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Liveblog: TACD IP: Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge

The next panel is on Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge.
First is Anne-Catherine Lorrain of Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue.

Interoperability should be a public principle.
ISP liability: Pressure for filtering solutions (consumer surveillance).
Government procurement should require open standards.

Richard Wilder of Microsoft.

(I’m not speaking on behalf of Microsoft.) IP online is important; we need more enforcement. This [...]

Top U.S. health official calls for “interoperability”, decries “proprietary systems”

Reading the Washington Post today, I was shocked at one of the op-eds. Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services — i.e., the highest-ranking health official in the United States and a member of President Bush’s cabinet — had this to say about health IT:
Congress is considering adding money for health information technology to [...]

Document Freedom Day, today

Today is Document Freedom Day.
I have a packet of flyers to distribute, as well as stickers and T-shirts for supporters — plus a flag to fly (literally).
This evening, I’ll go to locations around Orlando to distribute the flyers. If you want to help, or to pick up some free swag, meet me in front of [...]