25
2010
Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig: Fair Use, Politics, and Online Video
Thursday, February 25, 6:00-7:30 pm
From 7:30—9:00 pm: Discussion groups: hang out, enjoy some refreshments, and think about the future of online video
Access the webcast at 6:00pm ET by visiting http://freeculture.org/lessig/
Austin North Classroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School (Map)
This event will be webcast live at 6:00 pm ET (accessed via the Open Video
Alliance Webcast Page) and archived on our site shortly after
Co-organized by the Open Video Alliance (OVA)
On February 25, 2010, Lawrence Lessig will deliver a talk on fair use
and politics in online video from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Come
in person, or tune in to a live webcast at
http://openvideoalliance.org/lessig.
In conjunction with the Cambridge event, OVA is hosting screenings in
cities around the world. Many of these screenings will be followed by
special presentations. In New York, check out a curation by the ReMixed
Media Festival. In Los Angeles, take part in a Critical Commons
workshop. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, check out a live
audiovisual demonstration by Eclectic Method at Stanford Law School.
For more details, or to host your own event, visit
http://openvideoalliance.org/lessig.
Lessig's talk will explore copyright in a digital age, and the
importance of a doctrine like fair use for free expression on the
Internet. Fair use allows limited use
of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights
holders, and is essential for commentary, criticism, news reporting,
remix, research, teaching and scholarship with video. As a medium,
online video will be most powerful when it is fluid, like a
conversation. Like the rest of the internet, online video must be
designed to encourage participation, not just passive consumption.
If you have questions or comments, or if you'd like to host your own event, please email us at conference@openvideoalliance.org.
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Last updated February 25, 2010