[pp.int.general] Workshop CopySouth Rio 2010

[Partido Pirata Argentino]

he CopySouth Research Group (CSRG) invites you to attend and join in
the debates at its three day international conference on copyright to
be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the end of June.

It is an important moment to discuss these issues. In 1710 – exactly
three hundred years ago – the first copyright law in the world was
enacted in England. Is this an anniversary worth celebrating? Around
the world, the antiquated assumptions of copyright law and ideology
are again being questioned and new conflicts are breaking out. In
Brazil, for example, more than 500 musicians, writers, academics and
others signed an open letter in late May calling on their government
to reform its copyright laws so that users can have more access to
music and books. Meanwhile, the well-financed campaign against
so-called copyright “piracy” has become even more vocal and threatens
us all… except large corporations. Although three of the most
important countries in the global South – China, India and Brazil –
were not even invited to the talks, a new anti-piracy treaty called
ACTA is about to be signed by rich nations in North America and
Europe, as well as Japan and a few smaller countries.

Here is the site:

http://www.copysouth.org/portal/

Is in english, portuguesse and spanish.

Anyone goes to these workshop?

Eduardo

Partido Pirata Argentino