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Swansea, United Kingdom

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member since:   16/6/2007
birth date:   01/1/1970
about:   David M. Berry is a Lecturer in the Media and Communication dept at Swansea University.

Research Interests: Technology, intellectual property rights (IPRs), the commons, free/libre/open-source, free culture, philosophy of technology, discourse analysis, the democratisation of technology, social networking, media/medium theory, post-fordism, the information society, theories of multitude/empire, the ontology of technology, auditory technology and sound, critical political economy of new media and critical theories of technology.


Website:   http://www.swan.ac.uk/mediastudies/staff/david.htm
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  articles · On Byways and Backlanes
17/6/2007 02:17 · 31 votes · no comments

On Byways and Backlanes: The Philosophy of Free Culture
by David M. Berry

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We see before us a turning in free culture. This turning, lies between the claims of the ordinary against those of the extraordinary, and suggests that we need to carefully examine our current situation. The ordinary highlights the fact that even in the beginnings of free culture there existed...

   
 
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  articles · Let's Tear Down the Top-Down Conference!
by Neeru · voted on 27/6/2007 00:52 · 49 votes · 27 comments

NOTE: A number of people talked to me about this today and these ideas are mostly "stolen" from those conversations.

Creative Commons, in some respects, is a movement about meritocracy. One in which, those who are talented are able to self-publish, gain recognition, and become valued for their talents. Without this opportunity, those from the ground are not able to shine. In...

nodes · Commons Philosophy
by Andrew Rens · voted on 19/6/2007 03:48 · 35 votes · 1 comment

To host on-line discussions on commons philosophy, theory and research, and to help organise scholarly work around the commons.

   
 
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  articles · Open sourcing education
by Surman · commented on 27/6/2007 00:50 · 49 votes · 6 comments

Reflections on the Dubrovnik iSummit Open Ed whirlwind are now settling in. Here's the picture: there were 25 hardcore open education activists attending the track throughout, with another 25 people flowing in and out from the main summit. We spent three days in a beautiful – albeit boiling hot – building on the Aegean Sea, dreaming up ways to collaboratively build the open education...

articles · Let's Tear Down the Top-Down Conference!
by Neeru · commented on 19/6/2007 04:01 · 49 votes · 27 comments

NOTE: A number of people talked to me about this today and these ideas are mostly "stolen" from those conversations.

Creative Commons, in some respects, is a movement about meritocracy. One in which, those who are talented are able to self-publish, gain recognition, and become valued for their talents. Without this opportunity, those from the ground are not able to shine. In...

   
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