Hi Everyone! I submitted a proposal for a panel at South by Southwest with Jill Van Matre - a friend and lawyer who, like me, is interested in the evolution of Copyright. The proposed panel explores US Copyright policy as it relates to creativity/innovation in the digital age (more info below). The title of our proposed panel is *Blurred Boundaries: Copyright and Creativity (URL:* http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/7133) We really appreciate the thumbs up!
THANK YOU! Meg Ambrose FYI -- more info on our proposal: Description: United States Copyright policy remains loyal to the concept of an individual author creating in isolation. Today, technology and digital interactivity is changing our notions of creativity and the creative process. Computer programs are being used to write fiction and compose music; digital poetry asks users to play with and add words to literary pieces; and gamers develop worlds in which the players have increasing control over their visual and environmental experience. We are all creating within the boundaries of the digital tools at our disposal. This panel will discuss how current copyright law should adjust to emerging creative norms. Questions Answered: - How do digital tools impact the creative process? - Can an algorithm produce something "creative"? - How have notions of creativity, and the processes of individual/collaborative/interactive creation changed in the digital age? - Are current copyright laws inadequate with respect to collaboration in a networked environment? - How should copyright law adapt to changing notions of creativity in an online forum? On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Timothy Vollmer <[email protected] > wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Wondering if people have SXSW proposals they want to share and generate > votes, discussion, etc. Here's one the International Amateur Scanning League > has prepared (and described below): > > http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/6747 > > I'm interested in hearing about and supporting others' too. > > tvol > > > > > > Yes We Scan: Making Government Information More Accessible > *Description* > * > * > As the Gov 2.0 movement sweeps across the nation, there’s an increasing > focus on meaningful access to data and rich content funded with taxpayer > dollars. Powerful digital tools and a renewed sense of civic engagement have > ignited new partnerships between citizens and government agencies. This > panel will show examples of new ways that technology, volunteerism, crowd > sourcing, and collaboration can increase access to public information and > media. In this session, panelists will provide a brief overview of various > citizen-to-government partnerships. One example is the collaboration between > the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the > International Amateur Scanning League (IASL). IASL is the brainchild of > public information advocate Carl Malamud, and its volunteers are working to > copy and upload to the Internet 5,000 public domain videos held at the NARA > facility outside of Washington, D.C. Many of these interesting (and often > pleasantly obscure) videos are being made publicly available for the first > time. The panel will invite participation from groups and individuals > working to increase public access to government information, such as > initiatives like Data.gov, Law.gov, FedFlix, Flickr Commons, Smithsonian > Commons, and others. Panelists will explain the benefits that these and > other initiatives are providing to the public, and explore some of the > legal, technical, and institutional challenges to making government > information more accessible and useful. > > *Questions to be discussed* > > 1. What are some interesting uses of technology that aid in supporting > public access to government information and multimedia resources online? > 2. What is the public domain and why is it important? > 3. What are the legal, technical, and cultural hurdles to getting > government information online? > 4. What are individual, community, and institutional incentives to > participate in collaborating in projects supporting public access to > information? > 5. What are the best practices in organizing and executing projects > that make government information and resources more accessible? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > >
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