World Intellectual Property Day: April 26, 2007.

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From the freeculture.org mailing list:

April 26, 2007 is World Intellectual Property Day, as declared by our friends at WIPO. The theme for 2007 is "Encouraging Creativity" —

http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/world_ip/2007/index.html

I encourage all free culture advocates to organize activities in proximity to IP Day with the theme: "Encouraging Creativity: Are We?"

Rather than a self-congratulatory pat on the back, modern intellectual property regimes deserve critical examination — and, some argue, a kick in the ass. This crucial public policy issue should invite tempered deliberation and public participation, not grandstanding and finger-wagging.

If you have a local CopyNight meet-up in your town, this would be a great theme for April. (Most CopyNights meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month, which would be April 24, just two days before IP Day.)

If not, you could organize some other event — or just get together with a group of friends at your favorite bar or cafe.

Don't forget: WIPO says, "Member States and organizations are encouraged to send brief reports of the events and activities organized in their country to celebrate World IP Day." So be sure to send them an announcement of your event. I'm sure they'll be thrilled to hear.

I'm sure we all have some marvellous ideas for this one. You have two weeks!

Comments

What's CopyNight

[ajohnymous.livejournal.com]

OK, I even checked out http://copynight.org/ and I still don't really know what "CopyNight" is?

It sounds like olde days when friends would bring all of our floppies to one place and "diskcopy A: B:".....

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Oh seriously, this is war...