12.31.06: Free Culture Foundation
By Richard Koman - December 31, 2006
Received this press release this morning:
The Free Culture Foundation was launched today to promote and protect cultural freedoms. The Foundation provides an accessible, independent introduction to the free culture movement, now a global phenomenon thanks to the Creative Commons licenses, organisations like Open Business and artists like the Beastie Boys.
The Foundation defines 'free culture' in terms of four simple principles: the freedom to use, create, share and learn. In recognition of the controversy surrounding the Creative Commons licenses (apparently they have been criticized by the media industry for tricking artists into giving away their rights and the free software community has criticized them for allowing limitations on re-use), the Foundation's new web site presents a set of essays that discuss precisely what these might mean. Future plans include packaging free art for free software users and commissioning a set of essays to explain the issues.
Rob Myers, digital artist, said "we fill a gap left by the likes of
Creative Commons, popularising a coherent set of principles. We don't
pretend to have all the answers, but want people to think more about how
technology and the law help or hinder our ability to watch films, write
novels, share music with friends and learn to paint."
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