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Copyright vs. Community
by Jeanne Rasata — published Sep 18, 2009 — last modified Sep 18, 2009 05:48 PM — filed under:
New Plymouth, New Zealand - The Govett Brewster Art Gallery ( http://www.govettbrewster.com/ ), 40 Queen Street (Phone: +64-6 759 6060). Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other direction.
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The Free Software Movement
by Jeanne Rasata — published Sep 18, 2009 — last modified Oct 05, 2009 02:32 PM — filed under:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) Malaysia, Lot 6, Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), Bukit Jalil (http://foss.my/2009/venue/)
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Copyright vs. Community
by Jeanne Rasata — published Sep 14, 2009 — last modified Sep 22, 2009 09:54 AM — filed under:
Christchurch, New Zealand - Christchurch Town Hall, 86-95 Kilmore Street. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. They wish to establish a pay-per-read system for books, and convert public libraries into retail stores. If we hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must change copyright law in the other direction.
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The Danger of Software Patents
by Jeanne Rasata — published Sep 14, 2009 — last modified Sep 14, 2009 04:54 PM — filed under:
Hamilton, New Zealand - Events Room 1, Gallagher Hub, Wintec City Campus, Gate 5, Tristram Street. Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress.
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Copyright vs. Community
by Jeanne Rasata — published Sep 14, 2009 — last modified Sep 14, 2009 04:47 PM — filed under:
Auckland, New Zealand - Massey University, Auckland Campus-Albany East precinct, Quad Building, Lecture Theatre QB5. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the other direction.
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To be determined
by Jeanne Rasata — published Sep 14, 2009 — last modified Sep 14, 2009 04:03 PM — filed under:
Boston, MA - Encuentro 5, 33 Harrison Ave, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. This speech will be part of Boston's Software Freedom Day. All are welcome.
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To be determined
by Jeanne Rasata — published Aug 28, 2009 — last modified Sep 01, 2009 10:22 AM — filed under:
Paris, France - Mairie du 3ème arrondissement, 2 rue Eugène Spuller, Salle des Mariages, 75003
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The Free Software Movement
by Jeanne Rasata — published Aug 28, 2009 — last modified Sep 08, 2009 10:52 AM — filed under:
Brescia, Italy - Libera Accademia di Belle Arti, via D.Vender 66. Richard Stallman will speak about the Free Software Movement, which campaigns for freedom so that computer users can cooperate to control their own computing activities. The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system, often erroneously referred to as Linux, specifically to establish these freedoms.
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Event Octet Stream El software libre en la ética y la práctica. Y una educación informática libre
by Jeanne Rasata — published Aug 24, 2009 — last modified Aug 28, 2009 11:15 AM — filed under:
Mar del Plata, Argentina - Teatro Diagonal, ubicado en Diagonal Pueyrredón 3334
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Event Octet Stream Software libre, educación libre, y arte compartible
by Jeanne Rasata — published Aug 24, 2009 — last modified Aug 24, 2009 10:29 AM — filed under:
Brazilia, Brazil - Salão Mika Gartenkraut, Escola de Administração Fazendária(ESAF), Km 04 Estrada Brasilia / Unaí Lago Sul.
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