Thursday, February 25, 6:00-7:30 pm
From 7:30—9:00 pm: Discussion groups: hang out, enjoy some refreshments, and think about the future of online video
Access the webcast at 6:00pm ET by visiting http://freeculture.org/lessig/
Austin North Classroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School (Map)
This event will be webcast live at 6:00 pm ET (accessed via the Open Video Alliance Webcast Page) and archived on our site shortly after
Co-organized by the Open Video Alliance (OVA)
On February 25, 2010, Lawrence Lessig will deliver a talk on fair use and politics in online video from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Come in person, or tune in to a live webcast at http://openvideoalliance.org/lessig.
In conjunction with the Cambridge event, OVA is hosting screenings in cities around the world. Many of these screenings will be followed by special presentations. In New York, check out a curation by the ReMixed Media Festival. In Los Angeles, take part in a Critical Commons workshop. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, check out a live audiovisual demonstration by Eclectic Method at Stanford Law School. For more details, or to host your own event, visit http://openvideoalliance.org/lessig.
Lessig's talk will explore copyright in a digital age, and the importance of a doctrine like fair use for free expression on the Internet. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, and is essential for commentary, criticism, news reporting, remix, research, teaching and scholarship with video. As a medium, online video will be most powerful when it is fluid, like a conversation. Like the rest of the internet, online video must be designed to encourage participation, not just passive consumption.
If you have questions or comments, or if you'd like to host your own event, please email us at conference@openvideoalliance.org.
