MEETING OF MINDS: 'The user is the content'

Recent changes in hard- and software have supported the way of using/reusing   and creating/recreating information. For anyone who wants to do so, it   is now possible to create, to publish online, to make her/his own video   or music creation, and share all this with others on the Internet.

Indeed technological developments empowered people to express themselves   and allowed them to participate in projects and share creations on a much   larger scale than before. They also transformed the business of content   distribution since part of the users is no longer interested in the whole   lot offered by for instance news papers or music labels, but in their own   selection of it.

What is the value of this content? What is the impact of it on traditional   media and publishing? Will we evolve to a more flexible copyright system?   What are the influences of nations/states/regions and other regulators   of the online/mobile market? These issues will be discussed more deeply   during a Meeting of Minds and will be challenged afterwards by the future   scenarios presented.

Experts meet during     the day, but the discussion will   not be restricted to specialists. We also want to hear your voice at     two   public events. Registration for the two events is   free. Use the   registration form.

When: April 26-27, 2007 - Antwerp - Belgium
Guests: John Buckman, Bob Young, Ana Pejcinova, David Osimo, Patrick Peiffer, Sandra Fauconnier, Dick Rijcken, Sander Muilerman, Philippe Meers, Kristof Michiels, Gert Nulens, Harry Sorgeloos, Dirk De Wit, Debbie Esmans, Loïc Lemeur, Paul Gerhardt, Nico Verplancke, Clo Willaerts, Bettina Geysen, Jan Bierhoff, Arne Van Peteghem, Evi Werkers, Eric Kluitenberg, Seth van Hooland, Michel Walrave, Stefan Kolgen, Ann Laenen, Andrew Wilson, ...
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