Shane will speak at OSC Tokyo between 10:15 and 11:00 on Friday the 30th October. Details of his speech are below in Japanese and English.  The speech will be in English with Japanese simultaneous translation.

Title:
‘Practical Economic Engagement with Free and Open Source Software’

Contents:
This talk will explain how Free and Open Source Software works, how it can be categorized and how to use it for economic gain. It will focus on the addition of FOSS to commercial relationships, managing commercial/non-commercial cooperation, building useful international bridges and resolving any issues that might occur.

Audience:
The talk will be useful for senior developers, project managers, business decision-makers and lawyers dealing with FOSS transactions.

Name:
Shane Martin Coughlan

Biography:
“Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication methods and business development. He is best known for building bridges between commercial and non-commercial stakeholders in the technology sector. His professional accomplishments include establishing a legal department for the main NGO promoting Free Software in Europe, building a European legal network with over 200 corporate counsel, independent counsel, and technical experts across 27 countries, and aligning corporate and community interests to launch the first law review dedicated to Free/Open Source Software.

Shane has extensive knowledge of Internet technologies, management best practice, community building and Free/Open Source Software. His experience includes engagement with the server, desktop, embedded and mobile telecommunication industries. He does business in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and maintains a broad network of contacts.”

題名:
’フリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの実用的経済関与’

内容:
この講演ではフリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアがどのように機能し、どのように分類することができるかまた経済利益をもたらすためにどのように使用するかを説明します。そして、フリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの製品化、営利・非営利間の連携管理、 有益な国際的つながりの構築、予測される問題の解決に役立てるかに重点を置いてお話します。

観客:
今回の講演は上級開発者、プロジェクトマネージャー、ビジネス意思決定者やフリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの商取引に携わる弁護士に役に立つ内容で
す。

名前:
シェーン　マーティン　コークラン

経歴:
“私はコミュニケーション方法と事業開発の専門家であり、テクノロジー分野の営利目的の利害関係者と非営利の利害関係者との架け橋役としてよく知られています。専門的な業績としてはヨーロッパでフリーソフトウェアを奨励している主となるNGOの法務部門を設立し、２００人以上の法人弁護士、独立した弁護士そしてテクニカルエキスパートから成るヨーロッパの法的ネットワークを築いたこ
とです。このネットワークは、２７カ国にわたっており、フリー・オープンソースソフトウェアのための最初の法律の見直しをするために企業と利害関係者との連携を図っています。

また、IT、最良実践管理やコミュニティービルダー、そしてフリー・オープンソースソフトウェアに関する豊富な知識を持っています。そして、その経験は、サーバーやデスクトップ、組込みやモバイル式テレコミュニケーション業界も含みます。またヨーロッパ、アジアと南北アメリカでビジネスを行い、幅広い人的ネットワークを保持しています。”

Contact information/連絡先情報:
Tel: 090 9774 2404
Email: shane@opendawn.com

Shane Coughlan delivered a speech entitled “Integrating Free and Open Source Software into Your Supply Chain” at Open Source in Mobile World conference in Amsterdam on the 16th of September.  The next day he hosted a post-conference workshop on “The Strategic Implementation of Free Software in Business” for delegates wishing to explore the intersection of business and legal issues in more detail.

This marks Shane’s third year of speaking at the conference and his second year of contributing strategic guidance to the advisory board.

For more information about FOSS in the mobile industry and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.

Shane Coughlan met with the Director, Business Support Manage, Open Source Centre Manager and Innovation Advisor of Northern Ireland’s Southern Regional College as well as local business representatives to discuss FOSS trends and practical engagement.

Educational establishments and businesses in Northern Ireland are developing plans for economic regeneration and innovation.  Information Technology and FOSS in particular are regarded as central to this strategy.  Opendawn helped the stakeholders bridge the gap between goals and real world implementation.

Curious about what Opendawn can do to help you?  Contact us to find out more.

Shane Coughlan has joined the programme committee of GNOME.Asia.  He will provide market knowledge, contacts and process management skills to the GNOME.Asia conference and community.  He will also assist in increasing mind-share and engagement with the community in Japan.

For more information about organizing international community events and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.

From today Shane Coughlan will act as an Advisor to the newly formed Copyright Office at the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture.

He will assist with the development of processes, issue resolution methods and integration with the international market.  One of his key activities will be building and managing communication with an international team of legal experts to contribute impartial, practical knowledge about Copyright, transaction management and cultural wealth.

For more information about Opendawn’s services in the area of project management, process development and governmental policy please contact us.

Shane Coughlan attended the ‘Asia-pacific Regional symposium on Copyright related aspects of information and communication technologies (ICT)‘ as a guest of the World Intellectual Property Organization.  The symposium was held between the 29th and 31st of July in Hanoi, Viet Nam.  Delegates from 13 countries were present, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Shane delivered three speeches at the event.  The first examined ‘What Are Internet Intermediaries and their Various Types?‘ from the perspective of how the Internet is currently organized.  The second contextualized the place of ‘Search Engines, User Generated Content (UGC) and Social Network Services (SNS)‘ in the economics of the digital sphere.  The third explored measurable economic value in more detail by presenting a case-study on ‘Blogging‘.

The symposium was co-chaired by Richard Owens, the WIPO Director of Copyright E-Commerce, Technology and Management Division and Takashi Imura, Deputy Director of the International Affairs Division at the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan.  The host was the copyright office of Viet Nam.

For more information about technology, copyright and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.

Shane Coughlan (Opendawn) and Andrew Katz (Moorcrofts) have published an article entitled ‘Introducing the Risk Grid‘ in the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review.  The risk grid is a tool to assist lawyers allocate risk in commercial transactions involving Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), and is an outcome of the European Legal Network’s special interest group on the commercial procurement of FOSS.  This article and the accompanying version of the risk grid mark the public release of the tool, the first of its kind in the FOSS market.

Obtaining the article and the risk grid:

The article can be viewed as a webpage or downloaded as a PDF.  The risk grid itself is available as a PDF or OpenOffice.org spreadsheet.

Licensing information:

The article is Copyright © 2009 Andrew Katz and Shane Coughlan. This paper is licensed under a Creative Commons UK (England and Wales) 2.0 licence, no derivative works, attribution, CC-BY-ND. As a special exception, the authors expressly permit faithful translations of the entirety of this paper  into any language, provided that the resulting translation (which may include an attribution to the translator) is shared alike. This paragraph is part of the paper and must be included when copying or translating the paper.

The risk grid is Copyright © 2009 Andrew Katz, Amanda Brock, Malcolm Bain. It is licensed under a Creative Commons UK (England and Wales) 2.0 licence, no derivative works, attribution, CC-BY-ND. As a special exception, the authors expressly permit faithful translations of the entire document into any language, provided that the resulting translation (which may include an attribution to the translator) is shared alike. The wording in column E of the Risk Grid (”Sample Wording”) may be used for any purpose, without restriction, and without attribution. This paragraph is part of the Risk Grid, and must be included when copying or translating the Risk Grid.

Shane Coughlan hosted a Continuing Legal Education seminar for lawyers on the California bar on behalf of the Japan Law Society on the 18th of June.  This seminar was located at the Yodoyabashi & Yamagami offices in Osaka and broadcast live via videolink to audience members at the Kao Corporation in Tokyo.

Shane discussed FOSS licensing and practical market engagement.  His talk focused on using copyright to regulate the distribution of creative work, and what ramifications FOSS has for other aspects of a traditional IPR portfolio such as patents and trademarks.

For more information about FOSS licensing and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.