day two

decided to skip AM part of the day.
coffee and pastry for lunch.
ethics & internet... v. good. intelligent commentary.
identity in the land of interwebs: not so good. but basically because i was expecting more of a philosophical twist to it.
open everything... interesting idea. talk not so good.
Die Rolle des Staates in der digitalen Gesellschaft (the government's role in digital society) was good and interesting. especially because the German government is trying to exercise some influence on how its citizens behave and interact digitally. however, it has not shown any sign of having understood how the interwebs works or what possibilities and dangers it harbours.
then: of course: Lawrence Lessig's society2.0... a mixture of his usual talk about remixing etc. and current issues such as France's proposal of a three-strikes-you're-out policy and extension on copyright terms in Germany.
we left during the Q&A section and accidentaly caught a tiny talk on memes and why they work.
then: a discussion on whether a culture flatrate is a solution towards de-criminalizing the piracy of digital content (music, film, books, etc.) while still giving the artists and creators remuneration for their work. very heated debate. the audience was very vocal on this issue. and on our way home me and he-who-paid-for-my-ticket discussed it some more. definitely something that should be discussed some more in our society.
now: sleep.