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Artists vs. Copyright Law

January 15, 2010
World Fair Use Day explains why artists need the right to remix and mash up culture.

Stealth Treaty Seeks Strict Controls Over Internet

November 30, 2009
Never heard of ACTA? That’s exactly what Hollywood and other copyright industries want.

TISNF (That Is So Not Fair)

April 16, 2008
Wireless Carriers Fight for the Right to Censor Your Text Messages

Hal Abelson

Submitted by admin on February 21, 2008 - 2:00am
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Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, MIT; free software, Internet, intellectual property and OpenCourseWare initiative. [Photo by Joi Ito]

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Cambridge, Massachusetts
Website: 
http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~hal/hal.html
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Public Knowledge

Submitted by David Bollier on August 24, 2004 - 2:00am

A public-interest advocacy organization dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant information commons. Public Knowledge is dedicated to reaffirming certain democratic principles, such as openness, access, and the capacity to create and compete, in the digital age

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http://www.publicknowledge.org/
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