Philippine Commons

Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Maria Elisa Sempio Diy is attending ACIA (Asia and Commons in the Information Age) conference. She is set to perform in the ACIA Concert (”CC Asia Mega Mix!”) at Riverside Cafe, Taipei, Taiwan on the evening of the 19th. She is releasing two of her compositions under Creative Commons Philippine licenses (”I choose you” and “Isama mo ako”).

About Lisa Diy. RTC Judge Sempio Diy (or Lisa Diy as she is known in the Philippine music industry) is a lyricist and composer. She has written and composed at least twenty popular and best-selling songs for top Filipino singers/artists like Jaya, Lani Misalucha, Regine Velasques, Sharon Cuneta, Roselle Nava, Agot Isidro, Melissa Gibbs, Pops Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Dennis Trillo. One of her songs, “To Reach You” achieved a Platinum Award in the Philippine recording industry. She has been designated as CC-PH’s resident artist on music.

Incidentally, Atty. Jaime Soriano and Atty. Michael Vernon Guerrero are in Taiwan, also to participate in the ACIA . They are scheduled to talk about Legal Commons on the 20th, Sunday, during the session on “Case Studies and project showcases,” chaired by Catharina Maracke, Director of Creative Commons International.

Image: (c) 2008. Berne Guerrero. CC BY 3.0 Philippines

“ACIA: Asia and Commons in the Information Age” workshop will be held in Taipei on Jan 19-20, 2008.

The draft program is available at http://meeting.creativecommons.org.tw/ac:program

If you wish to attend this event, register yourself on the wiki http://meeting.creativecommons.org.tw/people. Note that the workshop is self-sponsored; participants will have to arrange their own transportation to the workshop venue.

If you wish to be updated about developments as to this event, subscribe to the AsiaCommons mailing list at http://www.dgroups.org/groups/AsiaCommoners/index.cfm?op=dsp_join.

See you there!.

Filipinos who are interested to join the “ACIA: International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age” in Taipei in mid-January, be aware that:

1. The programme will be finalized around early December. You may register at http://meeting.creativecommons.org.tw/people.
2. There is a visa requirement. Information about this can be found at http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1422&ctNode=114&mp=2. You may also inquire at the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in the Philippines.
3. Registration cost will be minimal. More information will be put on the wiki soon.

ACIA: International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age
Michelle Thorne, November 15th, 2007
Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7821

For those of you interested in the vibrant commons of the Asia Pacific region, mark January 19, 2008 on your calendars for the International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age (ACIA), hosted in Taipei, Taiwan.

The ACIA workshop (like ASIA, with a “C”), is the highly-anticipated, self-sponsored event organized by Creative Commons jurisdiction project teams and other commons-based initiatives, and they are inviting all interested parties to attend the workshop with a focus on the following objectives:

1. Strengthening the “Asia Commons” by bringing in more members and improving links to related organizations within the Asia Pacific region;
2. Promoting the commons in the region, and providing a forum to develop practical strategies for this promotion;
3. Providing a forum for industry engagement, and in particular identifying and presenting successful commercial uses of open content licensing within the region;
4. Providing a forum for discussion of topics of importance to the Asia Commons (e.g., the meaning of ‘open’ in our age, and the history and role of the commons in Asia).

Please visit the ACIA wiki to learn more and to enrich the event with your input and participation. For more background information, check out the original proposal and the iCommons’ article “What is Asia Commons?”

Thank you to Tyng-Ruey Chuang (CC in Taiwan), Jessica Coates (CC in Australia), and the other Asia Commoners for their dedication to this great initiative!