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articles · The Business of Free Music
30/1/2008 20:17 · 29 votes · 6 comments
Victoria Shannon has a well written article in the International Herald Tribune titled "Mainstream music industry realizes the value of 'free'". It brings to light the changing scenario in the music scene that's rather fascinating. I have highlighted key points points from the article for easy reading.
Ten years ago, major music companies worldwide earned a whopping $38 billion...
articles · Views from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons
30/1/2008 17:00 · 30 votes · 2 comments
Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices jots down her impressions from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age that recently took place in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rebecca's post on her blog was pointed out by Subbiah Arunachalam and made for a really interesting read. I wanted this to reach a wider audience and hence figured it would make sense...
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calendar· Chitra Katha - Creative Commons Short Film Contest
27/9/2007 03:42 · no comments
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of India’s independence, Creative Commons India is organizing a short film contest, on “Better governance through Right To Information”.
We at Creative Commons [CC], India feel that the effective use of the Right to Information is really critical for creating better governance models across the length and breadth of our country. The CC...
articles · The Really Really Free Market
8/8/2007 01:59 · 4 comments
The really really free market is designed to be an open-bazaar in which people are encouraged to experience the joy of giving, without expecting anything back in return.
The market is a totally free and non-commercial event, encouraging the sharing of skills, ideas, objects, smiles, talents, friendship, excitement and discussions. Its based around the ideas of sharing community...
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articles · Comparative Study of Copyright in Brazil, India and South Africa
by Rebecca Kahn, iCommons reporter · voted on 14/6/2008 00:37 · 45 votes · no comments
This article is an introduction to the BISA Copyright Review project, a comparative project being run by FGV, The Alternative Law Forum and iCommons.
An Introduction
By Lawrence Liang
Any study that attempts to investigate three of the most important countries from Asia, Latin America and Africa has a rather heavy representational burden placed on it. Before embarking on...
articles · The iCommons Podcast - June 2008
by Rebecca Kahn, iCommons reporter · voted on 14/6/2008 00:37 · 27 votes · no comments
It's Story Time at iCommons
This month, we're telling stories. At a recent organisational planning meeting, the iCommons staffers told each other stories - about how we came to work at iCommons, what we're doing, and what our hopes and plans are for the future. Our new iCommons fellow Anna Berthold even Skyped in from LA for the session. This is your chance to hear what really...
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blogs · To Jeep or Not To jeep?
iCommons Blog
by Rebecca Kahn, iCommons reporter · commented on 15/4/2008 04:10 · 1 comment
Indian IP blog Spicy IP is running a fascinating article about the battle between the South African branches of car manufacturers Chrysler and Mahindra.
They're arguing about the legitimacy of Mahindra's use of the word 'jeep' (in lower case) in an advertisement to describe the type of vehicle they're manufacturing. Chrysler claims it owns the trademark to the world's oldest...
articles · Views from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons
by Kiruba Shankar · commented on 5/2/2008 00:44 · 30 votes · 2 comments
Rebecca MacKinnon, co-founder of Global Voices jots down her impressions from the International Workshop on Asia and Commons in the Information Age that recently took place in Taipei, Taiwan.
Rebecca's post on her blog was pointed out by Subbiah Arunachalam and made for a really interesting read. I wanted this to reach a wider audience and hence figured it would make sense...
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