Ahoy, It's definitely the former, 10am-12pm :) Anyone else interested? I don't think I can afford another trip into London in June...
Regards, Tom On Wednesday 17 May 2006 19:55, Timothy Cowlishaw wrote: > just to clarify... is that 10am to 12pm, or 10pm - 12 am? > > > If It's the latter, I'll go for sure, if it;s the former, I may need > to negotiate some time off work.... > > On 17 May 2006, at 18:34, Tom Chance wrote: > > Ahoy, > > > > It would be good if some of us could attend this. Rufus will, I'm > > sure, be > > there :) The one time I went to an IPPR event I came away extremely > > disappointed, so I wouldn't be surprised if the session is somewhat > > hijacked > > by a particular angle the IPPR and/or panellists are working on. > > > > But hey - British Library rep there, after our recent discussions > > it could be > > a useful opportunity to make an impression? > > > > Regards, > > Tom > > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > > > Subject: Invitation to ippr seminar - Launch of APIG report on DRM, > > 5th June > > 10 - 12pm > > Date: Wednesday 17 May 2006 17:11 > > From: "Kay Withers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Kay Withers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > <<Picture (Metafile)>> > > > > Preservation, Access and Inclusion: > > Balancing Opportunities in a Digital Age > > > > Keynote speech: Derek Wyatt, Launch of the All Party Internet Group > > report on > > Digital Rights Management > > > > 10.00 - 12.00pm, 5th June 2006 > > British Library, Euston Road > > > > Speakers Include: > > > > * Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive, British Library > > * Laurie Kaye, Laurence Kaye Solicitors > > * Other speakers to be confirmed > > > > The great promise of the internet is to provide us with all the > > information > > and learning materials we might need. Free internet access is now > > within > > walking distance of close to 100% of the UK. In many senses, digital > > inclusion is no longer about access to technology but access to > > content. > > > > Libraries and archives across the world are currently involved in a > > number of > > digitisation initiatives, enabling wider access to the works of > > cultural and > > historical importance they stores. At the same time, commercial > > content > > and information providers are seeing threats to their existing > > business > > models emerge. On the one hand, they wish their content to reach > > as wide an > > audience as possible, on the other the commercial model for > > providing such > > information is potentially undermined by both content aggregators and > > consumer demand for 'free' information. > > > > Publishers and libraries both fulfil an important function in our > > democracy, > > widening access and inclusion to democratic debate and adding > > greatly to the > > public sphere. But all have commercial imperatives to consider, and > > intellectual property rights to enforce or comply with. > > > > This seminar will look at the different opportunities, and threats, > > digitisation and new media provide for content creators and > > information > > providers, both public and private. > > > > To reserve a place, please email Kay Withers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > fc-uk-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/fc-uk-discuss _______________________________________________ fc-uk-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/fc-uk-discuss
