Hi everyone,
Together with Kaja Marczewska and Andy Farnell, I’m running an afternoon
workshop/discussion next week that I thought might interest some of you. It's
entitled IP Theory and Practice for Art & Activism workshop, will take place on
June 10, and is as part of the Antiuniversity Now Festival.
Here is the pitch:
This workshop addresses itself to artists who wish to use their practice to
engage critically with issues of copyright, patents, and trademarks.
Today, wide-ranging analog and digital technologies allow us to copy, share,
recombine, and mash-up the world around us more easily and more effectively
than ever before. Unsurprisingly, some of the most exciting forms of
contemporary creative expression rely heavily on such practices. However, the
legal regimes designed to regulate technologies of reproduction view many of
our activities as theft, piracy, or other violations of intellectual property
(IP) law.
Through open discussion, introduction of key concepts, and presentation of
useful examples, we will explore the tensions between contemporary art-making
and IP law. What do you need to know in order to resist the limitations IP law
places on your ability to express yourself freely and creatively? Can your art
practice assume an activist role in challenging restrictive IP policy? How can
we mobilise tensions between creative expression and IP policy for activist
purposes and critical debate?
Please circulate widely, and use our Eventbrite page for the (free)
registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intellectual-property-theory-and-practice-for-art-activism-tickets-24805151877
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intellectual-property-theory-and-practice-for-art-activism-tickets-24805151877>
Best,
Martin
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