Very relevant conference below - focusing entirely on the public domain.
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates(a)qut.edu.au
Unlocking IP 2009 Conference -
National and global dimensions of the copyright public domain
16-17 April 2009 - UNSW Sydney
UNSW's Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre invites you to register now for an international conference from the 'Unlocking IP' ARC research project, which investigates how Australia's digital commons, both the public domain and public rights created by open content and open software licensing, can be expanded and protected. It focuses on 'self help' actions within the existing statutory context, in Australia's distinct legal and cultural context, and on comprehensiveness - we offer preliminary results from the first survey of Australia's digital commons, with data from National Library of Australia.
The conference includes reports and case studies from the front line, where new models for sharing and trading intellectual property meet the reality of business, government and educational demands, new technological opportunities and lessons learned from implementation of licences like Creative Commons and Free for Education. Book publishing under hybrid business models at Sydney University Press, online user generated content using Wikimedia, and international initiatives like the US 'Reboot.gov' and China's IP abuse rule are featured, alongside detailed analysis of emerging legal and policy directions.
A highlight of the conference will be the launch of the 2009 Consumers International IP Watch List. Arising from the CI Access to Knowledge project, the list identifies countries whose IP policies and practices are harmful to consumers. It is used as a counterbalance to the United States' "Special 301" Report, which is an annual report highlighting countries that supposedly do not provide strong enough protection for the interests of US intellectual property owners.
The venue is Law Faculty of UNSW, Kensington Sydney, close to beaches, parks and Sydney CBD.
For details of speakers and the program: http://cyberlawcentre.org/unlocking-ip/2009/program.htm
Register at: http://cyberlawcentre.org/unlocking-ip/2009/registration.htm
I'll be in town for the UNSW conference too, so I'll aim to make the meeting up.
I've been wanting to make it to a wikimedia meeting for ages!
And I suspect if you publicise it at the conference you'll get some other attendees too - lots of open access geeks attending.
And congrats re the PHM stuff - Seb absolutely rocks, and is the reason why PHM the leading Australia in online access to its collection. Now if we can just get him in charge of the entire Arts portfolio . . .
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates(a)qut.edu.au
Just a reminder for those in Brisbane this weekend to come down and check out the We Are What We Share<http://www.ideasfestival.com.au/02_cal/details.asp?ID=86&varPeriod=1> remix forum from 5-6:30pm at the State Library<http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/> (South Bank) as part of this year's Ideas Festival<http://www.ideasfestival.com.au/>.
It's the culmination of the Pooling Ideas<http://www.pool.org.au/poolingideas> competition we've been running with ABC Pool over the last few weeks. We'll be showcasing selected entries and using them as the jumping off point for discussion of remix culture and its place in today's creative society. In a cut and paste culture, are we really what we share?
We've put together an excellent group of experts as judges:
* remix artist and The Night Air<http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nightair/default.htm> producer John Jacobs;
* social media researcher and Youtube expert, Dr Jean Burgess;
* designer, artist and remixer Merri Randell; and
* Creative Commons Australia's very own Elliott Bledsoe.
Plus, of course, we'll be announcing the winners (as judged by our of experts) and presenting the excellent trophy produced by John Jacobs.
And it's all free! So come down, see something new, and learn a little bit. After all, what else is there to do at 5pm on a Saturday?
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates(a)qut.edu.au
G'day all,
I figure it's probably about time to organise another Sydney meetup - if any
of our out of town / state / country friends are planning a City trip, then
it'd be fantastic to see you on April 22nd at The Paragon in Circular Quay
:-)
Details, as ever, are here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney#April_22nd.2C_drinks_a…
In particular, if you (or a wiki associate / friend / lover / colleague) has
thought about popping along, but not had the chance to attend, it'd be
lovely to see you there for what will no doubt be a relaxed, social drink
and chat,
best,
PM.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
This is a final call for participants at the first “Backstage Pass” tour to
be held by *Wikimedia Australia* in Sydney THIS FRIDAY @ 10am. Our hosts for
the day are the *Powerhouse** Museum* who now have upwards of 5 of their
curators coming along to show us around.
To find out more please visit: http://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Backstage_pass
There are places available if you can still come along. We will be meeting
on the forecourt then a personalised “access all areas” tour for a couple of
hours, lunch, then editing for a couple of hours afterwards.
If you are in the area and would like to come, please add your name or
contact me so that we know to wait for you. And don’t forget your laptop to
help out afterwards if you can. This is the first chance Wikimedians
anywhere in the world have had to get privileged access to an institution
and its experts. It will also be the first time that our content has been
written around the one table at the same time. So it’s a bit of an
experiment in two ways.
The *Powerhouse** Museum** *is very interested to see how we can take their
knowledge and publicise it to the world - so let’s show them what
‘Wikimedians in the real world’ can achieve.
