Copyright vs. Community talk

March 11, 2013 19:00

Published: March 02, 2013 18:39 by Generatem Utate |

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Copyright vs. Community talk by Richard Stallman
http://www.fsf.org/events/20130311-nottingham

B52 Business South, Jubilee Campus, The University of Nottingham

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.

This speech by Richard Stallman will be nontechnical, Admission is
free, and the public is encouraged to attend.

You can secure a seat, if you wish, follow this link-
https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/profile/create?gid=163&reset=1

 

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