Just a minor nitpick: It's the Pirate Party UK, not the UK pirate party... /me is a member. </pedant> :p
regards, Vijay On 17 March 2010 00:37, Tim Dobson <li...@tdobson.net> wrote: > Hi there, > > I've just found out that Andrew Robinson, leader of the UK Pirate Party[1] > will be speaking in Manchester on Thursday evening. > > A graphic designer by trade and a musician in his spare time, Andrew heads > up the UK Pirate party - a political party - registered with the electoral > register with "Reform copyright and patent law" as one of it's core aims. > > He is going to be speaking at the launch event of Manchester Free Culture > Society[2], a newly formed group to encourage discussion and debate about > free culture and copyright with relation to creative works. > > ----- > > I'm told that the launch night will also feature: > > John Harris, Director of the ISEI (Institute for Science, Ethics and > Innovation)[3] > > Creative Commons licenced band: I am Ten Ninja[4] > > A short film by Lawrence Lessig[5] > > Plus art, music, literature and software etc. > > ------ > > As I mentioned, the event is this Thursday evening, in the council chambers > at at Manchester University Student Union. > > The event is due to start at 6.30pm and go on until about 8pm. > > How to Get to the SU (Manchester Academy!): > http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=m13+9PR > > http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/contact_location/steve_biko_building_academy > > ------ > > On a personal note, I'm not totally convinced that Mr Robinson has got it > right, however I think that discussion and public debate about these issues > is the only way of coming to a general consensus. > > Cheers, > > Tim > > ------ > > Footnotes: > [1] http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/party/about/ > [2] http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=190893819841 > [3] http://www.isei.manchester.ac.uk/about/welcome/ > [4] http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Am-Ten-Ninja/114582563775 > [5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lessig > > ------ > > Facebook event: > http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=365903817097 > > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ >
