Here are my liveblog posts from Patents, Copyrights and Knowledge Governance: The Next Four Years, hosted by Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (Washington, DC, January 12-13, 2009), in the order of the sessions [not necessarily the order I posted them]:
- Setting the Stage
- Openness
- Patents and Innovation
- Copyright Policy
- Patent Reform
- Innovation Inducement Prizes
- Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
- Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge: Software and The Internet
- Innovation and Access for Medical Technologies
I’m not sure if the audio, video, or slides will be posted online — if they are, I’ll link them from here at a later date. Also send me links to other blog or press coverage of the event.
There were good and less-good aspects of the conference, but I’m too exhausted to say much other than this:
When Lawrence Lessig announced he was shifting focus away from information policy, some people were concerned it might leave a vacuum of leadership in the field. With all the luminaries and young leaders at this conference, from across Europe and North America, doing remarkably varied work, it’s clear there’s no lack of leaders or good ideas.
The only question is whether policymakers will listen. After this conference, I’m hopeful.
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