Tag Archives: Free Culture
Anti-ACTA protest in London
Today sees a wave of protest across Europe against ACTA, the secretly negotiated international trade agreement which threatens the internet. I’ve just been at the protest in London. Hundreds of activists, civil society groups and concerned citizens turned out to spread the message about this dangerous and undemocratic treaty. I joined the march at its …
Megavideo and Megaupload taken down by US government, millions lose access to culture.
Tomas Milianis an actor of Italian B-movies of seventies and eighties. He is a police inspector in a turbulent Rome, where criminal activity, political terrorism and old Fiat cars are the background for his enquiries and investigations. Over the years these have become cult movies sometimes shown by linear TV channels in the summer, late …
Free Culture Forum and Digital Commons conference
Students for Free Culture is present at both the Free Culture Forum and the Digital Commons conference in Barcellona. The FCForum is detailed here: http://fcforum.net/. SFC and FCF have lots in commons, starting from the name. SFC competitive advantage is
Students for Free Culture local events
Students for Free Culture has traditionally been a multi chapter organization active in local events across the different universities and a national event, aimed at bringing all the parts together to network and reflect at a global level on the status of copyright policies and network neutrality. These events all gravitate around open policies, using …
What is Students for Free Culture?
Students for Free Culture is an international, chapter-based student organization that promotes the public interest in intellectual property and telecommunications policy. From the main website: http://freeculture.org The movement has organized three conferences: one in Berkeley, one in Washington DC and one at NYC (conference site). The following is a selection of videos to better explain the …
What is Free Culture
As a way to better explain what the Students for Free Culture movement is about, the following videos have been selected to provide further information on what we believe in. There is a really strong connection between Free Culture and Creative Commons licensing. This link is explored, in depth through this video series:
Students for Free Culture conference at NYU
The last Students for Free Culture conference was the 19 and 20 of February 2011. The conference was held at NYU, specifically Warren Weaver Hall – New York University – the South West corner of West 4th Street and Mercer Street – New York, NY. The conference had 189 people registered, of which 21 were speakers. …
