Universal will donate more than 200,000 master recordings from the '20-40s, to be published on the Web. [13jan11]
Universal will donate more than 200,000 master recordings from the '20-40s, to be published on the Web. [13jan11]
"Once again, absolutely nothing enters the Public Domain this year". [04jan11]
A new landscape of possibilities for research and education in the humanities. [17dec10]
Under the title "Digital Policies: the Public Domain and Alternative Compensation Systems", the 7th COMMUNIA Workshop will take place at the National Library of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, on Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd February 2010.
Presentations slides, abstracts, policy recommendations, as well as for some speakers transcripts or papers, are available from this website download section and also from each of the titles in the programme below. A programme document available here collects abstracts and initial position statements submitted by chairpersons and speakers before the workshop.
[11feb10]
For your guidance:
Google Map with all relevant workshop locations.
Hotel Reservation via Luxembourg Tourist Office. Please fill out and fax this PDF. Feel free to call them for Credit Card details.
PROGRAMME
Sunday 31st January (Pre-workshop events)
Location: Hotal Parc Plaza / Belle Vue conference center, 5 Avenue Marie-Thérèse - L-2132 LUXEMBOURG
10:00 Start:
Light lunch provided, at no cost.
Afternoon:
MONDAY 1st February
Location: National Library of Luxembourg, 37, blvd Roosevelt; L-2450 Luxembourg
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 Welcome: Monique Kieffer Director National Library and Maximilian Herberger Saarland University
11:00 morning session: What Policies for the Public Domain in the 21st Century? – Presentations and Panel
Chairperson: J.C. De Martin coordinator COMMUNIA Project
Panelists:
12:30 Lunch, Pre-registration required. Offered by national library, at AKA-Cité; 3, rue Genistre, 1st floor (above Cité Municipal Library)
14:00 afternoon sessions 1: "Digital Heritage"
Chairperson: Ulrike Elteste Creative Commons Luxembourg
Panelists:
15:30 Coffeebreak
16:00 afternoon session 2: Economic and Social Value of the Public Domain – Presentations and Panel
Chairperson: Federico Morando economics working group lead - COMMUNIA project
Debate reporter/facilitator: Peter Troxler consultant and project manager - Waag Society
Panelists:
18:15 - 19:30 Social Programme : Guided tour of the old city,english. (Museum visit is cancelled) Pre-registration is required. Start: 18h00, outside main entrance of National Library. Tour ends at 19h30 at the social dinner restaurant.
19:30 Social dinner (at own cost, set menu for 32 EUR, drinks excluded). Pre-registration is required. Restaurant « Am Tiirmchen » 32 rue. de l’Eau, L-1449 Luxembourg, Tel: +352.26 27 07 33
TUESDAY 2nd February
Location: National Library of Luxembourg, 37, blvd Roosevelt; L-2450 Luxembourg
09:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 13:00 Alternative Remuneration Systems
Facilitator: Philippe Aigrain Sopinspace
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch (at own cost, own choice of location)
14:30 – 16:00 Wrap-up and conclusions for policy recommendations
Interested? Workshop REGISTRATION is free (as in beer).
Presentations, papers and other material related to COMMUNIA events are available in the download page