KnowRight – International Conference on the Interaction of Knowledge Rights, Data Protection and Communication**
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The KnowRight – International Conference on the Interaction of Knowledge Rights, Data Protection and Communication, organized by the Austrian Computer Society (OCG), focuses on the interaction between Intellectual Property Rights, Information Rights, ethical issues, civil society and information technology. It is a forum for discussions between business, civil society and adminstration organised and mediated by academia.
KnowRight was previously promoted as:
- International Conference on the Interaction of Knowledge Rights, Data Protection and Communication (2012, 2014, 2016)
- Conference on the Interaction of Information Related Rights, Information Technology and Knowledge Management (2006, 2008, 2010)
- International Conference on Information Property, Intellectual Property, and New Technology (2000)
- International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Free Flow of Information (1998)
- International Congress on Intellectual Property Rights for Specialized Information, Knowledge and New Technologies (1995)
Conference History:
10th KnowRight 2016, January 28, 2016, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Main Conference Topic: Data Protection in Practice
(in conjunction with CPDP – International Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection, Jan 27-29; Host: Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Co-organizer: Institute for Law and Informatics, University of Rovaniemi/Lapland)
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Conference Sessions (Panels):
New legal solutions in data protection; Data protection in practice and other issues
9th KnowRi§ht 2014, 12-13 November 2014, Vienna, Austria
Main Conference Topic: Data Protection in Practice: Privacy by Design
(in conjunction with OCG Digital; Host: Austrian Computer Society; Co-organizer: Centre for Computers and Law, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna; Institute for Law and Informatics, University of Rovaniemi/Lapland)
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Conference Sessions (Panels):
Current Topics of Knowledge Rights; Open Data; Consuming Digital Goods; ELGA; Zivilgesellschaft gegen Datenmultis; Knowledge Multinationals – The State at Bay? Or: Abuses of Dominant Companies in the Area of Data Protection and Data Security; Recht auf Vergessenwerden: die Google Spain Entscheidung; Trends der Rechtsinformation 2014; Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Brauchen wir wirklich eine Neuregelung?; Verwendung von Nutzerdaten zur Verbesserung der Suchrecherche?
Keynotes:
Praktische Datenschutzaspekte von Social Media
Co-located Conferences:
IRIS – Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion; OCG Forum Privacy; Big Data & Cloud
8th KnowRight 2013 !?
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7th KnowRi§ht 2012, 26-28 November 2012, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Main Conference Topic: 25 Years Data Protection in Finland
(Host: Department of Social Research – Media and Communication Studies, University of Helsinki; Co-organizer: Institute for Law and Informatics, University of Rovaniemi/Lapland; IPR University Center; Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman; National Audit Office of Finland)
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Conference Sessions:
Governance questions; Finnish Studies on Media Law; Intellectual Property law; Data Protection; Patents & Intellectual Property law; Interdisciplinary questions
Panel Discussions:
Data Breach – what to do?
Keynotes:
Law, Citizens’ Communicational Rights and Disciplined, Responsible Fiscal Policy; Copyright Dilemmas in the Digital Environment; Locating What Isn’t There in a Panspectric World; Challenges of convergence to European media and communication regulation: towards an analytical framework; Data Protection Reform – are we ready? – 25 years of Data Protection in Finland; Protection of data as an everyday fundamental right
6th KnowRight 2010, 5-6 May 2010, University of Vienna, Austria
Conference Theme: Knowledge Rights – Legal, Societal and Related Technological Aspects
(Host: Centre for Computers and Law, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna, Co-organizer: German Society for Law and Informatics; German Association for Informatics, Foundation for a Free Information Structure)
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Conference Program n.a.
Conference Topics:
Intellectual Property; Creative commons and open source; Personality rights vs. freedom of information; Digitalisation of books & authors’ rights & royalities; Access and reuse of public sector and private information; Data protection & Lex Personalitaties in cyberspace; Network Security; Others
5th KnowRight 2008, 18-19 September 2008, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Conference Theme: Knowledge Rights – Legal, Societal and Related Technological Aspects
(Host: Intellectual Property Law Institute, Jagiellonian University; Co-organizer: German Society for Law and Informatics; German Association for Informatics; Business Software Alliance)
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Conference Sessions:
Knowledge rights, competition law & standard setting; Human rights & knowledge rights; Enforcement of knowledge rights: (1) computer crime, (2) patents; Open source & knowledge rights; Database protection & open access to information; Data protection & knowledge rights; Future of copyright; New Commission package on intellectual property; The way ahead for knowledge rights (closing session)
Roundtables:
Digital society concerns: What is the best protection regime?
