Questions About CopyNight

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After several months of declining attendance we wanted to ask all of you on our mailing list a few questions:
Lately we have been meeting at Hong Kong Restaurant in Harvard Square at 7:30 on the last Tuesday of each month.
Would you be more likely to attend if:
-We changed venues (if so, would you rather return to a previous venue like the Cambridge Common or can you suggest another?)
- We changed neighborhoods (if so, where in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, etc.?)
- We met at a different time (earlier/later?)
-We met on a different day (if so when?)
Our meeting format has been an unstructured conversation about (primarily) copyright issues, and also other topics such as patents, the music industry, technical measures to enforce restrictions that go beyond what copyright offers, fair use, and so on. We also have discussions which have nothing to do with copyright but simply evolve out of the social setting.
Do you agree with any of the following?
-I think there is too much chit-chat at these meetings.
- I went to a meeting once and didn't feel welcome.
-I think the same people always dominate the conversation.
-The meeting was too noisy.
- Nobody wanted to hear my opinions.
-I enjoyed the meetings.
-I enjoyed the meetings but I have other demands upon my time.
-I enjoyed the meetings but I have lost interest in the issues.
-I would like to see a featured topic at each meeting.
-I would like to hear an invited guest talk about the issues.
-There is too much emphasis on bad news.
-There is a bias against legitimate intellectual property issues.
-There is a lack of informed opinion.
-Nothing is discussed that I don't already read about on the Web.
We also have some general questions about the future of CopyNight:
-Should we continue to have monthly meetings?
-Would it be better to maintain only an online discussion like on a blog?
-Do you have any other suggestions about how we could make Cambridge/Boston CopyNight a worthwhile experience?
All replies will be confidential, but we will summarize for the mailing list.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and respond,
Andrew Jankowich
Peter Olson
Co-hosts of Cambridge/Boston CopyNight