[Gloucs] [lugmaster] Richard Stallman in Birmingham - 6pm August 25th 2011

[Glyn Davies]

Please see recent email from the lugmaster list.
On Aug 8, 2011 3:28 PM, "Tim Williams" <T.M.Williams at cs.bham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Richard Stallman will be giving a talk at the University of Birmingham
this
> month. This talk is officially being organised by the School of Computer
> Science, however, thanks are due to Mez (Birmingham Co-Lugmaster) for
> arranging the initial contact which has led to this. Thanks are also due
> to Bob Hendley in Computer Science who has done the work to make this
happen.
>
> RMS will be talking on "Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer
> Networks".
>
> Abstract: Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was
> designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the
printing
> press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks,
and
> only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that
profit
> from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase
their
> copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we

> seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to
promote
> progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes in the
other
> direction.
>
> The talk will take place in the Haworth Lecture Theatre, University of
> Birmingham. The Lecture theatre is in building Y2, which is the main
School of
> Chemisty building, it's just down the hill from Computer Science on the
right
> (not to be confused with Chemistry West).
>
> Start time is 6pm on 25th August.
>
> The talk is open to all and will be followed by the official Birmingham
> LUG meeting which will take place in the Bratby Bar, Staff House.
>
> My apologies for not getting this message out sooner, I hope this doesn't
spoil
> too many holiday plans, but it has taken longer than expected to confirm
the
> arrangements.
>
> Tim W
>
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