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On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 2:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [Board] [SFC-Core] Conference Update: FCX 2013 (Alex Kozak) > 2. Fwd: Demand justice for Aaron Swartz (Everton Zanella Alvarenga) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:11:19 -0800 > From: Alex Kozak <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization in > particular <[email protected]> > Cc: SFC Board <[email protected]>, Jennifer Baek > <[email protected]>, SFC Core <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [FC-discuss] [Board] [SFC-Core] Conference Update: FCX > 2013 > Message-ID: > <CAKUpi62281uki=3kHc+Sfu8U9cw89=CDbFBow3wU+W= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > omg 2008 memories > On Jan 17, 2013 1:11 AM, "Wesley Chen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey Jennifer, > > > > If you're still looking for photos from past FC conferences, feel free > > to pilfer mine (they're CC-licensed): > > > > - 2008: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwes/sets/72157608218100786/ > > - 2010: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwwes/sets/72157623482669474/ > > > > I've been absent from the FC-discuss list for so long... but I'm back! > > > > Best, > > Wesley > > > > -- > > Wesley Chen > > Program Associate > > Open Internet Tools Project > > Open Technology Institute > > New America Foundation > > > > > > On Wed Jan 16 18:54:52 2013, Jennifer Baek wrote: > > > thanks and haha @rich > > > > > > There is an after party in the works. I've been in touch with Art.sy > > > to try and do something at their space, and I'm working with beverage > > > sponsors to get free drinks. Things are not set in stone, but we are > > > working on it! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Rich Jones <[email protected] > > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > > > W000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ttttttttttttttttttttttt! > > > Major props to NYLS crew! > > > > > > Also - ppparrrrrrrttyyyyyy? :D > > > > > > R > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Aditi Rajaram > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > Yes +1 - as someone who's organized the FC conference before > > > (and in NY!) I know how much work it takes so major major props > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Alex Leavitt > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > +1 to doing an awesome job with dedicated effort behind it. > > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Adi Kamdar > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > This is great! Awesome work. I'm looking forward to > > > more updates! > > > > > > Adi > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Jennifer Baek > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > > > Happy new year! Just wanted to send everyone an > > > update about FCX 2013 (this year's SFC > > > conference), which will be taking place at New > > > York Law School on April 20-21, 2013. Registration > > > for the conference will open soon, but in the > > > meantime, here's a general program of events: > > > > > > FCX 2013 will be a two day conference with a > > > distinct agenda on each day: > > > > > > */April 20, 2013. /*The first day of FCX 2013 > > > will consist of keynotes, panels and debates. > > > > > > *08:00 AM ? 09:00 AM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Sign in and Registration > > > > > > *09:00 AM ? 09:45 AM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Keynote > > > > > > *10:00 AM ? 11:00AM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Panel 1: Open Access to Education and Research > > > > > > *11:15 AM ? 12:15 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Lightning Debate > > > > > > *12:15 PM ? 01:15 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Lunch > > > > > > *01:30 PM ? 02:30 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Panel 2: The Future of Copyright Law and Reform > > > > > > *02:45PM ? 03:30 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Panel 3: Social Media Governance: User Rights > > > Online > > > > > > *03:45 PM ? 04:45 PM * > > > > > > > > > > > > Lightning Debate > > > > > > *05:00 PM ? 05:45 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Endnote > > > > > > */April 21, 2013./*The second day of FCX 2013 > > > will consist of workshops and a ?town hall? > > > style meeting for the organization. > > > > > > *09:00 AM ? 10:00 AM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Sign in and Registration > > > > > > *10:00 AM ? 11:00 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Keynote > > > > > > *11:00 AM ? 01:00 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Workshop > > > > > > *1:00 PM ? 02:00 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Lunch > > > > > > *02:00PM ? 04:00 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Workshop Presentation and Town Hall Meeting > > > > > > *04:00PM ? 05:00 PM* > > > > > > > > > > > > Closing Remarks > > > > > > > > > > > > I am currently working on finalizing the panel and > > > lightning debate topic descriptions, and will send > > > around drafts once I'm done. Katie Baxter, who is > > > the co-president of the NYLS Chapter has been > > > helping me a bunch with organizing the conference, > > > so here's a shout out to her: thank you! We're > > > working on securing a venue for the after party. > > > As always, I welcome any > > > feedback/comments/suggestions, so just voice them! > > > > > > On a separate, but related note, the website is > > > up, but currently under construction on the > > > backend. We're drafting up a new Wordpress > > > template and changing the look of our home page. > > > The main difference (at least on the homepage) > > > will be a slide show of images to put some face > > > behind the organization. If anyone has pictures > > > from previous conferences, campus events, or other > > > free culture-related events, please send them my > way! > > > > > > Thanks all. Stay tuned for my next update. