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Rami Olwan

...because open source matters

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Software Freedom Day 2010, Melbourne, Australia PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 10:14

I will be a guest speaker for the Software Freedom Day that will be held at the State Library of  Victoria, Melbourne on 18 September 2010. 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 September 2010 08:34
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Confirmation of Candidature presentation- Rami Olwan PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 01 May 2009 02:42

Abstract

Copyright and related issues is a much overlooked policy area in developing countries. Although low on the development agenda, copyright is important for any country aiming to increase its international trade engagement. If a country wants to be an active participant in the knowledge-based global economy they need to understand how the digital revolution impacts upon them and determine appropriate legal regimes.

Last Updated on Monday, 24 August 2009 04:51
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Global Consumer Dialogue on A2K issues, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 February 2009 PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 20 February 2009 06:17

I attended recently a Global consumer Dialogue on Access to Knowledge (A2K) issues (17 February 2009) regional meeting sponsored by Consumers International (CI) Asia Pacific and Middle East office (please see the agenda of the program below). I provide below a summary of that meeting.

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 March 2009 06:19
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Copyright and Bloggers - A Jordanian Perspective- A Presentation to the New Media and Law Confrence, Amman, Jordan PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 03 December 2008 13:03

Copyright related issues are important for Jordan as it wants to be an active participant in the participatory media age; hence it needs to understand the implications of the digital revolution and determine appropriate legal regimes. The presentation will discuss the legal risks associated with “the new killer application”, blogging and in particular copyright issues including infringement of reproduction and communication rights, liability of bloggers, blog hosting corporations and Internet Service Providers (ISP).

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 December 2008 09:26
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Conference on New Media Law & Policy, December 1-2, 2008, Amman, Jordan PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 03:54

The Jordan Media Strengthening Program (JMSP), a USAID funded program, Al Isra’ Private University and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania have organized a two-day conference on “New Media Law and Policy” on Monday and Tuesday, December 1 & 2, 2008, at Al Isra’ University, Amman, Jordan.

Last Updated on Sunday, 01 February 2009 07:34
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