I'm flattered to have been invited to speak at two exciting events: Supernova 2004, June 24-25 in Santa Clara, and BlogOn 2004 - The Business of Social Media, July 23 in Berkeley.

I'll be talking about how intellectual property rights should be exercised -- versus the way they often are. This isn't a message just for activists and individuals, but one for businesses and corporations as well: You can court your customers or you can threaten to sue them. In the long run those who offer better value and better service will succeed over those who bully.

Both conferences are going interactive. Lots of great places to read more and add your commentary: Supernova weblog and Supernova wiki; BlogOn weblog.