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# Name Michelle Pearse\n# Bio Librarian for Open Access Initiatives & Scholarly Communication at Harvard Law School Library

"Session Type: General Session Thursday Nov 5th, 2009 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Wells Fargo Theater 5263 reads In this talk, Lawrence Lessig will review the progress of the "open access" movement in education. He will make a call for educators to finally resolve this issue in a way that enables the potential of technology for education. * Speakers * Resources and Video Speakers Lawrence Lessig Director, Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, and Professor of Law Harvard University "

"Contents Introduction Course Materials: * Module 1: Copyright and the Public Domain * Module 2: The International Framework * Module 3: The Scope of Copyright Law * Module 4: Rights, Exceptions, and Limitations * Module 5: Managing Rights * Module 6: Creative Approaches and Alternatives * Module 7: Enforcement * Module 8: Traditional Knowledge * Module 9: Activism * Glossary Contributors The Rotisserie * for students: Information about the Rotisserie Session * for instructors: How to prepare a Rotisserie session" "Objectives: Copyright for Librarians is a joint project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL), a consortium of libraries from 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. The goal of the project is to provide librarians in developing and transitional countries information concerning copyright law. More specifically, it aspires to inform librarians concerning: * copyright law in general * the aspects of copyright law that most affect libraries * how librarians in the future could most effectively participate in the processes by which copyright law is interpreted and shaped. "

Software Foundation (FSF) announced the winners of the annual free software awards during the GNU/Linux conference LibrePlanet, held on March 21-22 at Harvard Science Center in Cambridge, MA. Creative Commons was honored with the Award for Projects of Social Benefit, and Wietse Venema was honored with the Award for the Advancement of Free Software. Presenting the awards was FSF founder and president Richard Stallman.