A few of you have asked for clarification, because the language on the eventbrite page focuses on students.

The weekend is indeed open to all tech, ed, open knowledge, and law-savvy students, with a few spaces avail.for advisors w broad backgrounds to join on Saturday.

Warmly,
SJ

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Samuel Klein <sjklein@hcs.harvard.edu> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> edX has not yet settled on a licensing standard. Harvard is
> developing its licensing policy this spring, and looking for community
> input. They are supporting a weekend-long legal hacking challenge,
> for creators, educators, developers and lawyers to work through the
> legal/policy/social challenges implied by such regimes.
>
> I highly recommend coming to this challenge; with a suitably free
> licensing framework, edX could do much more than "provide a new source
> of massive online courses" and truly revolutionize the sorts of
> learning materials available to everyone.
>
> The cost of participation is $30 (roughly the cost of the meals
> provided), but fee waivers can be arranged on request. The
> announcement/invite sent out to legal groups follows.
>
> SJ
>
>
> ====
> The 2013 Hack IP Challenge will bring together students from across
> the Boston Area to work on a tough legal/policy challenge over the
> course of a weekend (February 22-24).
>
> The topic: the intellectual property policy for HarvardX, the Harvard
> division of edX, the online education platform. While HarvardX has
> already begun offering courses, fundamental policies around what types
> of intellectual property can be used and assigned, and how third
> parties can use HarvardX materials remain unanswered.
>
> These policies are being developed currently, and the decisions that
> Harvard makes will impact the future of online education and the
> entire higher education landscape. Students join teams to produce
> model policies. They will hear from Professor Larry Lessig on Friday
> night, work with coaches from around the Boston area and hear from an
> expert panel on Saturday, and present their results to a panel
> including Professor Zittrain and Jonathan Hulbert (of the Harvard
> University Office of General Counsel) on Sunday afternoon.
>
> You can learn more and sign up here:
> http://hackip2013.eventbrite.com. Students can use discount code
> "ILABHacksIP" (no quotes) for a discount on the weekend (Friday night
> to Sunday afternoon. All meals are covered in the cost). If cost is an
> issue, scholarship can be arranged on request.

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Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266