[LINK] Fwd: [ISOC-AU-mems] Launch of IP Watch List in Sydney, 16 April

[Kim Holburn]

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> From: Jeremy Malcolm <Jeremy at Malcolm.id.au>
> Date: 2009 April 7,Tue 10:09:35 AM
> To: iamems at isoc-au.org.au
> Subject: [ISOC-AU-mems] Launch of IP Watch List in Sydney, 16 April
>
> I would like to invite all interested ISOC-AU members to the global  
> launch in Sydney on 16 April of the Consumers International IP Watch  
> List, a survey that rates national copyright laws and enforcement  
> practices from the perspective of how well they promote access to  
> knowledge for consumers, by allowing them fair access to the fruits  
> of their society's culture and science.
>
> Why are copyright laws relevant to ISOC-AU members?  Well for one  
> matter, one of our strongest findings was that no countries studied  
> adequately supported consumers' freedom to access and use material  
> online, for example in sharing content, or creating their own.   
> Neither did they adequately protect users against ever-more  
> intrusive means of enforcement, such as enlisting ISPs to suspend  
> the Internet accounts of those who share files.
>
> The launch of the IP Watch List is to be held in conjunction with  
> the upcoming Unlocking IP conference held by the Cyberspace Law and  
> Policy Centre of UNSW, which is very worthwhile to attend in  
> itself.  However you don't need to register to attend the conference  
> in order to attend just the launch, so long as you RSVP to let the  
> organisers know you are coming by emailing Sophia Christou at s.christou at unsw.edu.au 
> .
>
> The address and time are as follows:
>
>  Law Faculty
>  University of New South Wales Kensington Campus
>  Sydney NSW
>  5:00pm (the main conference starts at 9am if you have registered  
> for it)
>
> Relevant URLs are below:
>
>  * Consumers International A2K project: http://A2Knetwork.org/
>  * Unlocking IP conference: http://www.cyberlawcentre.org/unlocking-ip/2009/
>
> -- 
> JEREMY MALCOLM
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>
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>
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> in 115 countries, we are building a powerful international consumer  
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