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MAKERS OF OUTFOXED RELEASE MORE POLITICAL FOOTAGE ONLINE UNDER "SOME  
RIGHTS RESERVED" COPYRIGHT

The Silicon Valley nonprofit Creative Commons renews its call for more  
political expression across the ideological spectrum -- under  
semi-copyrighted terms

Los Angeles and San Francisco, USA - Sept. 29, 2004 -- Two weeks after  
releasing original footage from the controversial documentary Outfoxed  
for free file-sharing and re-editing, Robert Greenwald today announced  
the release of footage from Uncovered, another filmic hot potato --  
this one critical of the Iraq war -- under the same license terms.

Creative Commons, a nonpartisan nonprofit that offers copyright tools  
to the general public, took the opportunity to renew its call for the  
free flow of political expression, left or right, this election season.

Originally released in 2003, Uncovered: The War on Iraq, consists  
largely of interviews with U.S. military and intelligence officials.  
Under the Creative Commons "Sampling Plus" license, these interviews  
can now be shared legally on P2P networks or publicly performed for  
noncommercial purposes. And, as with Outfoxed, Greenwald has invited  
viewers to transform or edit his original footage or use it in their  
own films under the terms of the license.

"We encourage filmmakers whose viewpoints might oppose Greenwald's to  
follow his example, or to take up his invitation to re-cut Uncovered,"  
said Glenn Otis Brown, Executive Director of Creative Commons.  
"Political debate should be decided on its merits, not via copyright  
disputes. Greenwald's release encourages the healthier sort of  
discourse."

The interviews from Uncovered are now available for free download from

(1) The Internet Archive:
<http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php? 
collection=election_2004&collectionid=uncovered_interviews>

and

(2)Torrentocracy:
<http://www.torrentocracy.com/blog/archives/2004/09/ 
uncovered_the_w.shtml>


About Creative Commons

A nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation launched in late 2002,  
Creative Commons promotes the creative re-use of intellectual and  
artistic works -- whether owned or in the public domain -- by  
empowering authors and audiences. It is sustained by the generous  
support of the Center for the Public Domain, the John D. and Catherine  
T. MacArthur Foundation, the Omidyar Network Fund, and the Hewlett  
Foundation.

For general information, visit <http://creativecommons.org>.

About Uncovered: The War on Iraq

In his documentary feature, Uncovered: The War on Iraq, filmmaker  
Robert Greenwald chronicles "the Bush Administration's determined quest  
to invade Iraq following the events of September 11, 2001. The film  
deconstructs the administration's case for war through interviews with  
U.S intelligence and defense officials."

For more information, visit <http://www.truthuncovered.com>.

About Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Outfoxed "examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News,  
have been running a 'race to the bottom' in television news. This film  
provides
an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangers of ever-enlarging  
corporations
taking control of the public's right to know."

Outfoxed has sold over 100,000 DVDs since it's release online in July  
and is currently in theaters nationwide.

For more information, visit <http://outfoxed.org/>.

About the Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) public nonprofit that was founded  
to build an "Internet library," with the purpose of offering permanent  
access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical  
collections that exist in digital format. Founded in 1996 and located  
in the Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has been receiving data  
donations from Alexa Internet and others. In late 1999, the  
organization started to grow to build more well rounded collections,  
like its Open Source Music and Open Source Movies catalogs.

For more information, visit <http://archive.org>.

About Torrentocracy

Torrentocracy (pronounced like the word "democracy") "is a combination  
of RSS, BitTorrent, your television, and your remote control. In  
effect, it gives any properly motivated person or entity the ability to  
have their own TV station. By running Torrentocracy on a computer  
connected to your television, you not only become a viewer of any  
available content from the internet, but you also become a part of a  
vast grass roots media distribution network. This is not about the  
illegal distribution of media, but rather, about enabling an entirely  
new way to receive the video which you watch on your TV."

For more information, visit <http://torrentocracy.com>.




Contact

Glenn Otis Brown
Executive Director
Creative Commons
glenn AT creativecommons.org
1-415-946-3065

Jim Gilliam
Co-Producer
Outfoxed
jim AT gilliam.com
1-310-562-2383

Stewart Cheifet
Director of Collections
Internet Archive
stewart AT archive.org
1-415-561-6767

Gary Lerhaupt
Torrentocracy.com
gary AT lerhaupt.com

Press Kit: <http://creativecommons.org/presskit/>

http://creativecommons.org


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Glenn Otis Brown
Executive Director
Creative Commons
glenn AT creativecommons.org
+1.415.946.3065 (telephone)
+1.415.336.1433 (mobile)
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