http://rufuspollock.org/2007/06/15/icommons-day-1-friday-keynote-with-lessig-and-zittrain/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://rufuspollock.org/2007/06/15/icommons-day-1-friday-keynote-with-lessig-and-zittrain/comment-page-1/#comment-6935 Open Knowledge Foundation Weblog » Blog Archive » iCommons 2007: Retrospective Reflections Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:14:00 +0000 http://www.rufuspollock.org/archives/189#comment-6935 <p>[...] Other important information included internal CC rumblings indicating that there will soon be a CC communique on the question of database rights along the lines that, where they exist, they should be waived and the licenses should be restricted to copyright. Personally, I’m still undecided on whether this is the best approach but conversations with John Willbanks and Jamie Boyle during the Summit have given me much food for thought. Another piece of big news was Lessig’s announcement that he is going to start reducing his current commitments on ‘Free Culture’ and ‘Open Knowledge’ issues — for full details see this summary of his keynote address. [...]</p> [...] Other important information included internal CC rumblings indicating that there will soon be a CC communique on the question of database rights along the lines that, where they exist, they should be waived and the licenses should be restricted to copyright. Personally, I’m still undecided on whether this is the best approach but conversations with John Willbanks and Jamie Boyle during the Summit have given me much food for thought. Another piece of big news was Lessig’s announcement that he is going to start reducing his current commitments on ‘Free Culture’ and ‘Open Knowledge’ issues — for full details see this summary of his keynote address. [...]

]]> http://rufuspollock.org/2007/06/15/icommons-day-1-friday-keynote-with-lessig-and-zittrain/comment-page-1/#comment-6865 OpenBusiness » Blog Archive » Report form iCommons Summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:31:31 +0000 http://www.rufuspollock.org/archives/189#comment-6865 <p>[...] - Lessig announced that after 10 years in the movement, he is getting read to leave the movement, and he’s getting old have new people take over. He’s leaving the boards of the other groups he belongs to (FSF, etc) and that he would stop being the figurehead for CC, moving to a more advisory capacity. Not a lot of detail was provided, but it was a very emotional moment. [...]</p> [...] – Lessig announced that after 10 years in the movement, he is getting read to leave the movement, and he’s getting old have new people take over. He’s leaving the boards of the other groups he belongs to (FSF, etc) and that he would stop being the figurehead for CC, moving to a more advisory capacity. Not a lot of detail was provided, but it was a very emotional moment. [...]

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