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> From: EFFector list <[email protected]> > Date: May 30, 2009 2:10:40 AM GMT+02:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: EFFector 22.16: EFF Launches "Teaching Copyright" Curriculum > Reply-To: EFFector list <[email protected]> > > EFFector Vol. 22, No. 16 May 29, 2009 [email protected] > > A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation > ISSN 1062-9424 > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > In our 510th issue: > > * EFF LAUNCHED THE "TEACHING COPYRIGHT" CURRICULUM THIS > WEEK to counter misleading educational materials produced > by the entertainment industry -- materials that typically > try to scare students into believing that making copies > is wrong. In contrast, Teaching Copyright is designed to > encourage students to make full and fair use of new > technology while recognizing their rights and > responsibilities. In addition, Teaching Copyright > spotlights various stakeholders in the copyright debate, > allowing students to better understand the controversies > and make informed choices about where they stand. > > Please spread the word and pass the link to teachers, > librarians, media specialists, and technology instructors. > They won't get to use it if they don't know about it! And > please support EFF in our efforts to present balanced > information about rights and responsibilities online. > > For the "Teaching Copyright" website: > http://www.teachingcopyright.org/ > > For the press release announcing the launch: > http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2009/05/27 > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > EFF Updates > > * When Fair Use Is Fairly Difficult > EFF Board Chairman Brad Templeton decided to make a remix > video and found that the legal boundaries made it far > harder than it ought to be. > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/05/when-fair-use-fairly > > * Two New Books On Innovation Colliding With Law > EFF Senior Staff Attorney Fred von Lohmann comments on two > new books that explore the legal issues attendant to being > an innovator. > http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/05/two-new-books-innova > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > miniLinks > > ~ Sotomayor's Cyberlaw Record > President Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court, Sonia > Sotomayor, is the first nominee with a cyberlaw record. > http://pblog.bna.com/techlaw/2009/05/judge-sotomayor-is-first-nominee-with-cyberlaw-record.html > > ~ FCC's New Deal for Rural Internet > Ars Technica reviews the FCC's Rooseveltian proposal for > how to deliver broadband to the rural public. > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/the-fccs-new-deal-for-rural-internet.ars > > ~ Honolulu's Internet Vote > The nation's first all-digital election took place in > Honolulu, where voters made their choices for neighborhood > council online and via phone. > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/23/AR2009052301455.html > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > Announcements > > * Help EFF Go to DEFCON! > > EFF is looking for donations of airline tickets and hotel > points for the DEFCON hacking conference, as well as other > conferences and speaking engagements. If you have enough > airline miles for a free ticket and would like to send an > EFF staffer to a conference, let us know, and we will help > you with the process of making the reservation. Please note > that at this time, we are unable to combine miles from > multiple individuals. We are also looking for hotel rewards > points to help reduce our overall travel costs. As a > thanks for your donation, we can offer a free membership > and a mention in EFFector (if you'd like). Please contact > [email protected] if you can help! > > * EFF at Maker Faire Bay Area > > EFF will have a table at Maker Faire Bay Area. Come say > hello! http://www.makerfaire.com/ > > May 30-31 > San Mateo County Expo Center & Fairgrounds > San Mateo, California > > Expo Hours > Saturday, May 30: 10am - 8pm > Sunday, May 31: 10am - 6pm > > Also, be sure to check out artist and EFF supporter Suzanne > Forbes at the Steampunk Encampment. > http://www.makerfaire.com/pub/e/2440 > > * Nominate a Pioneer for EFF's 2009 Pioneer Awards! > > EFF established the Pioneer Awards to recognize leaders on > the electronic frontier who are extending freedom and > innovation in the realm of information technology. This is > your opportunity to nominate a deserving individual or > group to receive a Pioneer Award for 2009. The > International Pioneer Awards nominations are open both to > individuals and organizations from any country. > Nominations are reviewed by a panel of judges chosen for > their knowledge of the technical, legal, and social issues > associated with information technology. > > How to Nominate Someone for a 2009 Pioneer Award: > > You may send as many nominations as you wish, but please > use one email per nomination. Please submit your entries > via email to [email protected]. We will accept nominations > until