--- From: "Christian Ahlert" <christian.ahlert@socio-legal-studies.oxford.ac.uk> To: <declanat_private> Subject: POLITICS OF CODE CONFERENCE at OXFORD Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 15:19:43 -0000 Dear Declan: I am a long time reader of your wonderful list and wonder now if you'd be willing to post the following announcement re a conference we are organizing at Oxford on the "Politics of Code". Best Ch POLITICS OF CODE - CONFERENCE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy is convening the Conference "Politics of Code - Shaping the Future of the Next Internet" to be held in Oxford on February 6th 2003. The Internet is at a crossroads and critical choices will be made about the Internet's architecture that will shape the Internet for years to come. PCMLP is therefore convening a conference in Oxford to not only identify what those critical choices are, but to discuss in an innovative cross-disciplinary set-up of practitioners and academics how we can shape the future of the next Internet. High profile speakers - among them Prof. Larry Lessig, renowned thinker on Cyberlaw and Esther Dyson, celebrated digerati and founding chairman of ICANN - will discuss the key choices that need to be made on privacy, security, access, openness and control in the design of Internet technology and Internet Governance. Currently numerous initiatives are under way, that sound cryptic to the average user, challenge policymakers and cannot be left to software engineers alone. Developments such as IPv6, digital rights management systems, and digital identity and authentication technologies - to name a few - have the potential to transform the global network, while the implications of these developments are poorly understood. Against this context it is the main goal of the conference to increase our understanding of the interdependence between technology and use on the Net to subsequently develop governance processes that are able to foster technical innovation and take political values into account. We aim therefore not only to identify, monitor and discuss what those critical choices are, but also how we can improve the governance of the Internet. To register and find more information please go to our website, http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/code/ Christian Ahlert Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy Oxford University Tel: +44 (0)1865-284 247 --- Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 16:00:15 -0800 To: declanat_private From: Lauren Gelman <gelmanat_private> Subject: Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons? For Politech.. __ Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons? Stanford Law School Saturday, March 1, 2003 Sponsored by: Thomas Hazlett, the Manhattan Institute, and Lawrence Lessig of the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/spectrum/ __ Spectrum policy is undergoing a fundamental reorientation in the United States and elsewhere. An emerging consensus holds that the traditional system of governmentally-allocated spectrum rights inhibits innovation and competition. The central question now facing policy makers is what form of spectrum management should replace the existing system. In an effort to encourage innovation, critics of the current model have proposed radical - and radically different -- reforms. Some say spectrum should be treated like 'property', giving purchasers the same rights afforded any property owner, including the right to exclude others from using it, and the right to transfer ownership. In contrast, proponents of a 'commons' model argue that spectrum is like a stream that belongs to all of us, and that current technological innovations allow sharing of the resource-a practical, not moral, argument. At "Spectrum Policy: Property or Commons?" leading figures in this debate will explain their views on today's wireless technology and market conditions, and discuss the complex implications of the competing models. Then they'll debate their positions before a blue ribbon panel of judges: FCC Chairman Michael Powell, renowned economist Harold Demsetz, and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski. The aim of the day will be to explore both paradigms, their relationships to the work of Ronald Coase, and the vital unanswered questions facing the future of spectrum management -- Lauren Gelman, Esq. gelmanat_private Assistant Director Program for Law, Science and Technology Assistant Director Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305-8610 (ph) 650-724-3358 (fax) 650-723-4426 --- Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:43:37 GMT From: Daniel Berninger <danat_private> To: Declan Mccullagh <declanat_private> Subject: [reminder] comms renaissance events this week Declan: Just a quick reminder about the three communications renaissance events this week: Daniel Berninger answers questions about the report: "Broken Trust - Indictment of the Bell Company CEO" Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - National Press Club, Washington, DC 9:00-10:00 am The 233 page report is available for free download in final draft form at: http://www.pulver.com/antitrustreport/sample.html Jeff Pulver answers questions about launch of the voice over broadband service Free World Dialup Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - The Grand Hyatt, New York City - 10:00-11:00 am See http://www.pulver.com/fwd Event honoring and fundraiser for Bruce Kushick and Teletruth.org Thursday, December 12, 2002 - Chef Geoffs, Washington DC (13th between E&F) - 6:00-9:00 pm See http://www.teletruth.org Feel free to call or reply if you have questions. Best regards, Dan ................................................. Daniel Berninger Managing Director pulver.com 115 Broadhollow Road Melville, NY 11747 v: 410.279.1220 e: danat_private w: www.pulver.com/antitrustreport ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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