Writes Brian Rowe on our blog: ![law-of-the-commons][1]
One day conference dedicated to the commons! This event brings together both the commons movement in the copyright realm and the commons movement in the environmental realm to discuss the history and future of the commons and a legal systems that can protect or harms the commons. > This seminar stitches together many different threads of the commons: the historical perspective in a contemporary context, creative and artistic commons, software and “intellectual property” including patenting of life forms, personal and political commons, natural resources, media and telecommunications commons. The seminar beckons to lawyers, professors and judges whose legal training is framed by property rights and human rights, computer geeks and “techies,” humanists, political activists, food activists, and creative communities of various stripes. Speakers include: [Eben Moglen][2]- Founding Director, [Software Freedom Law Center][3], Columbia School of Law [Margaret Chon][4] - Professor for the Pursuit of Justice Seattle University School of Law and active member of the A2K movement [Cindy Cohn][5] - Legal Director,[ Electronic Frontier Foundation][6] [Laura Nader][7] - Professor University of California Berkeley [Brian Rowe][8] - Students for Free Culture Activist and Founder [Freedom for IP][9] Beth Elpern Burrows - The Edmonds Institute [Nives Dolšak][10] - Associate Professor University of Washington [Mark Leier][11] - Professor Simon Fraser University [Robert Siegal][12] - Center for Social Justice [Peter Linebaugh][13] - Professor University of Toledo [Louis E. Wolcher ][14]- University of Washington School of Law [Steven A. Reisler][15] - Steven A. Reisler PLLC and NLG Activist Location: Seattle University School of Law 1191 E. Columbia Sullivan Hall, Corner of 12th at E. Columbia Seattle, WA 98122-1090 Date: Friday March 13th The cost to Students is free! [Read more at the Law of the Commons Web Site][16] [Register at Seattle Univeristy CLE site][17] [1]: http://freeculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/law-of-the- commons.png [2]: http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/ [3]: http://www.softwarefreedom.org/ [4]: http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/mchon/web/ [5]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Cohn [6]: http://freeculture.org/feed/EFF.org [7]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Nader [8]: http://BrianRowe.org [9]: http://freedomforip.org [10]: http://faculty.washington.edu/nives/ [11]: http://cgi.sfu.ca/~wwwhist/cgi-bin/viewfaculty.php?view=19 [12]: http://www.centerforsocialjustice.org/staff [13]: http://www.utoledo.edu/as/history/faculty/plinebaugh.html [14]: http://www.law.washington.edu/Directory/Profile.aspx?ID=164 [15]: http://www.sarpllc.com/ [16]: http://nlgseattle.org/lawofcommons/ [17]: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=684481 URL: http://freeculture.org/blog/2009/03/10/law-of-the-commons-seminar/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss
