Economies of the Commons 2 (Conference) November 11, 2010

Program De Balie 12 & 13 November
The Economies of the Commons II conference critically examines the economics of on-line public domain and open access cultural resources, also known as the digital commons. While proponents praise these resources for their low-cost barriers, accessibility and collaborative structures, critics claim they undermine established (proprietary) production without offering a viable business strategy of their own.

Because the sustainability of open content resources remains unclear, this conference explores alternative revenue models and novel institutional structures that can fund and safeguard these materials. What new hybrid solutions for archiving, preserving and retrieval can both create viable markets and serve the public interest in a competitive global 21st century information economy? How should we restructure the economic frameworks in which content producers and cultural archives operate?

This event seeks to connect researchers, theorists, economists and activists in order to analyze the political economy of open content and its consequences for the cultural sector.

CONFERENCE THEMES:
Friday November 12
Keynote Address: Charlotte Hess
Critique of the ‘Free and Open’
Pro-Active Archives
Book Launch Dymitri Kleiner
The Future of the Public Domain

Saturday November 13
Revenue Models
Open Content Tools and Technology
Materiality and Sustainability of Information, Knowledge, and Culture
The OxCars

PLEASE SEE WWW.ECOMMONS.EU FOR MORE INFORMATION & TICKETS

Official Website: http://www.ecommons.eu