thursday 17th of march:

1330 – 1500 1st round: (participation restricted to individuals and 
organizations involved in Creative Commons projects) Presentation of 
the different national Creative Commons Projects; Presentation of the 
Commons Project (t.b.c); What are possible forms of 
collaboration/coordination on the European Level.

1500 – 1700	2nd round: (participation open to all interested conference 
participants) what specific challenges are there for creative commons 
in Europe? What can be done (on a European level) to address these 
challenges? What are possible common projects? (the intention is to 
come up with a common agenda for creative commons in Europe).

Friday 18th of march:

1100 – 1030:    Conference Keynote presentation by Lawrence Lessig (t.b.c)

1315 – 1445 3rd round: (participation open to all interested conference 
participants) Presentation of the common agenda to Lawrence Lessig 
(t.b.c) and European/Dutch policy makers; discussion.

Practical Information:

The meeting will take place as part of the Creative Capital Conference 
in Central Amsterdam. Creative Commons Nederland will cover the 
conference fees for the participants of this meeting. Additionally can 
pay for lodging and travel expenses for a limited amount of 
participants. Creative Commons NL can also assist in finding 
accommodation for participants. In case of further questions or to 
register for the meeting please contact us at info AT creativecommons.nl.