Apca Conference: Telephone Weep Upwardly For Abstracts/Papers

has learned that the Asian Pacific Copyright Association (APCA), inwards conjunction amongst the Law in addition to Technology Center at the University of Hong Kong, is organising a conference on "Copyright inwards the Asian Pacific: The Challenges in addition to Opportunities", to last held at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law on 20-22 Nov 2016.

The conference has too a telephone band for abstracts/papers. More specifically:

Abstracts of around 350 words should last sent to Susan Corbett via e-mail at susan.corbett@vuw.ac.nz past times 10^th Oct 2016. Each abstract submission should include the author’s name, championship in addition to affiliation. Abstracts volition last approved on a rolling basis.

The Conference subject is: Copyright inwards the Asian Pacific: the challenges in addition to opportunities.

At APCA’s first conference inwards Nov 2015, Professor Adrian Sterling presented a draft Asian Pacific Copyright Code for discussion. As is park for international legal instruments, the Code is drawn inwards wide terms, leaving much discretion to private States. The subject of this Conference volition address additional possibilities for the Code - should it for illustration include specific minimum standards in addition to /or exceptions for the protection of indigenous culture; orphan works; Internet in addition to other digital works; cultural heritage; pedagogy in addition to libraries, etc. If so, what shape should these minimum standards and/or exceptions take? Conversely, are in that place matters that should last omitted from the Code in addition to left solely to the legislatures of private States?

Further details virtually the conference, including registration in addition to accommodation options, volition last available presently on the APCA website www.apcacopyright.org.