A Grand Re-opening of the Public Domain
Co-hosted by the Internet Archive and Creative Commons, this celebration features keynote addresses by Lawrence Lessig and Cory Doctorow, lightning talks, and more to mark the “re-opening” of the public domain in the United States.
Schedule of Talks
1-1:15pm – Welcome by Brewster Kahle, Ryan Merkley, Wendy Hanamura
1:15-2pm – Kickoff presentations by the Center for the Study of the Public Domain with Jamie Boyle, Jennifer Jenkins, Michael Wolfe
2-2:30pm – Keynote: Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School
2:30-3:30pm – Lightning talks I
Cheyenne Hohman, Former Director, Free Music Archive
Rick Prelinger, Prelinger Archives
Hannah Donovan, Founder & CEO, trash.app
Ryan Merkley, CEO, Creative Commons
Brewster Kahle, Founder & Digital Librarian, Internet Archive
3:30-3:45pm – BREAK
3:45-4:45pm – Lightning talks II
Ben Vershbow, Director of Community Programs, Wikimedia Foundation
Amy Mason, Access Technology Specialist, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Paul Keller, Communia Association
Jane Park, Director of Product and Research, Creative Commons
Paul Soulellis, Artist and educator, Rhode Island School of Design
4:45-5:30pm – Law and the Public Domain Panel with Pamela Samuelson, Joe Gratz, Corynne McSherry, Daniel Schacht, Jennifer Urban
5:30-6pm – Keynote: Cory Doctorow, Author & Special Consultant to the EFF
