[okfn-coord] Fwd: FW: [pd-discuss] Public Domain Calculators Meeting, University of Cambridge, 10-11th November 2009

Thu Nov 5 16:44:44 UTC 2009

2009/11/5 Jordan S Hatcher <jordan at opencontentlawyer.com>

>
> On 4 Nov 2009, at 17:58, Jonathan Gray wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>>
>> We (qua Communia member) need to decide fairly promptly whether or not
>> we allocate some of our Communia funding to fly out someone from
>> Tulane in the US to the public domain calculators meeting in Cambridge
>> next week. If we want to fly them out, the quicker we act the cheaper
>> it will be. (So +1/-1s from anyone would be appreciated!)
>>
>
> Given that we have the money (discussed in other thread) and the exchange
> rate for dollar to euro, then I'd say we should go ahead.
>
> so:
>
> +1 on flying Justin out.
>

+1

>
> ~Jordan
>
>
>
>
>> Cons: it will use up around $1200-1600 of our budget. We will have to
>> arrange to reimburse them to US bank account. Additional hassle and
>> paperwork on our end.
>>
>> Pros: it would be really useful to have them at the workshop. We will
>> probably not get through our Communia budget (especially at our
>> current rate) which is several thousand Euros per year - so could be
>> useful to use it on something good. Longer term there is scope for
>> cooperating with them on a bid for an international PD calculator
>> project. Rufus and I spoke to them to day and sounds like what they've
>> got is quite developed...
>>
>> As an aside - I think it would be *really* good if we could try and
>> arrange for as many core OKF people as possible to attend a Communia
>> meeting next year. It would be great to introduce you all to other
>> interesting people from projects/orgs across Europe - and this is what
>> our budget is for! (Just in case this makes a difference to people's
>> views re: budget..)
>>
>> Any/all thoughts welcome...
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Justin Levy <jlevy5 at tulane.edu>
>> Date: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 4:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: FW: [pd-discuss] Public Domain Calculators
>> Meeting,University of Cambridge, 10-11th November 2009
>> To: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>> Cc: info at okfn.org, Elizabeth Townsend Gard <townsend at tulane.edu>, Ben
>> Varadi <bvaradi at tulane.edu>, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>,
>> Evan Dicharry <dicharre at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just to make sure you have our promo, here is the link -
>> http://www.durationator.com/video.disabled/DPromo.wmv
>>
>> We've thought about our schedules and realized that I would be excited
>> to join your conference, make the connections with you all and share
>> our knowledge as well as get your input on international laws.
>> However, we would not be able to afford the flight.  We've looked up
>> prices and it ranges from $1200-$1400 US dollars.  I'm not sure this
>> is something you would be able to fund, but if possible we think it
>> could be very valuable for both of us.  I am flying to Florida this
>> weekend, so can fly out of New Orleans, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, or
>> West Palm Beach on Sunday (just New Orleans on Monday), then fly back
>> into New Orleans after the conference.
>>
>> If this is something you're willing to do, can you recommend a
>> reasonable place to stay in the area?
>>
>> If you cannot, we would absolutely love to organize a speaking session
>> over skype.  Let us know what's reasonable from your end.
>>
>> Additionally, as we understand it, you would be working on a Denmark
>> flowchart at the conference.  We would love to bring our Denmark
>> flowchart to the meeting and get your input.  Let us know if this is
>> still the plan and we will plan to bring it, or organize it into our
>> speaking session.
>>
>>
>> Best,
>> Justin
>>
>> Justin A. Levy
>> Assistant Research Fellow, Tulane Center for Intellectual Property Law
>> and Culture
>> Tulane Law School
>> 6329 Freret Street, Suite 355
>> New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
>> O: (504) 247-1955
>> C: (561) 504-3067
>> jlevy5 at tulane.edu
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:20 PM, Justin Levy <jlevy5 at tulane.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Jonathan,
>>>
>>> That works.  For all the NOLA folks, that's 9am our time on November 4th.
>>>
>>> My skype name is jal9980.
>>>
>>> We'll look forward to speaking with you.
>>>
>>> Justin
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lets shoot for Wednesday 4th November if that works for you. Does 1500
>>>> GMT (as per your original suggestion) sound alright?
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Justin Levy <jlevy5 at tulane.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jonathan,
>>>>>
>>>>> How is Monday November 2nd, or Wednesday November 4th?
>>>>>
>>>>> Justin
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org
>>>>> >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Justin,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've just spoken to Rufus about this - and unfortunately he is totally
>>>>>> booked up for next week. What about the week after?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Justin Levy <jlevy5 at tulane.edu>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jonathan,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Perfect.  How is Monday the 26th or Wednesday the 28th for you?  Will
>>>>>>> you be
>>>>>>> in England that week?  If so, how is 10am CDT/3pm BST?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Justin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:08 PM, Jonathan Gray <
>>>>>>> jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dear Justin,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry to hear that you won't be able to make it. A Skype call sounds
>>>>>>>> sounds great. What about some time in the week starting the 26th
>>>>>>>> October?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Justin Levy <jlevy5 at tulane.edu>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dear Jonathon,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply.  We're glad to hear other academics working
>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>> public
>>>>>>>>> domain calculators in Europe.  We'd like to connect with Communia
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> okfn,
>>>>>>>>> but we recently found out that the timing wouldn't work for us to
>>>>>>>>> attend
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> meeting in November.  Would you be available for a conference call,
>>>>>>>>> perhaps
>>>>>>>>> over Skype, sometime next week to discuss out project and possible
