Today for those of you in Austin. These events are always fun, and this year looks really interesting. (FYI, I used to be on the EFF-Austin board…) For those who still don’t have plans, EFF-Austin is co-sponsoring a SXSW party this Monday at Scholz Garten. This year’s shindig (titled Plutopia) includes music by Carl Stone, [...]

An event I wish, but will be unable, to attend: American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property; Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law; and Women and the Law Program present the Fifth Annual Symposium on IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections. The symposium explores the rich intersection of intellectual [...]

See below: Monday 1 October, 2007 at Bird & Bird, 6 pm. BLACA is pleased to announce that David Carson has agreed to give a talk on the future of US copyright law. Mr. Carson is the Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs at the United States Copyright Office. We have also lined up [...]

Becky Hogge, Executive Director of the Open Rights Group, will now be taking over Ruthie’s spot and blogging at Geeklawyer. Listen to an interview / podcast here (mp3).

The Lord Chief Justice has announced that in civil cases the wig is no longer required. What astounds me is the cost of wigs (and wing collars and bands) for annually for England and Wales: Whilst the one-off cost of supplying the new civil gown is estimated at about £200,000, annual savings in the region [...]

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 [...]