[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [Wsis-pct] PCT WG endorsement of Ms. Shirin Abadi as opening speaker for Civil Society

[John Howkins]

Hi,

Last week, we published the Adelphi Charter on Creativity, Innovation and
Intellectual Property.  See <www.adelphicharter.org> or email me for more
info.

The Charter was prepared by a 19-person commission including Gilbert Gil;
Lawrence Lessig, chair of Creative Commons; and Cory Doctorow, EFF.

We would like to bring this to the attention of WSIS in some way. Is there a
list of NGOS who have registered to attend - and who might help?

Cheers John Howkins
Director, Adelphi Charter




On 19/10/05 6:32, "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve at fsfeurope.org> wrote:

> Dear Meryem Marzouki,
> 
> please add the Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks (PCT) Working Group
> of Civil Society to the list of groups supporting Ms. Shirin Abadi as
> opening speaker for Civil Society.
> 
> The PCT working group has been working hard to see issues of
> intellectual wealth for all of humankind addressed properly by Civil
> Society and consequently the WSIS. The same goes for questions of
> digital freedom and equality, which we consider essential for a
> democratic digitised society in which human rights prevail.
> 
> Everywhere in the world, human rights cannot be protected in the
> digital domain if they are lost in the physical world.
> 
> Conversely, justice for all, in all areas, cannot be enforced if laws
> and practises concerning the digital domain are not reflecting the
> overall advances of Human Rights.
> 
> That is why we have chosen to support Ms. Shirin Abadi.
> 
> In the spirit of our ongoing cooperation with and support for the
> Human Rights Caucus, we also gladly offer ourselves to Ms Abadi for a
> discussion on how human rights can be preserved in the transition to
> the digital age: After all our speakers have been excluded and denied
> their chance to speak, we hope she will help ensure that our cause is
> not silenced entirely.
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Georg Greve and Francis Muguet
> 
> PCT Working Group Co-Coordinators
> on behalf of PCT WG