Speaker – Massimo Travostino – Studio Legale Pecoraro-Travostino

Ryan — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:25:24 +0000

More great news! Massimo Travostino will be joining us from Italy to tell us why we should change our copyright terms from the default “all rights reserved” to “some rights reserved” through the effective use of Creative Commons licensing. A wine aficionado at heart, he is passionate about increasing the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, and scientific content) in “the commons” — the body of work that is available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, re-purposing and remixing.

Massimo is a lawyer admitted to the Turin Bar Association in 1996. He is specialised in commercial and contract law, with a focus on intellectual property. He carries out the main part of his activity in the IT/ IP and telecommunication sectors, negotiating and drafting IP/IT agreements, as open source and free licenses contracts, advising public and private entities in special projects as well as in judicial proceedings. He carries out regular teaching activity at Masters and specialization courses and writes for national and international journals. He is member of Turin Bar Association Commissione Informatica, International Association for Entertainment Lawyers Executive Commettee, “Centro Studi di Informatica Giuridica” Scientific Committee and fellow of Nexa Center. He participates to the Italian working group for Creative Commons licenses.

Interested in Seeing Lisbon in a Completely Different and Exciting Way: Take a GoCar Tour!

Gabriella Opaz — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:16:30 +0000

GoCars in Lisbon with Catavino from ryan opaz on Vimeo.

When visiting any new city, I tend to enjoy walking for long hours through its backstreets. I love passing by small cafes and restaurants savoring exotic smells wafting from its front doors, watching children playing in the alleys, or simply sitting in a park and basking in the energy of the city. To be honest, I’m not one for museums when only having a few days in a new location. I’d rather be in the fresh air, listening to locals chatting in their native tongue, seeing the architecture up close and personal, and striking up a conversation with anyone who can decipher my simple gestures or who can speak the handful of languages I can muster. To me, traveling is not only physically being in a location, but fully experiencing its sights, sounds, tastes, smells and overall feeling.

Hence, what better way to feel the sunshine on your face, or see the various hidden outdoor markets than taking a Go Car through the city of Lisbon?! During our recent visit to Portugal, we decided to take these little bright yellow cars for a ride, and quite honestly, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Choosing the West City Center Tour, we zoomed through the city center, passing by the Amalia Rodrigues Museum, Sao Luis Theater, Bairro Alto, the Botanic Garden, Camoes Plaza and the Chiado, all while honking and waving at gawking tourists who were so wishing they too had a fabulous little race car to easily carry up those steep and windy streets. Not a bad way to travel!

Most tours last approximately an hour and a half, but if you’re interested in renting them for longer stints, this can also be arranged. Check out their website and if this is something you’re interested in partaking in during the conference, let us know in the comments below.

Oh, and one quick word of advice: if you have a head that is categorized on the “larger” side, you might want to consider bringing your own helmet

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Speaker – Massimo Travostino – Studio Legale Pecoraro-Travostino

Interested in Seeing Lisbon in a Completely Different and Exciting Way: Take a GoCar Tour!