Looking forward to seeing as many people as can make it,
- Liam
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Email - liamwyatt(a)gmail.com
Phone - +61 (0)434 056 914
Skype - Wittylama
Wikipedia - [[User:Witty lama]]
Dear Wikimedia Australia list,
I just received this from the National Library of Australia newspaper
digisation project - they're moving out of Beta and into "real project"
mode. All very exciting...
What I find particularly cool about their interface is the way that they
have permanent links to not only each page but also the specific article.
Furthermore there is a wiki-like interface for people to improve the OCR'd
text.
For the purposes of Wikipedia this project is a real boon as 1) Everything
they publish is out of copyright and 2) It gives us invaluable citation
material. Previously we could write articles about old events and refer to
them only in the print edition (which requires great difficulty to check
references). Now we can cite the original edition of the newspaper and link
directly to the article for all to see!
I've worked with Rose Holley in my capacity at the Dictionary of Sydney and
she (and the project) are keen for Wiki-folk to jump in and use their
important service. As you can see by the title of the first research paper
listed below, they're also helping improve the understanding in the
academic/library sector of the values of mass-collaboration which is great.
All the best,
-Liam
[[Witty lama]]
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*From:* Rose Holley [mailto:RHOLLEY@nla.gov.au]
*Sent:* Wednesday, 25 March 2009 3:48 PM
*To:* undisclosed-recipients
*Subject:* National Library of Australia - Newspaper digitisation - articles
published
Dear colleagues
*Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program*
I've recently published 2 articles which you may be interested to read:
1. Many Hands Make Light Work: Public Collaborative OCR Text Correction in
Australian Historic Newspapers. ISBN 978-0-642-27694-0
*http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march09/03clips.html#HOLLEYBK*<http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march09/03clips.html#HOLLEYBK>(reviewed
in D-Lib)
*http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/project_details/documents/ANDP_ManyHands.pdf*<http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/project_details/documents/ANDP_ManyHands.pdf>(document
here)
2. How good can it get? Analysing and Improving OCR accuracy in large scale
historic newspaper digitisation programs.(NLA) Just published in this
months D-Lib Magazine.
*http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march09/holley/03holley.html*<http://www.dlib.org/dlib/march09/holley/03holley.html>
All other project documents including feedback on the Australian Newspapers
beta service are on the main webpage here:
*http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/project_details/*<http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp/project_details/>
We are now nearing the end of the 2 year project 'setup' and software
development. The Australian Newspapers service will be officially launched
this year and be managed in an ongoing operational mode with the newspapers
digitisation program ongoing indefinitely.
Thanks
Rose
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Rose Holley
Manager - Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program (ANDP)
National Library of Australia
e-mail: rholley(a)nla.gov.au
website: *http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp* <http://www.nla.gov.au/ndp>
Phone: +61 2 6262 1224
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>From the CCau website:
As of midnight last night, the Pooling Ideas: We Are What We Share<http://www.pool.org.au/poolingideas> competition has officially concluded. It has ceased to be. It is no more. It is an ex-competition.
And what a massive success it was in the end. We got over 120 entries<http://www.pool.org.au/explore/tags/we_are_what_we_share?filter0=**ALL**> - from essays to poems to videos to images. Original works, remixes of original works, remixes of remixes - all with the theme of sharing.
Over the next few days we'll be posting selected entries, in the lead up to the announcement of the winners at the We Are What We Share<http://www.ideasfestival.com.au/02_cal/details.asp?ID=86&varPeriod=1> seminar at the Ideas Festival on Saturday.
So if you're in the vicinity of the State Library of Queensland<http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/> about 5pm Saturday, pop in, check out the prize winning entries and hear the analysis, discussion and general reflection from our panel of experts:
* remix artist and 'The Night Air' producer John Jacobs;
* social media researcher and Youtube expert, Dr Jean Burgess;
* designer, artist and remixer Merri Randell; and
* Creative Commons Australia's very own Elliott Bledsoe.
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates(a)qut.edu.au
People on this list might be interested in this - a free public lecture in Brisbane by one of the leading thinkers on the role of copyright in today's culture.
Free Public Lecture on Copyright and Creativity, to be given by a special guest speaker, Professor Julie Cohen, Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School 2009. The lecture will be given on Monday 25 May 2009 from 5:00pm-6:30pm in the Gibson Room (Room Z1064), Z Block Level 10. RSVPs are required by 30 April 2009 to Courtney or Colleen via email at infocci(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:infocci@qut.edu.au> or phone +61 7 3138 3556.
Jessica Coates
Project Manager
Creative Commons Clinic
Queensland University of Technology
ph: 07 3138 8301
fax: 07 3138 9395
email: j2.coates(a)qut.edu.au