Debate 4
From Internet, Law & Politics 2007
Date: Class 11, April 24, 2007
Students presenting:
- Renat Lumpau
- Michael Broukhim
- Drew Bennett
- Jon Bashford
- Amanda Devereux
- Adam Katz
The Question
"Resolved: The outcome of the digital intellectual property crisis is crucial to whether or not the use of the Internet ultimately has a positive impact in terms of strengthening democracies."
Topic: The Free Culture Movement
The connection between the politics of the Internet and politics on the Internet might lie in the movements – the human networks – that are fueled by digital culture. The non-profit Creative Commons, with its forty-some international organizations around the world, has established one such network; Global Voices represents another. A new movement, called Free Culture, is growing up close to home, on Harvard’s campus, among others. Is cyber-activism the new environmentalism?
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