[d@DCC] Montreal event on Saturday, Nov 27: FLOSS, Creative Commons, Copyright, government...

From: Russell McOrmond <russell _-at-_ flora.ca>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Cc: GOSLING Ottawa <ottawa-gosling -_at_- flora.org>, Universal Access Canada <cpi-ua -_at_- vancouvercommunity.net>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:00:34 -0500 (EST)

  If you will be in Montreal on Saturday, and want to talk about 
Free/Libre and Open Source Software, Creative Commons, and of course 
Copyright, please come out to:

http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/view/554

---cut---  From event website...

Nov 27 | Public money, property software? Copyrights in the government
11am-1pm

  With the development of online government and the increasing use of
software, copyrights in government plays a more important role. Given that
the government is working with public money, this issue deserves a public
debate. Think of issues of transparency, efficiency and equity.

Topics:
Government and software (e. g. the firearms scandal)
Relation of the government with its suppliers (e. g. Microsoft)
Who owns the copyrights of government?
Voting machine
Sharing of software within governments

Guest: Russell McOrmond, FLORA.ca
http://www.flora.ca/russell/

---cut---


Event is at Studio XX
338, Terrasse Saint-Denis
http://univcafe.concordia.ca/html/venue.html#studio


Note: My hope is that this will be an informal discussion and not a
one-way presentation. No big-screens and slideshows.  Participants will
determine the agenda.

-- 
 Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> 
 Code is Law: how software code regulates the activities of citizens,
 and acts similar to law.  How do we ensure transparency/accountability?  
 http://www.flora.ca/russell/drafts/code-is-law.html
_______________________________________________
Discuss mailing list
Discuss@list.digital-copyright.ca
http://list.digital-copyright.ca/mailman/listinfo/discuss