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Upcoming Free Culture Conference

30, May 2010

You have until June 7 to submit your extended abstract for the 2010 Free Culture Research Conference, which will take place October 8-9, in Berlin. From the conference’s Call for Abstracts: The Free Culture Research Conference presents a unique opportunity for scholars whose work contributes to the promotion, study or criticism of a Free Culture, [...]

Know An Attorney to Help EFF?

20, May 2010

Are you an attorney licensed to practice law in the United States? If you are, The Electronic Frontier Foundation needs your help to fight spam-igation. The U.S. Copyright Group has quietly targeted 50,000 Bit Torrent users for legal action in federal court in Washington DC. The defendants, all Does, are accused of having downloaded independent [...]

Cuéntame’s “Do I Look Illegal” Campaign

29, Apr 2010

Following the signing of S.B. 1070 in Arizona,Cuéntame is among many mobilizing online in numbers never before witnessed. Here is the online video: The idea behind the “Do I Look Illegal” campaign is to highlight how the Arizona law essentially legalizes the discrimination and persecution of the Latino community through racial profiling. “The response to the [...]

Speak on Burning Man’s Photo Policy

10, Apr 2010

While Burning Man is, quite possibly, one of the dumbest events ever, I’m all for defending the right of a participant to not be tapped down by unreal terms of ticket purchase. From the Electronic Frontier Foundation: Burning Man ticket terms require participants to assign to the BMO [Burning Man Organization, the coordinator of the [...]

New Internet Popular Ed Package Out

1, Feb 2010

Renee Feltz passes word that the long-awaited Internet is Serious Business curriculum package is now available. The popular education video project by People’s Production House, The Center for Urban Pedagogy, and students from City-As-School promises to be an important edition to education. Here’s the introduction: PPH says, “This 28-minute, youth-led video investigation, of the wired [...]


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