Invited Talks:
New developments in the protection of knowledge rights in Europe
4th KnowRight 2006, 16-17 February 2006, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Conference Theme: Knowledge Rights – Legal, Societal and Related Technological Aspects
(in conjunction with IRIS – Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion, Feb 16-18; Host: Centre for Computers and Law, Faculty of Law, University of Vienna)
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Conference Sessions:
Patent Systems; Open Access; Intellectual Property Right; Data Protection; Data Security and Preservation; Governance
Keynotes:
Copyright vs. Open Source. Quo vadis Europa?
3rd KnowRight 2000, 27-29 September 2000, Vienna, Austria
(joint conference with Info-Ethics Europe, branded as KnowRight/InfoEthics 2000; Co-organizer: UNESCO Austria and Paris; Gesellschaft für Informationstechnik, Österreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik)
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Pre-conference Workshops: (Sep 27)
Copyright on Language Resources
Conference Sessions:
Legal Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights; Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: Technical Solutions; Knowledge, Linguistic and Education Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights; Threats and CyberCrime; Ethical Issues and Projects;
Panels:
Who rules the Internet; Protecting human dignity in the “Information Society”
Keynotes:
Internet Content Control Mechanisms (opening lecture)
2nd KnowRight 1998, 31 August – 4 September 1996, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria | Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
(In conjunction with IFIP World Computer Congress; Host: Institute for Corporate Law, Department of Law, Vienna University of Technology; Co-organizer: John v. Neumann Computer Society; International Federation for Information Processing)
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Pre-conference Seminars: (Aug 30)
ICT & Pornography: Current Concerns and Solutions (CANCELLED)
Conference Sessions:
Ethics; Developing countries and computer legislation; Intellectual Property Rights: (1) Electronic commerce and IPR, (2) General aspects, (3) Country Reports; World Wide Web; Libraries and Education; Short Papers; Patents and programs; Future of knowledge;
Panels:
WWW – Regulations, policy and law; Internet: A monitor for polotical, socio-legal anc cultural developments
Invited Talks:
InfoEthics: UNESCO´s approach to free flow of information; Intellectual Property Rights and the Information Highways: The New Internet Treaties; New challenges for EU copyright law: computer programs, databases, multimedia, … what next?
Co-located Conferences:
IT & KNOWS – Informations Technology And Knowledge Systems; …
1st KnowRight 1995, 21-25 August 1995, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
(Host: Institute for Corporate Law, Department of Law, Vienna University of Technology; Co-organizer: Austrian Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts; Austrian National Commission for UNESCO; International Network for Terminology; In cooperation with: Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computers and Society)
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Pre-conference Tutorials: (Aug 21)
International Communication Systems and Services; Protection of Intellectual Property by Patents; Softwareschutz und Rechtsschutz von Datenbanken; New Media, Multimedia and Electronic Publishing
Conference Sessions:
Scientific Technical Publishing; Information & Communication Systems: (1) Paradigmatic Issues, (2) Legal Foundations, (3) Special Issues; Information on the Data Highway: (1) Legal and Technical Aspects, (2) Electronic Publishing; Multimedia and the Law; Copyright: (1) Country Aspects, (2) Copyright, Information and Security Aspects, (3) Technical and Security Aspects; Multimedia Pilot Projects; Terminology and Lexicography
Discussing the UNIDO/UNESCO Agenda for Action: Intellectual Property Rights Framework for Information Technologies
Keynotes/Invited Talks:
The Green-Book on Intellectual Property Aspects of the Information Society and the Impact of EU-Harmonization; Development and Perspectives of Copyright: From Gutenberg to Data Highways; Legal Aspects of Multimedia in Europe; The Development of the Paperless Law School; The Publisher in the Digital World; A Manifesto Concerning the Legal Protection of Computer Programs; Patents – Issues and Development; Intellectual Property for Terminological and Lexicographical Data