Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

Hi, Francis Brock:  Welcome aboard!  Where's the background info?  I'll
put up what I have, and we can change it when you're ready to update.

If you have a web site, point us to it.  If you have music you can
upload with a Creative Commons license, or want to use Anatoly's
Authoright license, let me know.

Hopefully, we'll get one or more of the present group at Open Studios or
SONG STORM to add a welcome as well.  I look forward to any and all
input from you that you want to share.

The community_studios mailing list is a wide open discussion format that
you can send to anytime you have the inkling to do so.  The Open Studios
list is geared more towards the SONG STORM project, and trying to get
the Independent Artists to recognize the potential of such sites.
Tom

On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 13:56, Francis Brock wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> I received and accept your invitation to be a member of the Open Studios
> Advisory Board. We have are work cut out for us. I will, at this point,
> agree to the minimum hours. I suspect that as we become sucessful in our
> mission and are then challenged by those who would seek to see the
> initiative fail, more time will be necessary. At this point, I will try to
> remain flexible.
> 
> I will put together a small bio that Open Studios may use. Of course, it
> will be copyrighted and royalties of the going rate of $.08 per web view
> will be assessed. Since it will be impossible to track just how many times
> it will be viewed, a licensing fee of $800.00 a month will be imposed. :-)
> <big grin>
> 
> Just a little levity on a subject that  is becoming an even graver situation
> with the bills that are currently making their way through congress. Some
> are OK and actually reverse or modify the trend in a positive way, some have
> turned the Justice Dept. into a copyright enforcement agency (and while some
> bills take forever to get through congress, this one just flew on through).
> 
> Rambling -
> Here is what I do know, we need to get the country back on track- Liberty
> before Safety. For the people by the people, not for the corporations buy
> the politicians. Now I'm not currently advocating this, but Maryland's
> original state constitution allows for altering the government in an
> expedient manner when it no longer functions for the whole.
> 
> Article 1.That all Government of right originates from the People, is
> founded in compact only, and instituted solely for the good of the whole;
> and they have, at all times, the inalienable right to alter, reform or
> abolish their Form of Government in such manner as they may deem expedient.
> 
> Many laws have been passed that contradict those rights of the people - so
> they called it a revolution (because records albums go round and round) -
> because it keeps on coming around.
> 
> My words and thoughts are my own and do not neccesarly reflect those of the
> organziations I am associated with.
> 
> Thanks for the invitation.
> 
> Peace and Music,
> 
> Francis
> 
>