[open-literature] Fwd: Reminder: Deadline for Free Culture Research Conference (extended abstracts) is June 7

[Rufus Pollock]

We should definitely put something in!

@James: I thought you prepared an abstract for OKCon which we could
probably re-use (emphasize: this would not commit you to go)

On 29 May 2010 10:27, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> Anyone want to put something in for Open Shakespeare?
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> Jonathan
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> Dear all,
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> With apologies for cross-postings, this is to remind you that we have
> about 10 days left until the June 7 deadline for the submission of
> extended abstracts for the 2010 Free Culture Research Conference
> (FCRC), which will take place October 8-9, in Berlin. The event
> follows from last year’s one-day workshop at Harvard University:
> http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/fcrw/Main_Page
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> Online CFP: http://wikis.fu-berlin.de/display/fcrc/Home
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> Program Committee:
> http://wikis.fu-berlin.de/display/fcrc/Academic+Program+Committee
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> Please find also the CFP below:
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> Deadline for extended abstracts: June 7, 2010
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> The 3rd Free Culture Research Conference
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> Free Culture between Commons and Markets: Approaching the Hybrid Economy?
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> The Free Culture Research Conference presents a unique opportunity for
> scholars whose work contributes to the promotion, study or criticism
> of a Free Culture, to engage with a multidisciplinary group of
> academic peers and practitioners, identify the most important research
> opportunities and challenges, and attempt to chart the future of Free
> Culture. This event builds upon the successful workshop held in 2009
> at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University,
> organized and attended by renowned scholars and research institutions
> from the US, Europe and Asia. The first event was held in Sapporo,
> Japan, in 2008, in conjunction with the 4th iCommons Summit. This
> year's event is larger in ambition and scope, to provide more time for
> interaction in joint as well as break-out sessions. It is hosted
> jointly by the Free University of Berlin and the Max Planck Institute
> for the Study of Societies and will take place at October 8-9, 2010 at
> the Free University Campus in Berlin, in collaboration with COMMUNIA,
> the European Network on the digital public domain. Funding and support
> is also provided by the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
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> Given this year's theme and the generous support of the Free
> University's School of Business and Economics, we encourage
> submissions at the interface of Free Culture and business, although we
> welcome submissions from any relevant discipline, will be inclusive
> and will maintain the interdisciplinary nature of the event, as in
> previous years. Enabled by new Internet technologies and innovative
> legal solutions, Free Culture prospers in the form of new business
> models and via commons-based peer production, thereby both challenging
> and complementing classic market institutions. Alongside business
> perspectives, we expect that perspectives from law, IT, the social
> sciences and humanities will help us develop a better understanding of
> the challenges at hand, for individuals, business, law, the economy,
> and society at large. Topics of interest include:
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>     * Studies on the use and growth of open/free licensing models
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>     * Critical analyses of the role of Creative Commons or similar models
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>     * The role of  Free Culture in markets, industry, government, or
> the non-profit sector
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>     * Technical, legal or business solutions towards a hybrid economy
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>     * Incentives, innovation and community dynamics in open
> collaborative peer production
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>     * Economic models for the sustainability of commons-based production
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>     * The economic value of the public domain
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>     * Business models and the public domain
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>     * Successes and failures of open licensing
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>     * Analyses of policies, court rulings or industry moves that
> influence the future of Free Culture
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>     * Regional studies of Free Culture with global lessons
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>     * Best practices from open/free licensing, and the application of
> different business and organizational models by specific communities
> or individuals
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>     * Definitions of openness and freedom for different media types,
> users and communities
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>     * Broader economic, sociopolitical, legal or cultural implications
> of Free Culture initiatives and peer production practices
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> * Methodological concerns in the study of Free Culture
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> http://wikis.fu-berlin.de/display/fcrc/Home
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> On behalf of the organizing committee:
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> Giorgos Cheliotis
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> Assistant Professor
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> Communications and New Media
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> Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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> National University of Singapore
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> --
> Jonathan Gray
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> Community Coordinator
> The Open Knowledge Foundation
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