>>>>>>>>> collaboration?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Justin
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Jonathan Gray
>>>>>>>>> <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dear Justin,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Great to hear from you! We are expecting a range of academics and
>>>>>>>>>> legal experts from different European jurisdictions at the meeting
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>> November. The meeting is part of an EU funded policy network
>>>>>>>>>> called
>>>>>>>>>> Communia, which is about the 'digital public domain'.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> We would be very open to collaboration on the calculators and
>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>> delighted to have people from the Tulane Center attend - to
>>>>>>>>>> present
>>>>>>>>>> your work and to discuss possible future collaboration. We would
>>>>>>>>>> love
>>>>>>>>>> to hear about your work in more detail!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Warm regards,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Justin Levy <jlevy5 at tulane.edu>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dear okfn,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am a fellow at the Tulane Center for Intellectual Property and
>>>>>>>>>>> Culture
>>>>>>>>>>> from Tulane Law School, and was told about your Public Domain
>>>>>>>>>>> Calculators
>>>>>>>>>>> Meeting by our director, Professor Elizabeth Townsend Gard.  At
>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>> Center
>>>>>>>>>>> here in the US, we are developing a public domain calculator and
>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>> hoping
>>>>>>>>>>> to attend your meeting.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can you give us more information about who is attending and if
>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>> organization has any goals regarding future collaboration to
>>>>>>>>>>> create
>>>>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>>>>> calculators?  Would it be possible to send one or two people from
>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>> Center
>>>>>>>>>>> to your meeting?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Justin A. Levy
>>>>>>>>>>> Assistant Research Fellow, Tulane Center for Intellectual
>>>>>>>>>>> Property
>>>>>>>>>>> Law
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> Culture
>>>>>>>>>>> Tulane Law School
>>>>>>>>>>> 6329 Freret Street, Suite 355
>>>>>>>>>>> New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
>>>>>>>>>>> O: (504) 247-1955
>>>>>>>>>>> C: (561) 504-3067
>>>>>>>>>>> jlevy5 at tulane.edu
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>> From: pd-discuss-bounces at lists.okfn.org on behalf of Jonathan
>>>>>>>>>>> Gray
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tue 10/6/2009 8:24 PM
>>>>>>>>>>> To: pd-discuss at lists.okfn.org
>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [pd-discuss] Public Domain Calculators
>>>>>>>>>>> Meeting,University
>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>> Cambridge, 10-11th November 2009
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In November, we are hosting a meeting of European experts on
>>>>>>>>>>>>> copyright
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the digital public domain as part of the Communia project.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>> meeting will focus on building public domain calculators for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> jurisdictions in Europe.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We've blogged about this here:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://blog.okfn.org/2009/10/07/public-domain-calculators-meeting-10-11th-november-2009/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Details are as follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>    * When: 10-11th November 2009
>>>>>>>>>>>>>    * Where: Emmanuel College, Cambridge
>>>>>>>>>>>>>    * Wiki:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://wiki.okfn.org/PublicDomainCalculators/Meeting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>    * Participate: If you are interested in coming, drop us a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> line…
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Warm regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan Gray
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.okfn.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>> pd-discuss mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>>>> pd-discuss at lists.okfn.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pd-discuss
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan Gray
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>>>>>>>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.okfn.org
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Jonathan Gray
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>>>>>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>>>>>> http://www.okfn.org
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Jonathan Gray
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>>>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>>>> http://www.okfn.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Justin A. Levy
>>>>> Assistant Research Fellow, Tulane Center for Intellectual Property Law
>>>>> and
>>>>> Culture
>>>>> Tulane Law School
>>>>> 6329 Freret Street, Suite 355
>>>>> New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
>>>>> O: (504) 247-1955
>>>>> C: (561) 504-3067
>>>>> jlevy5 at tulane.edu
>>>>>
>>>>> Fellow, New Orleans BioInnovation Center
>>>>> 134 LaSalle Street
>>>>> New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
>>>>> O: (504) 593-6452
>>>>> C: (561) 504-3067
>>>>> jlevy at neworleansbio.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Gray
>>>>
>>>> Community Coordinator
>>>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>>>> http://www.okfn.org
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Justin A. Levy
>>> Assistant Research Fellow, Tulane Center for Intellectual Property Law
>>> and Culture
>>> Tulane Law School
>>> 6329 Freret Street, Suite 355
>>> New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
>>> O: (504) 247-1955
>>> C: (561) 504-3067
>>> jlevy5 at tulane.edu
>>>
>>> Fellow, New Orleans BioInnovation Center
>>> 134 LaSalle Street
>>> New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
>>> O: (504) 593-6452
>>> C: (561) 504-3067
>>> jlevy at neworleansbio.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Gray
>>
>> Community Coordinator
>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>> http://www.okfn.org
>>
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