By Ben on March 8, 2011
Posted in Communication | Tagged Gonzo Times, mutual aid, PDF, print, zine |
Gonzo Times has just released a PDF of the first issue of their mutual aid print publication. The PDF is available in several formats, seen below:
Here is the first issue of Gonzo Times for Print. We ask that you print not only one for yourself but others to distribute in your area. Coffee Shops, Libraries, [...]
By Ben on November 15, 2010
Posted in Art, Books, Communication, Digital, Music | Tagged copyleft, copyright, Samuel Konkin |
Found a great post on lewrockwell by SEKIII about his view on the fallacy of copyrights. These ideas can be expanded to the current digital media debate with the RIAA. A novel take on copyright licenses that allows free use of someones work in the public domain, is called copyleft. This basically gives each person [...]
By Ben on June 11, 2010
Posted in Communication, Digital, Politics | Tagged audio, commons, copyright, Cory Doctorow, Creative Commons, David Bollier, Internet, interview, NPR, Writers Voice |
Writer’s Voice has released a very interesting pair of interviews about the impact the reemergence of the commons — especially the digital commons — has had on society, commerce, and politics.
Host Francesca Rheannon talks with David Bollier about his latest book, VIRAL SPIRAL. It’s about how the Internet is building a new digital republic. And [...]
By Ben on May 26, 2010
Posted in Communication, News and Views, Technology | Tagged Bangladesh, bicycle, Gizmodo, InfoLadies, information, Internet, netbook, third world |
Gizmodo’s Kyle VanHemert writes about a simple and brilliant program to bring important information to people who have less access to it — the InfoLadies of Bangladesh:
Many people living in Bangladesh’s impoverished villages haven’t yet been reached by technology. But a determined band of InfoLadies—young women equipped with netbooks, phones, and medical equipment—are delivering technology’s [...]
By Ben on April 13, 2010
Posted in Communication, Digital, Featured Posts | Tagged cartoon, copyright, IP, kids, QuestionCopyright, video |
A fantastic cartoon in kid-friendly style from QuestionCopyright.org.
The first official release of Copying Is Not Theft is now ready, with a new sound track arranged by Nik Phelps and sung by Connie Champagne.
By Ben on March 27, 2010
Posted in Abstract, Communication, Movies, Music, Physical | Tagged documentary, London, Matt Mason, pirate radio, UK |
BoingBoing’s Cory Doctorow has posted this extremely well-produced mini-documentary about the state of pirate FM radio in London.
Through interviews with DJs, excursions to perilous rooftops, abandoned naval gun-platforms, and secret studios; Matt Mason explores the history and impact of pirate radio — both past and present.
Part of that history now involves the Internet, and as [...]