July 15, 2009. > > Simply tell us: > > 1. The name of the nominee, > > 2. The phone number, email address or website by which the > nominee can be reached, and, most importantly, > > 3. Why you feel the nominee deserves the award. > > Nominee Criteria: > > There are no specific categories for the EFF Pioneer > Awards, but the following guidelines apply: > > 1. The nominees must have contributed substantially to the > health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based > communications. > > 2. To be valid, all nominations must contain your reason, > however brief, for nominating the individual or > organization and a means of contacting the nominee. In > addition, while anonymous nominations will be accepted, > ideally we'd like to contact the nominating parties in case > we need further information. > > 3. The contribution may be technical, social, economic, or > cultural. > > 4. Nominations may be of individuals, systems, or > organizations in the private or public sectors. > > 5. Nominations are open to all (other than current members > of EFF's staff and operating board or this year's award > judges), and you may nominate more than one recipient. You > may also nominate yourself or your organization. > > 6. Persons or representatives of organizations receiving an > EFF Pioneer Award will be invited to attend the ceremony at > EFF's expense. > > More on the EFF Pioneer Awards: > http://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/ > > * Intern Opportunity! > > EFF is looking for a summer intern to help in our > development and media departments. This is an unpaid, > full-time position. > > Projects will include: > -Working on our annual report and > contacting major donors and foundations (40% of time); > -Assisting with membership fulfillment and bulk mailing > (40% of time); and > -Identifying and organizing press > clippings (20% of time). > > Excellent writing and editing skills, strong organizational > abilities, and the capacity to take instruction and run > with it is a must. Interest in development and/or public > relations as a career is a plus, as is knowledge and > familiarity with EFF's issues. > > To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and writing > sample to: [email protected] > > * Volunteer at EFF! > > EFF is looking for volunteers to assist with operations in > our membership department. If you're quick, organized, > detail-oriented, and looking for a hands-on way to support > EFF, contact us today! > > Duties include: > > * Membership fulfillment > * Organizing premiums > * Print mailing > * support Event assistance > > Learn about fundraising operations in the nonprofit world > while supporting your favorite organization in a tangible > way! Interest in grassroots fundraising is a plus, as is > knowledge and familiarity with EFF's issues. Send a letter > of interest to [email protected] > > * Open Video Conference in NYC > > The upcoming Open Video Conference, taking place June 19-20 > in New York City, plans to tackle a range of issues > surrounding online video -- from codecs to content, to fair > use, and beyond. Recent developments like Hulu are pretty > good for the user -- but Internet video should be more than > just "TV on demand." Internet video has the potential to be > a far more dynamic medium that invites clipping, archival, > remix, collage, repurposing, and many other uses. Featured > speakers include: NYU's Clay Shirky, Harvard's Yochai > Benkler, Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin, DVD Jon, Free Press' > Josh Silver, EFF's Corynne McSherry, and many more. > > For the full agenda: > http://openvideoconference.org/agenda/ > > To register for the Open Video Conference: > http://openvideoconference.org/registration/ > > : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : > > Administrivia > > EFFector is published by: > The Electronic Frontier Foundation > http://www.eff.org/about > > Editor: > Sara Bassett, Membership Services Assistant > [email protected] > > Membership & donation queries: > [email protected] > > To support EFF: > secure.eff.org/donate > > General EFF, legal, policy, or online resources queries: > [email protected] > > Back issues of EFFector are available at: > http://www.eff.org/effector/ > > To unsubscribe or change your subscription preferences: > http://action.eff.org/site/CO?i=mgC90sjBfP3zg9OCGNssvjyhIZNBP8OM&cid=1041 > > To change your email address: > http://action.eff.org/addresschange > > To support EFF: > http://secure.eff.org/donate > > Reproduction of this publication in electronic media is > encouraged. This newsletter is printed on 100% recycled > electrons. > > > -- Puneet Kishor http://www.punkish.org/ Carbon Model http://carbonmodel.org/ Charter Member, Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://www.osgeo.org/ Science Commons Fellow, Geospatial Data http://sciencecommons.org Nelson Institute, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- collaborate, communicate, compete ======================================================================= _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
