[Linux-aus] GPL3 conference invitation - including Eben Moglen
Pia Waugh
greebo at pipka.org
Fri Nov 10 18:08:08 UTC 2006
Hi all,
More news on the GPL3 conference later this month. Eben Moglen will be
joining us via phone to answer intelligent and well-informed questions from
you (sent beforehand for the sake of a sane phone conference). The concerned
and interested Australian Open Source community. Linux Australia agreed to
partially sponsor the event and in return the Cyberspace Law Centre has made
the event free to all members of the public, which includes you :)
http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/
Below is an invite from David Vaile, one of the forces behind the Unlocking
IP project. Fill our the RSVP email template at the bottom of the page, and
if you wish to pose a question to Eben, please fill in the other email form
at the bottom of the page. They are registering questions in order to come
up with the top list of important questions to the Australian community to
pose to Eben in a sane manner in the limited time (~30mins) we have him on
the phone.
Rock and roll, and many thanks to David and his crew for facilitating this
event.
Cheers,
Pia
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Dear FOSS community,
We invite you to attend the 'GPL v3 and Australia' symposium, co-hosted
by UNSW's Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre <www.cyberlawcentre.org> and
Linux Australia <www.linux.org.au>.
Time: 1:00 pm for 1:30 start, to 5:00
Date: Thursday 30 November 2006
URL: http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/
Venue: Room G02, (on the right as you enter the main entrance ground floor,
New Law building F8, University Mall, lower Kensington Campus, UNSW Sydney
NSW.
Law building: <http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/map.html>
UNSW map: <http://www.facilities.unsw.edu.au/maps/kensington.pdf>.
This symposium will provide a local forum for Australian software
communities, legal practitioners, policy advisors, academics, programmers
and others to address the impact, both internationally and specifically in
Australia, of the latest draft of changes to the General Public Licence -
the licence under which 80% of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is
distributed. The aim is to aid those interested in FOSS or software
licensing more generally to come to a well-informed understanding upon which
to base submissions to the Free Software Foundation on issues arising from
the draft licence, before its completion and launch in early 2007.
We will have presentations from several key participants (Andrew Tridgell
and Eben Moglen), and expert input from a range of a dozen commentators.
- Andrew Tridgell or 'Tridge', as he is known in the software
community, has furthered an important goal of the free software
movement, analyzing ways for free software to interact with widespread
proprietary systems (particularly communication protocols and formats)
to allow people to more easily move away from those systems. The Free
Software Foundation awarded Dr Tridgell its 2005 FSF Award for the
Advancement of Free Software for his work on famous core software tools
like Samba, the Linux kernel, and rsync.
- Eben Moglen (via phone link and video recording) is the primary
editor of the GPL licence text, a internationally renowned academic and
lawyer representing the Free Software Foundation with the role of
explaining and overseeing the update of the GPL. A short video
presentation from Eben discussing issues raised elsewhere and in
Australia (including those submitted to us in writing prior to the
event) will be followed later by a live phone conference call to enable
a short discussion on questions raised by the symposium or his
presentation.
Commentators include: Roger Clarke, Xamax (Chair); James Dalziel,
Professor of Learning Technology Macquarie U; Brian Fitzgerald,
Professor of Law QUT, co-author of Creative Commons Australian licence;
Graham Greenleaf, Professor of Law UNSW, leading of Unlocking IP
project; Gernot Heiser, Professor of Operating Systems, UNSW School of
Computer Science and Engineering & NICTA; Andrew Mowbray, Professor of
Law & IT, UTS; Brendan Scott, Open Source Industry Association; Evana
Ushakoff, counsel, NICTA; Jeff Waugh, GNOME.
NB: There will be room for some questions from the general audience, but
this is a high level analytical symposium, not a "general Q&A for
newbies". If you want to actively engage, you need to be up to speed on
both the debates about the changes, and the details of the current draft
text. Check out existing documents, FAQs and discussions - start at the
Resources page:
http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/resources.htm
If you still have any issues you want raised, the best way is to send
them in by 20 November in writing - they will be summarised, sent to the
speakers, and included in the discussion paper.
Entry is free (thanks Linux Australia), but registration is required. You
can either forward the registration details at the bottom of this email to
the address there, or download the Registration form and email or fax back,
along with (on p2) your proposals for issues to include in the discussion
paper or questions:
http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/rego.rtf
Light refreshments will be served before and after, with the support of
Linux Australia. For queries, please contact Abi Paramaguru (02) 9385
3337 or a.paramaguru at unsw.edu.au. Send in your rego form and questions
Looking forward to seeing you on the day,
David
PS: If this is not your cup of tea, perhaps you might be interested in the
talk by James Love, international digital consumer rights advocate, on TPMs,
consumers and producers, co-hosted by Choice (formerly ACA) on Monday 13
November 12:45-2 pm:
http://cyberlawcentre.org/2006/talks/ltt_love.htm
David Vaile, Executive Director
Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney Australia
T: (02) 9385 3589
M: (0414) 731 249
E: d.vaile at unsw.edu.au
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"GPL v3 and Australia" Symposium:
A. Registration Form and B. Suggested Topics or Questions Form
PLEASE FILL IN AND RETURN TO: a.paramaguru at unsw.edu.au
A. REGISTRATION FORM
I want to come to "GPL v3 and Australia"
30 November 2006, UNSW Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
<http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/>
Email:
Title (Dr/Prof/Mr/Ms):
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Organisation:
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What is your role regarding the GPL? (please put an 'X' after one
option)
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Other:
Please [DO] / [Do NOT] send me info about related events in future.
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RSVP: for registration by Friday, 24 November, 2006.
Places allocated on a first come first served basis.
ACCOMMODATION:
http://www.conferencing.unsw.edu.au/text/accom/accom1.htm
has details of accommodation close to the University of NSW. Please
make your own arrangements.
PROGRAM VARIATION: The organisers retain the right to vary the
programme to deal with circumstances, including cancelling or
re-scheduling content or changing speakers.
PRIVACY: The information you provide here will only be used by UNSW to
process registrations, create name tags and a participants list, and
distribute information about relevant Unlocking IP research project
activities to you unless you tell them to stop.
CANCELLATIONS: Please let us know ASAP if you need to cancel, so we
can reallocate your place.
ENQUIRIES: Abi Paramaguru Email: a.paramaguru at unsw.edu.au Phone: (02)
93853337
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B. SUGGESTED TOPICS OR QUESTIONS FORM
GPLv3 and Australia Symposium
To propose a topic or issues to include in the discussion paper and
agenda, please set out in the following form. The deadline for questions
is 20 November 2006. Due to time limitations we cannot guarantee
participants the opportunity to raise matters from the floor during the
symposium.
NB: There will be time for some questions from the general audience, but
this is a high level analytical symposium, not a "general Q&A for
newbies". If you want to actively engage, you need to be up to speed on
both the debates about the changes, and the details of the current draft
text. Check out existing documents, FAQs and discussions - start at the
Resources page:
http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/2006/gpl/resources.htm
If you still have any issues you want raised, the best way is to send them
to a.paramaguru at unsw.edu.au in the form below. They will be summarised, sent
to the speakers and included in the discussion paper.
1. Issue name:
2. Background/ context in which it arises:
3. Details of the GPL v2 or license text involved (draft version eg.
"version v3, draft of June 2006", section number, exact words):
4. Description of the issue/ wording of your question:
5. Why is it important to Australia?:
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