Archive:2005-01-23

Minutes from the 2005-01-23 meeting.

=Defining Who We Are= For the Manifesto, Mission Statement, and General Purpose Packet Some proposed changes on the General Purpose Pamphlet
 * We need to come up with one paragraph to explain:
 * What our movement is, and
 * We believe that copyright should encourage artists to create, but it is also has been used to prevent the creation of many creative works.
 * Encompasses those who want to be more than a passive consumer -- it's for people who want to participate in government and "be the media"
 * What do we mean by freedom?
 * Being able to build upon the past
 * The ability to use technology that allows us to practice these freedoms
 * Fair Use doctrine
 * The right to know about the world as much as you want
 * How do we apply these freedoms? What kind of freedoms do we support?
 * The availability of taxpayer funded research
 * The ability to innovate
 * Why it's important
 * Rhetoric: The environmental movement has powerful rhetoric like climate change, what do we have?

=P2P Gnutella server that distributes CC/PD/GNU content=
 * If more content will be submitted, content will be human reviewed
 * Is looking or more content, grants
 * Part of the CC Garden project?
 * We're awaiting more information on the content/project before incorporating it completely into our organization

= Open Access= Our next project
 * Talk to your head librarian about open access
 * Get to know how they can help with our cause, what they can do, how we can promote it on campus
 * Get feedback from professors?
 * The ability to access current publically funded content freely

=Office Hours= Again at 8 p.m. EST this Friday (28 Jan), IRC irc.freenode.net #freeculture

=Next Meeting=
 * Core call: 10 p.m. EST on Wednesday, 26 Jan
 * Open call: 3 p.m. EST on Sunday, 30 Jan