MEDIA ADVISORY March 13, 2004 Contact: Eric Hensal 202-262-9152 ehensal@nyfairuse.org WHAT: The Internet Commons Congress of 2004. An international open assembly of the public, gathered to address a broad range of issues that threaten the Internet Commons and basic rights to own fully-functional computers, to use information rendered to the Commons for the public benefit, and to develop vibrant new means for working with information. Recent proposals to regulate the autonomous development of innovations such as VoIP will be discussed. For complete subject panels and other information, see http://www.internationalunity.org http://www.nyfairuse.org/icc WHO: The attendees are individuals and organizational representatives from across the globe and from the public, private and non-profit sectors. Registration is free. Dwayne Goldsmith, Inflexion Communications Jeff Pulver, Pulver.com Bob Frankston, Frankston Innovating Bruce Kushnick, New Networks Institute Terry McGarty, Merton Group Greg Peterson, Lucent Technologies Larry Irving, Irving Information Group Bob Kahn, CNRI Jim Kohlenberger, former White House communications policy advisor Kevin Werbach, Supernova Andrew Odlyzko, University of Minnesota Eric Blossom, GNU Radio David Sugar, Bayonne GNU Norbert Bollow, DotGNU Lucas Gonze, WebJay Drew Streib, SourceForge David Chaum, Digicash Daniel Sieberg, CNN Declan McCullagh, CNET Dave Burstein, DSL Prime Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School Ann Bartow, USC Law Center Julie Cohen, Georgetown Law School John Mitchell, InteractionLaw.com Sonia Schmitt, World Bank John Perry Barlow, Electronic Frontier Foundation Fred von Lohmann, Electronic Frontier Foundation Jon Lebkowsky, Electronic Frontier Foundation - Austin Robin Gross, IP Justice Richard Stallman, GNU Project Chris Hoofnagle, Electronic Privacy Information Center Nancy Kranich, Free Expression Policy Project James Love, Consumer Project on Technology Jay Sulzberger, New Yorkers for Fair Use Laurie Racine, Center for the Public Domain Jeff Chester, Center for Digital Democracy Mark Cooper, Consumer Federation of America Manon Ress, Essential Information Serge Wroclawski, DC-Free William Finkel, Meetup.com Seth Finkelstein, Infothought Adam Kosmin, Windows Refund Day Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg Fred Stutzman, ibiblio.org Anthony McCann, UC Santa Barbara Tim Pozar, Bay Area Wireless User Group Harold Feld, Media Access Project Stuart Gannes, Digital Vision Project Phil Shapiro, DC Nonprofit Tech Alan Bushnell, DC Indymedia Pete Tri Dish, Prometheus Radio Project WHY: The Internet Commons Congress is an opportunity for public engagement in response to numerous attacks on the Internet Commons and on fundamental rights. WHEN: March 24-25th. Registration for the Congress begins at 8AM. WHERE: The Internet Commons Congress will be held in the auditorium of the Shady Grove campus, University of Maryland in Shady Grove, Maryland