Stay Free! | 22 January 2003

Carrie McLaren carrie at stayfreemagazine.org
Wed Jan 22 16:54:16 EST 2003


Included herein:

+ Illegal Art Exhibit opening in Chicago
+ Illegal mp3's on our website
+ Supreme Court on Eldred v. Ashcroft
+ New York-related fodder


Hello,

Stay Free! is gearing up for the second leg of Illegal Art, which, 
you'll recall, is our exhibit featuring works that rip, plunder, and 
repurpose others' "intellectual property." If you don't recall, then 
you can read about it here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/07/arts/design/07SAMP.html

The show opens in Chicago this Saturday. I'll be there, as will some 
of the artists. And there will be lots of new material, including 
works by several Chicago types. Jessica Clark at In These Times 
deserves major props for organizing things this time, so buy her a 
drink or, better yet, pick up a copy of the new "Illegal Art" issue 
of ITT, which features an interview with copyright superstar Lawrence 
Lessig.
http://www.inthesetimes.org



ILLEGAL ART EXHIBIT -- CHICAGO

January 25 - February 21
Opening Sat. January 25, 6-9 pm
In These Times
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave. FREE

Featuring lots of new material:
Gangstar rappin' Pez dispensers!
Mickey Mouse gasmasks!
Local Chicago artists!


Sat. Jan. 25, 5 pm: Press conference with Kembrew McLeod. McLeod, a 
University of Iowa professor who has trademarked the phrase "freedom 
of expression."

Fri. Feb. 7 and Sat. Feb. 8: Movies and Mash-Ups
Each night at 7 and 8:30 pm: film selections from Illegal Art and 
Select Media's Digital Video Detournement
Each night at 9:30 pm-midnight: Performances by Evolution Control 
Committee and other mash-up DJs at the buddy space. Suggested 
donation $8.

Sat. Feb. 15, 6-8 pm: Panel debate organized in conjunction with The 
Public Square will feature Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford Law professor 
and the chair of Creative Commons. Additional artists will 
participate, including Dj Spooky, that Subliminal Kid (invited), and 
Mark Hosler of Negativland. At the Chicago Historical Society (at the 
south end of Lincoln Park). FREE.

After Chicago, the exhibit will be heading to San Francisco, where it 
will show June-July. We'll keep you posted...



ILLEGAL MP3's

Madeleine Baran has written an excellent summary of some of the major 
songs involved in copyright lawsuits for the Illegal Art website: 
Willie Dixon v. Led Zepplin, Roy Orbison v. 2 Live Crew, Gillbert 
O'Sullivan v. Biz Markie, etc.  You can also download both the 
original songs AND the contested ones right here:
http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/historic.html



BAD NEWS DEPT.

The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 against the plaintiffs in Eldred v. 
Ashcroft, which means that the law giving Disney et al. another 20 
years on their copyrights is allowed to stand. Fear not, though. 
Lawrence Lessig has come up with a promising backup plan:
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog/archives/EAFAQ.html



NEW YORK, NEW YORK


CRITICAL CONSUMPTION EXHIBIT: Heidi Cody, who did the awesome 
American Alphabet in the Illegal Art Exhibit, is one of several 
artists unveiling work at this upcoming show in Brooklyn. Although 
it's hard to tell from this postcard, it looks like a multimedia 
exhibit loosely focussed on the politics of consumerism. Sounds good, 
huh? Opening Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 to 8 pm. Through March 15. At the 
Rotunda Gallery, 33 Clinton Street in Brooklyn 
(brooklynX.org/rotunda).


HELP FIGHT NEW MTA MEASURES: This year, in addition to a substantial 
fare hike, the MTA wants to close 177 token booths throughout the 
city. For more information and details on who to contact to complain:
http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/public/mta.html
http://straphangers.org/

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