Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Follow-up: MFS Talk. Tues, 18 Oct. Double bill. "Freeing Data with Free Software" by Ric Roberts, Swirrl and "UK Copyright: Past, Present and Future" by Michael Dorrington, MFS

[EVISON ROY]

Mr Dorrington,
                         thanks for the information. The copyright
laws in this country are a mess. The US has better set out laws on
fair trading, we have 'fair dealing' which seems to exclude trading,
which gets free software nowhere, given that trade is not excluded by
fsf principles.
  This is not helped by the UK's reliance on precedent and the need to
take objections to court rather than having more exhaustive
legislature.

Roy.

2011/10/30 Michael Dorrington <address@hidden>:
> Follow-up on the talks with some links of interest.
>
> * "Freeing Data with Free Software" by Ric Roberts, Swirrl:
>
>  o Talk description:
>   http://ricroberts.com/articles/freeing-data-with-free-software
>
>  o Slides (via git and ruby!):
>   https://github.com/swirrl/freeing-data-presentation
>
>
> * "UK Copyright: Past, Present and Future" by Michael Dorrington, MFS
>
>  o "Intellectual Property" Office
>   http://www.ipo.gov.uk/
>   http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty
>
>  o Copyright quiz!
>   http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-quiz.htm
>
>  o Hargreaves review
>   http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/hargreaves.htm
>
>  o Fair dealing
>   http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-exception-fairdealing.htm
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_dealing_in_United_Kingdom_law
>
>  o FSF's "Speak out against ACTA" campaign
>   http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/acta/
>
> Thanks,
> Mike.
>
> On 12/10/11 22:06, Michael Dorrington wrote:
>> Please feel free to forward this to those that would welcome it.
>>
>> * Talks and Speakers:
>>  o "Freeing Data with Free Software" by Ric Roberts, Swirrl
>>  o "UK Copyright: Past, Present and Future" by Michael Dorrington, MFS
>>
>> * Date: Tuesday, 18th October 2011 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
>> * Start time: 19:00
>> * Finish time: 20:30
>> * Location: Madlab. (Manchester Digital Laboratory).
>> * Address: 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester. M4 1HN.
>> "(Between Thomas St and the Craft Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)"
>>   http://madlab.org.uk/
>>
>> Details
>> -------
>> This Month's meeting is a double bill of talks.
>>
>> In "Freeing Data with Free Software", Ric Roberts of Swirrl will:
>>
>>     "be exploring the benefits and pitfalls of using free software to
>> build my company's open-data publishing platform. I'd also like to
>> discuss with the group its opinions on licensing models for releasing
>> part of our platform as a free software 'community edition'."
>>
>>
>> In "UK Copyright: Past, Present and Future", Michael Dorrington of
>> Manchester Free Software will:
>>
>>     "be taking a whirlwind tour of UK Copyright from its begins to the
>> present and then to the future. This includes an insight into what is
>> currently being taught in schools about copyright, the idea of 'fair
>> dealing' and opening discussion into where UK copyright law will go."
>>
>> The event will include a Q&A sessions, discussions and then lively
>> debate in the pub afterwards.
>>
>> Speakers
>> --------
>> * Ric Roberts, Swirrl
>>  o http://ricroberts.com/
>>  o http://www.swirrl.com/
>>
>>     "Founder of Swirrl, creators of PublishMyData. Manchester-based
>> Ruby, Rails & JavaScript freelancer."
>>
>>
>> * Michael Dorrington, MFS
>>  o http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester
>>
>>     "Deep interest in copyright, copyleft and shareable licensing of work."
>>
>> Location
>> --------
>> The meeting will take place at the usual time, 7pm, at Madlab on Edge
>> Street in the Northern Quarter. "(Between Thomas St and the Craft
>> Centre, opposite A Bar Called Common)". The venue provides wifi. The
>> talk is followed by an informal discussion in the bar opposite (A Place
>> Called Common <http://www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk/>).
>>
>> Transport
>> ---------
>> Parking: Around the venue there are parking meter bays that become zero
>> cost after 6pm (this is likely to move to after 8pm soon, verify
>> restrictions before parking) on Tuesday but get full up. There are paid
>> parking lots around the venue, the light blue P in this OpenStreetMap
>> centred on Madlab
>> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
>> A lot of them, perhaps all, are are owned by NCP
>> <http://www.ncp.co.uk/>. If you can't decide otherwise then park in
>> Manchester Arndale <http://www.manchesterarndale.com/directions.aspx>.
>>
>> Public Transport: Manchester Victoria (MCV) train station, Shudehill
>> tram station and Manchester Piccadilly bus station are all fairly close
>> to Madlab, see OpenStreetMap centred on Madlab
>> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.48427&lon=-2.23652&zoom=15&layers=M>.
>> Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station and Manchester Central Coach
>> Station are not too far either.
>>
>> Further details at <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2011-10-18>.
>>
>> More Information
>> ----------------
>> General information about Manchester Free Software meetings can be found
>> on our website.
>>
>> * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/Meetings
>> * http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester/2011-10-18
>>
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>> contact us at <address@hidden>.
>>
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