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.

It is often good to raise our heads and look beyond the film world for inspiration and fresh thinking. TED is a really good place to start. TED started out in 1984 as an invite-only annual conference bringing together movers and shakers from the worlds of technology, entertainment, and design and has evolved into a global community of ideas. You can watch many of the talks online – from people as diverse as Al Gore, JJ Abrams, and Isabel Allende. And you can of course subscribe to their blog for a daily dose of new ideas.