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Introduction to the Copyfight: E-voting activism, Creative Commons, and Free Software
Friday Oct 24, 7PM @ Red Emma's
In 2003, Asheesh Laroia was swept up in an effort to defend citizens'
rights to share incriminating memos by e-voting company Diebold Election
Systems. After filing written testimony and winning the court case, he
became involved in Students for Free Culture, a global student movement.
Learn about:
* Corporations' abuses of copyright law to restrain citizen dissent
* The stories of citizens fighting back against Diebold Election Systems and Eli Lilly
* Social movements turning copyright on its head to build a world of freedom and respect
* "Fair use" and concepts that empower citizens to fight copyright abuse
By day, Asheesh Laroia is a software engineer at Creative Commons.
800 St. Paul St. * Baltimore, MD 21202 * (410) 230-0450 * info@redemmas.org
Red Emma's is open Monday through Friday from 10AM-10PM, Saturday from 10AM-8PM, and Sunday from 10AM-6PM. Our weekly collective meetings are Sunday at 7PM, and are open to anyone interested in the project, except for the first Sunday of every month, which is closed to everyone except collective members.
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