Digital Rights Forum - Full Access

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During the debate, the hashtag #DRF2012 generated 1,737 tweets from 477 users who collectively created 4.3 Million impressions [source: ultraknowledge]

The Science Gallery website received, in just over one hour, the same amount of traffic that it usually receives in one week. The demand for the live stream was so high that it crashed the Science Gallery's website.

The Digital Rights Forum press coverage included The Irish Times, The Metro Herald, Broadsheet.ie, Silicon Republic, journal.ie, politics.ie, The Cork Independent, and many more. (RTE PrimeTime were also present)

 For a while there, #DRF2012 was the number one trending topic on Twitter for all of Ireland.

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The Digital Rights Forum

The Time: Tuesday 3rd of April, 1-2pm

The Place: The Science Gallery

The Topic: Your Digital Rights (with respect to copyright)

The Audience: Everyone with a vested interest in the Internet & Copyright

The Cost: None. Tickets are free. Get them at here.

Can't Attend: There will be a live stream available here.

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The Digital Rights Forum is a public debate in the prestigous Science Gallery on Tuesday 3rd of April at 1-2pm, to discuss the issues surrounding copyright legislation and digital rights in Ireland. 

The argument has been made that statutory instrument 59/2012 which was signed into law by Richard Bruton, T.D. on 29th February of this year will curtail access to websites and services in Ireland and may represent a real threat to Irish citizens civil rights and free access to The Internet by enabling rights holders to seek potentially costly and damaging injunction against websites as innocuous as Youtube, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Boards.ie and others.

These issues and more will be addressed by the panel at the forum, with a Q&A session for attendees to directly address the panel with their concerns.

Panelists:

• Sean Sherlock, Minister for Research & Innovation
• Paul Durrant,  GM of the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland.
• Tom Murphy,  Director & Founder of Boards.ie
• Simon McGarr, Litigation Solicitor and founder of StopSopaIreland.com

Chair:

• John Kennedy Editor, Silicon Republic

Agenda:

12:45 Doors Open [15 mins]

13:00 Introductions (chair to open up procedings) [3 mins]

13:03 3 mins introduction/speech (Minister Sean Sherlock)

13:9 3 mins introduction/speech (Paul Durrant) 

13:12 3 mins introduction/speech (Tom Murphy)

13:15 3 mins introduction/speech (Simon McGarr)

13:18 Panel Discussion / Rebuttal (20 mins)

13:40 Q & A [20 mins]

14:00 Finish