Free Culture @ NYU

Newsweek Covers our iTunes Protest

Monday, 11. 20. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Links, Media, News

Brian Braiker at Newsweek covers our recent DRM protest at the Apple store: Fred Benenson spent a recent drizzly Saturday afternoon with friends in Manhattan wearing yellow hazmat suits. They were in front of the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue, distributing flyers and explaining to passersby why iTunes, Apple’s online music store, “sucks.” The [...]

Creatve Commons Salon NYC

Tuesday, 11. 14. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Media, Meetings

I’m very excited to announce the second Creative Commons Salon in New York City: CC Salon is a free, casual monthly get-together focused on conversation, presentations, and performances from people or groups who are developing projects that relate to open content and/or software. Please invite your friends, colleagues, and anyone you know who might be [...]

Public Library of Science comes to NYU

Monday, 11. 6. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Links

I’m happy to announce our next event: Gavin Yamey from the Public Library of Science will be joining us next week on the 15th at 6:30pm to give a presentation. We’ve co-sponsored the evening with the Information Law Institute Student Association, who will be providing us a luxurious room at the law school: Gavin Yamey, [...]

CC Art Show and STEBA project

Friday, 10. 27. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, General, Meetings, Meta, News

Educating the next generation

Creatve Commons Salon NYC

Saturday, 10. 7. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, General, Media, Meetings

I’m very excited to announce the first ever Creative Commons Salon in New York City. I’ve been working for the last couple of months to get this organized, and happy to invite you to it. CC Salon is a free, casual monthly get-together focused on conversation, presentations, and performances from people or groups who are [...]

Free Culture @ NYU protests DRM at the Apple Store Midtown

Saturday, 09. 30. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Media, News, Photos

Thanks to everyone who came out to our DRM protest at the Apple store today! Defective by Design provided the catchy yellow Hazmat suits and we handed out hundreds of flyers, made lots of friends and spread the word against DRM. Click here for the whole photo set Click here to download the flyer we [...]

DRM Protest at Apple Store Midtown on Saturday at 3pm

Thursday, 09. 28. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Meetings

On Saturday, at 3pm Free Culture @ NYU in collaboration with DefectiveByDesign.org will be protesting DRM and the iTunes Music Store at the Apple Store in Midtown Manhattan, which is at 59th St. and 5th Ave. We’ll be meeting at 2:30 at the fountain across the store, near the North West corner of 58th Street [...]

Free Culture @ NYU and in New York

Monday, 09. 25. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, General, Meetings, News

Thanks to everyone who came out to our meeting with James Boyle on Wednesday. He really enjoyed our group and loved all of the questions and participation. More speakers and talks are in the works (with bigger rooms and more food). Here are some Free Culture type events in NYC happening this week that you [...]

Free Culture presents: Down with DRM Video Contest

Saturday, 09. 16. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Media, News

Enter the Down with DRM video contest for a chance to win a Neuros OSD – a portable digital VCR! (Thanks jborn.) Joining in Oct 3rd – Day Against DRM, Free Culture will select the 5 best anti-DRM video entries and award a Neuros OSD to each creator. DefectiveByDesign.org is also looking to air selected [...]

Fred's Talk in Second Life

Tuesday, 05. 16. 2006  –  Category: Events & Recaps, Media, Meta, News

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. I figured I’d post here to let everyone know about my upcoming talk in Second Life. As reported on New World Notes, I’m going to be giving a talk in game about FreeCulture.org, Free Culture @ NYU (our real life protests, art show, and film remix contests), and [...]