I have just received word that I will be consulting on a new study into the use of open content licences in the UK. The studies full title is: “Snapshot and case-studies of current usage of Creative Commons (and other open content) licences by cultural heritage organisations in the UK” Full details will follow, but [...]

22nd June 2007, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. From the site: At this half day event we have invited Jonathan Mitchell QC to introduce the background to Creative Commons and the development of the Scottish Creative Commons licenses; Charles Duncan (CEO Intrallect ) to talk about approaches to manging digital rights; and Alma Hayes (Deputy Head [...]

Lessig announced that two of the CC licences — Developing Nations and one of the Sampling licences, are to be discontinued. These join 5 other licences discontinued in May of 2004. He gives two main reasons — lack of demand and conflict with the open access movement: The reasons for these retirements are both practical [...]

I just got news that I received a scholarship to attend this year’s iCommons iSummit in Dubrovnik, Croatia. I will be attending the legal day as part of the team from CC-Scotland, and I’ll be wearing my Open Rights Group hat as well. I’m not presenting or anything, but I will be soaking up all [...]

So at the Copyright and Research Conference I got into a conversation with Prof. Lilian Edwards (among others) about open access and law journals, especially in relation to how people view open access law publications in terms of the Research Assessment Exercise and in terms of things like getting positions at universities and making a [...]

Via IPackets, IPac‘s newsletter had this about their ‘Your Senator Needs an iPod’ campaign: ~ iPods Galore A year ago, IPac launched the “Your Senator Needs an iPod” campaign to educate legislators about the value of balanced information policy (IP). Supporters like you helped raise enough money to send free culture-laden iPods to over a [...]

The two (identical) bills that would require the State of Texas to move towards open document formats are scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, March 26, 2007 in both houses of the Texas Legislature. The Senate bill is SB446 and is sponsored by Hinojosa, and the House bill is HB1794 and is sponsored by [...]