Call for Papers and Contributions
KnowRight 2006
(Knowledge Society, Knowledge Technology -
Legal and Related Technological Aspects)
http://KnowRight06.ocg.at Jointly organized with
IRIS (Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposium)
http://www.univie.ac.at/RI/IRIS2006/
University of Vienna (Juridicum - Law Faculty Building)
16 - 17 February 2006
Organized by: Austrian Computer Society (OCG)
CONFERENCE OUTLINE
This conference will resume the general interest
of the KnowRight Conferences, held since 1995,
on the interaction of Intellectual Property
Rights, related Information Rights, Ethical
Problems, and Information Dependent Technology.
It will be supported by the Austrian Computer
Society and will be held in tandem with the IRIS
conference (Internationales Rechtsinformatik
Symposion). It will provide strong emphasis on
the social environment in which the intellectual
and information property system, information
services, mobile applications, e-commerce and
the electronic civil society evolve.
The concept of an "Information Society" or
"Knowledge Society" is neither well defined nor
are its foundations and implications well
understood. Governments and authorities in many
countries and regions (e.g. the European Union)
are still discussing options to establish and
regulate at least special aspects of an
Information Society. Increasingly it becomes
harder to master future technologies with
traditional laws based on national or regional
methods and concepts. We have to develop new
forms of international legal regimes and
practices. They should empower coordinated means
to avoid abuse of such new technologies. New
regulations must also duly take into account
that the human heritage - e.g. those maintained
and made available today in libraries - remains
accessible to the public. Therefore equitable
and fair use of networks and new resources shall
be guaranteed. Fairness should be preserved in
the emerging non-local availability of up to now
local resources. Open Source and Open Content
are investigated as examples of dynamic
innovations of legal concepts. The conference
will discuss which requirements - such as safety
and security of related methods and media - must
be fulfilled and how these requirements may be
enforced. Which regulations and preventive
measures should be promoted in the light of
conflicting interests. Regulating the flow of
information must guarantee that clashes between
individual rights (e.g. of intellectual/
industrial property, privacy and data
protection) and collective demands (e.g. for
security, universal access as well as preserving
and expanding the heritage of mankind) are
treated and resolved in human ways. Information
in the public domain on the wired or unwired
communication channels should deserve special
attention. Commercial interests should be
balanced with moral and civic obligations.
MAJOR CONFERENCE TOPICS
Intellectual Property
* Status of IP law for e-products and e-services
* Bundle of WIPO Treaties: To be enlarged?
* TRIPS: Efficient against large scale IP infringements?
* Competition and regulation in the music and video industry
* Media and entertainment law -
responsibility and liability of IP-providers
* Rules for mobile applications
* Private use and fair use of intellectual property
* Rights management systems
* Open source and open content
* Open access: Copyright restrictions for science and research
* Copyright and copyleft
* Global trademarks
* Software patents
Access to and Reuse of Public Sector and Private Information
* Freedom of information and data protection
* Access to public documents
* Legal framework of public sector information reuse
* Socioeconomic conditions of PSI reuse
* Extent of and limitations on database protection in Europe
* Long term archiving of public and private information
Network Security
* Technological proposals and implementations
* Embedding regulation into hard- and software
* Regulations and their development
* Privacy and identification - electronic identities
* Authentification, authorisation and remuneration
* Electronic signatures
* Fraud on the internet: Tech-tools and legal framework
* Online policing
Data protection
* Pervasive computing
* Automatic "forgetting" of database
* Retention of data
* Legal means against violation of data protection
Information Ethics
* Information in the public domain - balancing commercial
interests with moral and civic obligations
* Fair use concept at the global level: equitable use of global and
local knowledge
* Access to personal data: protecting citizens' and users'
security and privacy versus public interest
* Equity in the access to information (tariffs, fees, taxes)
* Special regulation for developing countries?
* Free speech and censorship
* Minors access to violence and adult content
* Age verification and privacy
* Responsibility of internet professionals
Don't feel restricted if your innovative topic
fits the general purpose of the conference but
none of the special items on the list.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs:
Peter Paul Sint, Austrian Academy of Science, A
(Coordinator) E-Mail: [email protected]
Walter Blocher, Vienna University of Business Administration, A
E-Mail: [email protected]
Alfred Büllesbach, University of Bremen and DaimlerChrysler, D
E-Mail: [email protected]
Jens Gaster, Europäische Kommission, EU
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dietmar Jahnel, University of Salzburg, A
E-Mail: [email protected]
Erich Schweighofer, Vienna University and WZRI, A
E-Mail: [email protected]
Andreas Wiebe, Vienna University of Business Administration, A
E-Mail: [email protected]
Members
(confirmed)
John Bing, University of Oslo, NO
Danièle Bourcier, University of Paris II, FR
Gunter Ertl, Court of Justice, AT
Fernando Galindo, University of Zaragoza , ES
Thomas Hoeren, University of Muenster, DE
Veith Risak, University of Salzburg, AT
Athi Sarenpää, University of Lapland, FIN
David Vaver, University of Oxford, UK
Peter Wahlgren, University of Stockholm, SE
(completed list to be anounced)
SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Papers should be of high quality, original,
unpublished, and not submitted elsewhere.
Authors of papers are asked to submit an
abstract or a full text version (strongly
recommended) of the respective contribution
(abstract: 2-4 pages including main references, full text: 8 to 10 pages).
The guidelines for the final version are available at
http://www.ocg.at/publikationen/books/paper.html.
Submissions of contributions to the conference
be handed in as printout and in electronic form to
Austrian Computer Society
A-1010 Vienna,
Wollzeile 1-3
Austria, Europe
DEADLINES
* Submission of full papers or abstracts: 15 November 2005
* Notification of acceptance: 30 November 2005
* Final paper: 20 December 2006 (some extensions may be negotiated)
Due to the tight timetable and the target to
have the published proceedings available during
the conference try to send the papers by the beginning of November.
CONFERENCE VENUE
The conference will take place in the University
of Vienna (Juridicum - Law Faculty building) in the city centre.
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
The conference language willl be English.
PARTICIPATION
If you are interested in participation or to
keep informed on the further development contact the
Austrian Computer Society (OCG)
KnowRight 2006
Wollzeile 1-3
A-1010 Vienna
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +43 1 512 02 35
Fax: +43 1 512 02 35 9
or visit the conference webpages:
http://KnowRight06.ocg.at (or http://www.univie.ac.at/RI/IRIS2006/ )
REGISTRATION AND PROCEEDINGS
Authors should have registered by 10 Jan. 2006.
Participation including conference proceedings and social event: EUR 70,--
The proceedings will be published by the
Austrian Computer Society and will appear in the books@ocg series.
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Peter Paul Sint ([email protected], http://www.iwe.oeaw.ac.at/sint )
Institute for European Integration Research
Austrian Academy of Sciences EIF, Prinz Eugen-Strasse 8-10,
A-1040 Wien/Vienna, Austria, EU
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