| 1/27/2009: Professional associations of German authors and publisher consider steps against Google Book Search | |
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The Association of German writers, the German literary collecting society and the Association of German Authors and Publishers are considering a law suit against Google's "Book Search" programme. Star...... Read Announcement... |
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| 12/12/2008: European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009: "Imagine. Create. Innovate" | |
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Following the 2008 "European Year of Intercultural Dialogue", the European Commission has recently launched the "European Year of Creativity and Innovation" with the slogan “Imagine. Create. Innovate”...... Read Announcement... |
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| 12/12/2008: 4th Summit on Arts and Culture 2009 to take place in South Africa | |
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The 4th international Summit on Arts and Culture, hosted by the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) in collaboration with the Arts Council of South Africa, will tak...... Read Announcement... |
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| 9/5/2008: Valuing Culture: Measuring and Understanding Canada’s Creative Economy | |
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"Valuing Culture: Measuring and Understanding Canada’s Creative Economy" examines the culture sector as a cornerstone of Canada's creative economy. It is the most comprehensive report on Canada's crea...... Read Announcement... |
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| 7/4/2008: Southern Africa: Design for Poverty - Design with an Impact | |
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"What is beauty?" This truly Kantian question is considered by some as a matter of taste while others simply claim to know it when they see it. However, beauty becomes much more than a (visual) sensat...... Read Announcement... |
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| 6/16/2008: Design Special: Design Indaba South Africa | |
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Design Indaba is an association of designers in South Africa that was founded in 1995, shortly after Independence. The name derives from the Zulu word for a meeting of elders to discuss and sort out p...... Read Announcement... |
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| 6/6/2008: Design Special: BIO - Biennial of Industrial Design in Ljubljana (Slovenia) | |
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BIO, the Biennial of Industrial Design, has been taking place in Ljubljana since 1964 and is organized by the Architecture Museum of Ljubljana. Every two years, it presents products and prototypes fro...... Read Announcement... |
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| 4/28/2008: European Parliament rejects Internet bans for copyright abusers | |
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In a Resolution on Culture Industries in Europe, the European Parliament voted against cutting off copyright abusers from internet access. Measures like the "three-strikes-approach" to disconnect user...... Read Announcement... |
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| 4/28/2008: German Bundestag adopts new law on the protection of intellectual property | |
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On 11 April 2008 the German Bundestag adopted the government draft for a law on the improved protection of intellectual property rights in its second and third reading. The opposition parties voted ag...... Read Announcement... |
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| 4/8/2008: April 23: UNESCO celebrates World Book Day | |
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Every year, UNESCO celebrates 23 April as Book Day throughout the world to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright. The date was chosen because of its...... Read Announcement... |
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| 4/8/2008: Focus on Culture Industries Cologne | |
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The First Culture Industries Report Cologne proved it through meticulous research and showed it in statistical figures: culture industries in the Cologne region are comparable to those in Berlin or Pa...... Read Announcement... |
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| 4/4/2008: International Dortmund|Cologne Women's Film Festival | |
| Over the last twenty years, women have increasingly come to occupy a good number of creative and responsible posts in all fields of film production, and they have moved beyond the traditional "female"...... Read Announcement... |
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| 3/31/2008: Film Special: Kenya Film Commission wants to link up with global film industry | |
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The Kenya Film Commission has announced that it seeks to establish a global distribution network for local made films and proactively promote the country as a film shooting venue.
Managing Director, ...... Read Announcement... |
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| 3/28/2008: Film Special: Pirates of Hollywood? | |
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Rampant music and video piracy has been decried for many years in countries across Africa. The formal business sector is weak, the informal shadow economy blossoming, and artists lack the backup of st...... Read Announcement... |
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| 3/28/2008: Film Special: How popular are German films in Germany? | |
| Over the last few years, there hasn't been much good news from the German cinema, at least when it comes to economic indicators. Whatever the statistical figure under review - the trends point downwar...... Read Announcement... |
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