Re: Creative Commons, West Afroca

[AYO KUSAMOTU]

Gentlemen,
I am trying to create a network of law firms across
Africa, a prerequisite is to have a website.Could you
guys recommend a firm from your respective countries?
Great,
Ayo

--- Guido Sohne <gu...@sohne.net> wrote:

> Dear David, Ayo and All!
>
> We have the same sentiments and ideas. We are
> excited to hear about it
> because we know that we are each meeting the right
> people. However, talk
> is not enough, in fact, there has always in Africa
> been far too much of
> it, and far too little action. Right now, to move
> forward, we need to
> avoid the mailing list trap, where conversation and
> ideas are very easy,
> but little seems after some time to be achieved.
>
> Here are some clear immediate goals and priorities:-
>
> 1) Focus on the proposal. If you don't like
> something in it, then change
> it. Better yet is to propose the change and let's
> all discuss it. But we
> really need to have a focused effort and build
> consensus or our own
> ideas of what will work best for us.
>
> 2) Share efforts with Creative Commons East Africa
> folks. If we are
> working together as West Africans, why not also
> include the East
> Africans? We need to balance this growth from new
> people coming in, with
> the ability to retain focus. Perhaps we could
> coordinate at a high level
> but separate at the lower levels so at to maintain
> high signal/noise ratio
>
> 3) When we have some results or successes, then we
> can go broader, go
> more public, bring in more people. First we need to
> consolidate what we
> have, which is a proposal, into a consensus.
>
> 4) While I am flattered that you look to me for
> leadership, we should
> avoid falling into that trap. Each can do their own.
> Maybe next week, I
> may not have time for this. Let me concretize this.
> Everyone read the
> proposal and suggest something that can be added, or
> criticize something
> that is not good enough. If it is good enough for
> you, then declare that
> you are ok with it, so we can build the consensus
> ...
>
> I have taken the liberty to create a Google Group
> for this. All of you
> have been invited. I have posted the originals to
> the group, so that you
> can review or change it as needed. Here is the
> group information:-
>
> > Homepage:
> >
>
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/creativecommons-westafrica
>
> > Group email:
> creativecommo...@googlegroups.com
> >
> <mailto:creativecommo...@googlegroups.com>
>
> > Description: We are a group of people
> interested in promoting the
> > adoption of the Creative Commons by West Africa.
> >
> If we cannot, as a group, function as a
> mini-commons, then we have a
> very long way to go! Perhaps such a long way to go
> that we should stop
> now, if we cannot.
>
> I issue a challenge! The proposal does not state
> what Creative Commons
> license applies, and bears no marks regarding that.
> Who will be the
> first to place the proposal under the Creative
> Commons by modifying the
> proposal? Who will be the first to adapt the
> proposal for East Africa?
> Who will help us derive a budget from what needs to
> be done?
>
> -- G.
>
> AYO KUSAMOTU wrote:
>
> >Creative Commons and the internet could connect
> >Africa.It could be a medium whereby information is
> >shared and business done through it .So much could
> be
> >done from avoiding the Corrupt Law Enforcement
> Agents
> >by completing transactions over the internet to
> >sharing intellectual property.I am also thinking
> that
> >maybe we could try to join hands with the Eastern
> >Africa Community?
> >
> >Well guys what do you think?
> >
> >Guido should try to draw up a chart on a way
> foward!!.
> >Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >--- David Kezio Musoke <dmu...@newvision.co.ug>
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Great initiative guys
> >>Us people in the Eastern part of Africa have what
> we
> >>call the East African
> >>Community. There are three countries in this East
> >>African community
> >>including Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Rwanda and
> >>Burundi are also trying to
> >>join the Community.
> >>Their are benefits for the member countries....for
> >>instance we have a common
> >>trade jurisdiction and investing oppotunities
> within
> >>the borders of EAC. We
> >>have an EAC parliament with all member states
> having
> >>reps etc etc..So since
> >>we are all British colonies we practice the law
> >>under the same British
> >>Common law system. I and a few collegues of mine
> >>including a few lawyers of
> >>course, are juggling with the idea of patronising
> >>the ccEA (Creative Commons
> >>East Africa). So what do you people think? Any
> >>ideas.
> >>
> >>David Kezio-Musoke
> >>IT /ICT Journalist
> >>http://kezio-musoke.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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