I’ve just added some links to the blogroll on the right hand side of this blog that link to sites working to protect our digital rights. The more excited I get by the possibilities for filmmakers in the digital age the more aware I am that we need to fight to continue to exercise our creativity (flexible copyright law is key here) and keep the channels of distribution open (if you don’t know what net neutrality is I really urge you to go to Save The Internet now). This is our video republic, our commons, our future.

With regards to copyright, watch this TED video from last year in which Lawrence Lessig, a well-known expert on copyright issues, explains his vision for reconciling creative freedom with marketplace competition.

Own-it provide intellectual property advice for creative businesses and while their free events are located in and around London, they have lots of free resources for anyone to download. Just see below…

Tamsin

SP London

Own-it provides:

• free legal contract templates, articles, podcasts and factsheets available for download
• free legal advice and a detailed FAQ section
• events to enable creative people to make the most of their ideas
• a directory of useful resources and contacts across creative sectors.

Watch Steal This Film Part 2, for everything you ever wanted to learn about copyright. . . but were afraid to ask! It was downloaded 35,000 times on the first day it was available online which is pretty damn good. As an added joy you can watch it on the Shooting People website which you should definitely visit if you haven’t already.

We will be posting more on this soon but in the meantime check out the film itself.