WSIS: TRP and IP Justice on "P2P File-Sharing, Digital Rights, and e-Democracy"


IP Justice and the Transnational Radical Party Present:

A parallel event to be held at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis

"P2P File-Sharing, Digital Rights, and e-Democracy"

17 November 2005, Wednesday (17:00 – 19:00) in Salle SOUSSE of Kram Exhibition Center at WSIS in Tunis

Moderator:

~ ROBIN GROSS, IP Justice Executive Director

Speakers:
~ MICHAEL GEIST, Research Chair in Internet & E-commerce Law at University of Ottawa (Canada)
~ MARKUS BECKEDAHL, Director of netzpolitik.org (Germany)
~ HEATHER FORD, Director of Creative Commons South Africa (South Africa)
~ CEDRIC LAURANT, Director of International Privacy Project at Electronic Privacy Information Center (USA)

Questions the panel will explore include:
~ Is it legal to share music or movies using P2P over the Internet?
~ How are courts and national legislatures dealing with P2P file-sharing?
~ What are the privacy rights implications of P2P technologies?
~ How are artists using P2P to promote their careers?
~ Is Hollywood's reaction to P2P endangering traditional civil liberties?
~ How can P2P encourage democratic participation?

Questions regarding this WSIS parallel event should be directed to robin@ipjustice.org.

This announcement may be redistributed in its entirety and is available online at http://www.ipjustice.org/WSIS/P2P_panel.shtml
a webcast of the panel will follow.
WSIS: PRT e IP Justice discutono "P2P File-Sharing, Digital Rights, and e-Democracy"

IP Justice e il Partito Radicale Transnazionale presentano:

Un evento parallelo durante il Summit Mondiale sulla Società dell'informazione(WSIS) di Tunisi:

"P2P File-Sharing, Digital Rights, and e-Democracy"

17 novembre 2005, giovedí (17:00 – 19:00) nella sala SOUSSE del Kram Exhibition Center

Modera:

~ ROBIN GROSS, Direttrice IP Justice

Speakers:
~ MICHAEL GEIST, Research Chair in Internet & E-commerce Law at University of Ottawa (Canada)
~ MARKUS BECKEDAHL, Director of netzpolitik.org (Germany)
~ HEATHER FORD, Director of Creative Commons South Africa (South Africa)
~ CEDRIC LAURANT, Director of International Privacy Project at Electronic Privacy Information Center (USA)

Il panel affronterà:
~ Is it legal to share music or movies using P2P over the Internet?
~ How are courts and national legislatures dealing with P2P file-sharing?
~ What are the privacy rights implications of P2P technologies?
~ How are artists using P2P to promote their careers?
~ Is Hollywood's reaction to P2P endangering traditional civil liberties?
~ How can P2P encourage democratic participation?

Questions regarding this WSIS parallel event should be directed to robin@ipjustice.org.

Per ulteriori informazioni http://www.ipjustice.org/WSIS/P2P_panel.shtml
nei prossimi giorni sarà disponibile il webcast della riunione.