[x-pubpol] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] INET MADRID-July 5

Sun Jul 1 22:28:12 PDT 2012

Many thanks Joly!

On Jun 29, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Joly MacFie wrote:

> Hi Christine,
> 
> I highly recommend Bill Patry's book - 'How to Fix Copyright". 
> 
> 
> This review, although unfavorable - it's by a  DRM proponent - does a good job of distilling Patry's proposals:
> 
> Reduce the term of copyright, because most works make money for their owners in the first few years after release, and after that they are best put into the public domain.
> Make copyright registration mandatory instead of automatic, so that only those who really want protection for their works can get it.
> Pass strong “orphan works” legislation, so that works whose owners won’t or can’t claim them can be enjoyed by all instead of being locked up in limbo.
> Create comprehensive global rights registries, so that copyright users can instantly tell who owns what and license works appropriately.
> Streamline the impenetrable maze of copyright licensing entities, rules and cross-border inconsistencies, so that it becomes easier to access content legally worldwide.
> Create more statutory licenses, blanket licenses, and levies, to make copyright easier to administer and rights holder compensation easier to generate.
> Price copyrighted works differently in different geographies to reflect economic realities, because people in economically challenged countries can’t possibly afford the prices for content that people in first-world countries pay.
> Change copyright law to accommodate the new breed of digital artists whose tools necessarily involve copying pieces of copyrighted material.
> Abolish legal constructs that impose or support “digital locks” on content, such as DMCA 1201, because they unfairly restrict technological development as well as Fair Use.
> 
> The same author also summarizes the views in Public Knowledge's Internet Blueprint
> 
> Reduce abuse of the notice and takedown system in Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by imposing additional requirements on takedown notices and fines on bogus ones, as well as expanding the “safe harbor” granted to internet service providers under this law.
> Impose regulations on the US Trade Representative that would forbid negotiating intellectual property terms in secret (as was done in the ACTA process).
> Relax section 1201 of the DMCA by making it legal to hack DRMs for lawful uses of copyrighted material protected by them.
> Shorten copyright terms from life of the creator plus 70 years to life plus 50 years.
> Empower the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require labeling of DRM on digital content that uses it.
> Prohibit various types of abuses of copyright law, such as deceptive warning notices and frivolous lawsuits.
> Expand Fair Use.
> HTH
> 
> joly
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Christine Runnegar <runnegar at isoc.org> wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> Something for Friday.
> 
> Frederic has very kindly asked me to participate in the INET Madrid next week - Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet: are they compatible?
> 
> So, with this in mind, I am inviting you to share any examples or ideas you might have regarding new/different approaches to content creation and distribution.
> 
> Perhaps, imagine that there was no such thing as copyright. What might be some of the incentives (financial and otherwise) for content creation and distribution? Would we see the same or different actors involved in the production and distribution chain? e.g. Would the multi-million dollar films still be produced?
> 
> Any other ideas are also most welcome.
> 
> p.s. I like pictures - they are a great way to illustrate a point
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Cheers,
> Cristina
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> > From: Frederic Donck <donck at isoc.org>
> > Date: June 28, 2012 2:30:04 PM GMT+02:00
> > To: Delegates Chapter <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
> > Cc: "Vea', PhD. Andreu" <landreu at gmail.com>, ISOC Support Chapter <chapter-support at isoc.org>
> > Subject: [Chapter-delegates] INET MADRID-July 5
> >
> > Dear All
> >
> > I'm happy to provide you with the final information re: our coming INET in Spain (5th July).
> >
> > Agenda might be found here:
> > http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-madrid
> >
> > Webcasting details (as usual)
> > http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters
> >
> > The agenda will cover copyright and the Internet and we will be able to hear top level experts from civil society, Ministry and businesses in Spain.
> > We hope to 'see' many of you on the Net!
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Frederic
> >
> > Frederic Donck
> > Director European Regional Bureau
> > Internet Society
> >
> > www.isoc.org
> >
> >
> >
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