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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Free Culture Launch!
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Michael Dorrington |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Free Culture Launch! |
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:46 +0000 |
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Luke Taylor wrote:
> Dear all,
> Hope to see some of you representin' free software at the Free Culture
> Society launch this Thursday at 7:00?
> Guest Speakers:
> Andrew Robinson, leader of the Pirate Party (UK) - Discussing copyright
> in the UK today
> Prof John Harris, Director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and
> Innovation, Lord Alliance Professor of BioEthics - Discussing "the
> Manchester Manifesto" (Abstract: who owns Science? Patents, do we need 'em?)
> Plus a short (less than twenty minutes) film by Lawrence Lessig
> "I am ten Ninja" have promised to play a couple of songs on the way out as
> well. Hurray!
>
> Where?
> Manchester University Students' Union (South) in the council
> chambers.http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/contact_location/steve_biko_building_academy
OpenStreetMap location:
http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.464385&lon=-2.231941&zoom=18&layers=B000FTF
Both speakers look really interesting and I recommend attending. It is
also an opportunity to meet current, or potential, free software
enthusiasts.
Regards,
Mike.