Letter of civil society representatives to President Roussef and Minister of Culture Ana Buarque de Hollanda, 28 December 2010 (English translation of the Carta de representantes da sociedade civil à Presidente Dilma Roussef e à Ministra da Cultura Ana Buarque… Mehr lesen >
Rumors were boiling during the last weeks who president-elect Dilma Rousseff will appoint as her new minister of culture. On Monday, 20 December, as one of the last cabinet posts she announced her decision. After five and a half years… Mehr lesen >
This is my presentation at the second Free Culture Forum on 29 October in Barcelona. You can watch the video recording (ogg, starting at 00:12:00), look at my slides (pdf) and read the slightly edited text here: ~~~ Thanks for… Mehr lesen >
Dutch artists unions and consumer association call for legalizing uploads in exchange for an Internet levy. A German study shows that half of Internet users favor a culture flat-rate.
Am 20. November von 17:00-19:00 Uhr MEZ (19:00-21:00 Uhr Moskauer Zeit, im Strelka-Institut, Zugang nur mit persönlicher Einladung) veranstaltet das Goethe-Institut Moskau unter dem Titel „Zugang“ eine Diskussion zu den Themen Netzpolitik, Kultur-Flatrate, Lizenzmodelle, Open Access und Creative Commons. Es… Mehr lesen >
The second Free Culture Forum took place in Barcelona from 28 to 31 October. The plenary presentations were given on 29 October in the University of Bacelona. I had my nine minutes of fame in the session entitled „The Sustainability… Mehr lesen >
On 9.-10. June 2010 the „Vienna Music Business Research Days“ took place, a very important meeting for the Sharing Licence. It was organized by Peter Tschmuck, professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts of Vienna and author of… Mehr lesen >
Law No. 9610 of 19 February 1998, on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Consolidated with the Bill in Public Consultation since 14 June 20101 English version 1.0, 26 July 2010 This unofficial translation has been prepared by Bráulio Santos Rabelo de… Mehr lesen >
Esta é uma coleção de artigos sobre a reforma atual Lei de Direitos Autorais no Brasil, mais recente no topo. Note to non-Portuguese readers: This is a collection of articles on the current copyright law reform in Brazil, most recent… Mehr lesen >
The Greens/EFA conference will address the question: How can we guarantee a fair remuneration of authors and creators together with the universal access and circulation of knowledge and culture? Among others they have invited me to speak about the Culture… Mehr lesen >