Free Culture @ NYU

Educating the next generation

I’m very excited to announce the first ever Creative Commons Salon in New York City. I’ve been working for the last couple of months to get this organized, and happy to invite you to it.
CC Salon is a free, casual monthly get-together focused on conversation, presentations, and performances from people or groups […]

Thanks to everyone who came out to our meeting with James Boyle on Wednesday. He really enjoyed our group and loved all of the questions and participation. More speakers and talks are in the works (with bigger rooms and more food).
Here are some Free Culture type events in NYC happening this week that you might […]

It behooves you to stop by the FC meeting on Tuesday, March 21st at 5:30pm (the details, as usual: 7th floor, Kimmel center).
We launched the Film REmix Contest right at the outset of spring break, and since we didn’t meet during that week of revelry, we now have a ton to catch up about.
There are […]

We didn’t have a meeting last week, so I know that you all are likely in a state of pretty intense withdrawal. Luckliy, there is going to be one this upcoming Tuesday, Feb 21st at 5pm on the 7th floor of Kimmel–but you knew that.
A few teasers for what we’ll be discussing Tuesday:
1. Our […]

The US Copyright Office is publicly soliciting comments to help them understand how DCMA interferes with fair use. They are accepting comments through Feb. 2, although they state that they are looking for comments that provide additional facts beyond the ones already accepted.
There may still be an opportunity to have professors, librarians, and administrators […]

Hey all,
I hope everyone is having a great holiday season, whether reveling in the
embraces of your long-missed family members, or carefully avoiding them
until they return your car keys and let you drive back to your “real
home”.
Now let me tell you, Free Culture @ NYU has not spent its winter break
sleeping in until 3pm, eating discounted […]

The debate about the status of Google’s BookSearch Project (fair use or infringement?) is still raging.
Lessig’s blog has a great comment string discussing the various positions, both moral and juridical that can be taken on this case.
Siva Vaidhyanathan, who is offering a class this Spring called Copyright, Commerce, and Culture (E59.1405, call # […]

Mark Russinovich, the blogger who first publicly disclosed the Sony Rootkit, has written a new post summarizing the current state of affairs. Even though Sony officially recalled the infected discs two weeks ago, there are reports that Sony hasn’t properly been notifying stores about the recall, and many stores still have the discs on […]

USA Today Article, Minutes