Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand discussion

[Paul Murrell <p.murrell AT auckland.ac.nz>]

Hi

Final details for Stallman's talk below (apologies if this has ceased to
be the correct forum for discussing this topic).

Paul

p.s.  I've asked the main organiser about recording/webcasting, but not
word yet on whether this will happen.


Speaker: Richard Stallman
Topic: The interaction between copyright and digital rights management.
Location: Conference Center
Date: 8 August 2008
Time: 11am - 12:30

Abstract:
     Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was
     designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed
     by the printing press.  But the copyright system does not fit well
     with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can
     enforce it.

     The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying
     for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers,
     while suppressing public access to technology.  But if we
     seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of
     copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the
     public--then we must make changes in the other direction.



Pam McKinlay wrote:
> Double cheers to that.
> 
> Pam McKinlay
> Otago School of Art
> Dunedin
> 
>>>> "Leigh Blackall" <leighblackall AT gmail.com> 07/17/08 5:59 PM >>>
> Thanks Paul. I hope you will webcast it. Ustream.tv seems like the easiest
> and most reliable free webcasting service.
> 
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 1:29 PM, Paul Murrell <p.murrell AT auckland.ac.nz>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>>
>> An update:
>>
>> RMS will be talking at Auckland Uni campus on Aug 8
>> (at the Conference Centre, 22 Symonds St, number 423 on the map at
>> http://www.sges.auckland.ac.nz/public/maps/city.pdf)
>> sometime in the middle of the day-ish.  (Exact time to follow.)
>>
>> The suggested topic of the talk was "the interaction between copyright
>> and digital rights management".  (Exact title to follow.)
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> Paul Murrell wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> In case anyone is interested (and has not heard yet), Richard Stallman
>>> will be visiting NZ in August.
>>>
>>> The word is that he will be in Auckland Aug 7-8-ish and we want to set
>>> up a talk at Auckland Uni, so, again if anyone is interested,
>>> suggestions for preferred talks are welcome (out of:  free software,
>>> copyright, software patents, GPL 3).
>>>
>>> Paul
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Dr Paul Murrell
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