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Jennifer > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Board mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto: > [email protected]> > > > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/board > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Core mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/core > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Board mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/board > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Core mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/core > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Board mailing list > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/board > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Jennifer J. Baek* > > > J.D. Candidate 2013, New York Law School > > > Executive Online Editor, /New York Law School Law Review/ > > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > (646)756-9783 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.freeculture.org/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20130117/73a0a039/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:15:19 -0200 > From: Everton Zanella Alvarenga <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of Free Culture in general and this organization in > particular <[email protected]> > Subject: [FC-discuss] Fwd: Demand justice for Aaron Swartz > Message-ID: > <CAOUmeJD8pBgUgVoeiKS0cTkuPabv3dGD5DhDc= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alexandre Hannud Abdo <abdo at member.fsf.org> > Date: 2013/1/17 > Subject: [Wikimedia Brasil] Fwd: Demand justice for Aaron Swartz > To: Wikimedia BR <[email protected]> > > > Ni! Friends, > > I just received this email from Demand Progress and Lawrence Lessig, in > response to Aaron Swartz's tragic passing. Click here to support Aaron's > Law and the effort to achieve justice for Aaron: > > > http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/aaron_justice/?referring_akid=1969.1596981.8zbJ9V&source=mailto > > We spent yesterday burying and mourning our friend Aaron. We're sad, > we're tired, we're frustrated -- and we're angry at a system that let > this happen to Aaron. Now we want to set upon honoring his life's work > and helping to make sure that such a travesty is never repeated. > > We and Aaron's friends and family have been in touch with lawmakers to > ask for help, and several of them -- who've worked with Aaron and Demand > Progress on SOPA and other issues -- are beginning to take action. We're > asking them to help rein in a criminal justice system run amok, wherein > authorities are encouraged to bring frivolous charges and hold decades > of jail time over the heads of people who are accused of committing > victimless crimes. > > 1) Representative Zoe Lofgren has introduced what's been named "Aaron's > Law." It would fix a key part of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act > (CFAA), which is one of the statutes under which Aaron was indicted. We > need to pass Aaron's Law AND further amend the CFAA. > > The CFAA makes violations of a website's terms of service agreement or > user agreement -- that fine print you never read before you check the > box next to it -- a FELONY, potentially punishable by many years in > prison. That's how over-broad this dangerous statute is, and one way it > lets showboating prosecutors file charges against people who've done > nothing wrong. > > Aaron's Law would decriminalize violating these agreements: They're > essentially contracts, and as with other contracts, disputes about them > should be settled in civil courts rather than in out of control criminal > trials under threat of decades of prison time. > > Aaron's Law alone wouldn't have saved Aaron -- there is still more to do > to make sure that victimless computer activities are not charged as > felonies -- but this is a solid start that we can pass now and it's a > law he wanted to change. Then we'll keep pushing forward. > > Click here to join us in demanding justice for Aaron: > > > http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/aaron_justice/?referring_akid=1969.1596981.8zbJ9V&source=mailto > > 2) Additionally, we asked Congressman Darrell Issa -- who controls the > powerful Oversight Committee -- to open an investigation into > prosecutorial misconduct in Aaron's case. > > Amazingly, he's already responded and is sending an investigator to the > office of the U.S. Attorney who was pressing charges against Aaron. > > We want the inquiry to proceed, and to be broadened to include a more > thorough investigation into rampant over-prosecution of alleged crimes > with no victims -- as in the case of what Aaron was accused of. And we > want those who abused their power to be held to account. > > We loved Aaron -- so many people loved Aaron -- and his death is tragic. > We and others who were close to him are overwhelmed by the outpouring of > support, and the calls for justice. Thank you for joining us in that fight. > > Click here to join us in demanding justice for Aaron: > > > http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/aaron_justice/?referring_akid=1969.1596981.8zbJ9V&source=mailto > > > -Demand Progress > > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaBR-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediabr-l > > > -- > Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) > Open Knowledge Foundation Brasil > http://br.okfn.org > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > > End of Discuss Digest, Vol 73, Issue 16 > *************************************** > -- Bryan Mooney (301) 300-4243 LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bryan-mooney/51/a79/438>
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