This evening celebration of the public domain will will bring together a diverse group of organizations, musicians, artists, activists, and thinkers to highlight the new works entering the public domain for the first time and discuss those elements of knowledge and creativity that are too important to a healthy society to lock down with copyright law.

The program will feature opening remarks by Brewster Kahle as well as presentations and lightning talks from Peter Jazsi, Julia Reda, Leslie Street, Amanda Levendowsi, Jonathan Band, and Mike Carroll. Naturel, Tenbeete Solomon, and Rikasso will discuss their works remixing the public domain with moderator Kim Tignor, and the Bob Schwartz Quartet will perform a selection of music from the public domain. The full program is available here.

The event will take place from 5:30-8:30pm ET at the American University Washington College of Law’s Grossman Hall (4300 Nebraska Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20016). You’re invited to join us in person by RSVPing here, or you can join online via the livestream here. We hope to see you in person or online on the 30th!

Please join us for this SPARC members-only event and an opportunity for members to meet and talk with Claudio Aspesi, Heather Joseph, and the SPARC team about the Academic Community Control of Data Infrastructure – A Roadmap for Action. The event will feature a short presentation by Claudio Aspesi and Heather Joseph with ample time for questions. And, in true SPARC style, a cocktail reception will follow the conversation.

The ACRL/SPARC Forum at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting will focus on the work and strategic planning that needs to happen before a big deal or journal package negotiation in order to negotiate more aggressively or consider walking away altogether. Featuring organizations at various stages of experience—from those that have completed a cancellation to those that are preparing to begin negotiations—the discussion will also address how to align negotiation strategy with the broader goal of supporting a transition to a system for research communication that is open by default.

This session will be a moderated discussion and active participation by those in the audience will be encouraged throughout the discussion. A list of speakers for this session will be posted here shortly.