ELert: Terrence McNally Interviews David Bollier, Author, Viral Spiral
TODAY LIVE INTERVIEW @ 12:30pm on kpfk.org
“A world organized around centralized control, strict intellectual property rights, and hierarchies of credentialed experts is under siege. A radically different order of society based on open access, decentralized creativity, collaborative intelligence, and cheap and easy sharing is ascendant.” – from VIRAL SPIRAL
A global brigade of techies, lawyers, artists, musicians, scientists. businesspeople, innovators, and geeks of all stripes are dedicated to creating a digital republic committed to freedom and innovation.
From free and open-source software, Creative Commons licenses, Wikipedia, remix music and video mashups, peer production, open science, open education, and open business, the world of digital media has spawned a new “sharing economy” that increasingly competes with entrenched media giants.
Terrence will also ask David to comment on the recent – and upcoming – bailouts, from the perspective of citizens and the commons. In other words, rather than fearing socialism, what are we getting for our “common” contributions to giant corporations — and what should we be demanding?
| Learn more at viralspiral.cc, bollier.org, or onthecommons.org |
- Posted on March 17, 2009 in Catalysts, Creativity, Emerging Trends, Signs of the Times, economy |
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