Creative Commons Technology Summit 2008-06-18

This page is still a draft. The event will be formally announced in a few days.

• Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
• Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
• Location: Google Mountain View

Creative Commons is a non profit organization that builds tools that help realize the full potential of the commons in the age of digital networks. Launched at the end of 2002, Creative Commons licenses have set the standard for sharing cultural works (i.e., "content", "media", etc.), following in the footsteps of free and open source software. Over the past five years we have also actively developed and contributed to technologies that complement its public licenses, with the aim of using software to enhance the discoverability and practical [re]usability of content -- to help users manage content, as opposed to software designed to help content manage users (i.e., DRM).

On June 18 Creative Commons holds its first technology summit in Silicon Valley (generously hosted by Google), bringing together many parties interested in making sure "Copyright 2.0" facilitates rather than hinders innovation and the open web. The summit will include an update and overview of Creative Commons technologies, panels featuring other leaders in open digital rights technologies, and a look at the future, including the role of digital copyright registries (and similar animals).

There is no charge to attend, however, space is quite limited. Please RSVP to nathan@creativecommons.org by June 2.

Tentative schedule for the summit follows: