Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

Dear Ms. Niombo:  We start by sending you a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU).  This document serves to reassure others that you are formally
working with Open Studios for support in your pursuit.  All our services
are free.  We don't provide financial assistance.  We do act as a global
HELP DESK, so you will be able to have one door to go through to get
answers.

You edit the document to your satisfaction, sign and return, and we then
move forward together to search for donated hardware for your studio. 
Possible sources will include individual donors, corporate donors, even
manufacturers that want to donate equipment in return for advertising
and marketing leverage.

Please send:
The name you choose for your community-based recording studio (try to
include "community recording studio" in your name.
The names and postal addresses of the primary people involved in the
project.
The postal address where the MOU should be sent.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Respectfully,
Tom Poe
Open Studios
Reno, NV, USA
www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/ 

On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 10:41, ONG AZUR D wrote:
> Dear Tom,
>  
> Thanks for your reply. It is a very interesting project and we will like to 
> start one in Congo.
>  
> Do you know where could we obtain donated computers and cameras , as we are 
> willing to have both music and images?
>  
> How coudl we start working on thie project ?
>  
> Thanks again
> best regards
> Sylvie Niombo
> 
> tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com> wrote:
> Dear Ms. Niombo: It has been over one month since I received your
> inquiry. I apologize for the delay. To start a dialogue, which we hope
> will lead to your considering the possibility of sponsoring one or more
> community-based recording studios in your part of our world, let me
> describe the minimum requirements:
> 
> Assumption: An initial goal would be to set up a community-based
> recording studio that provides all residents of a community free
> recording services. These services would include, possibly:
> 1] A user could record and create a CD/DVD of music to sell to others
> 2] A user could create a multi-media campaign for fund-raising for a
> nonprofit organization, including brochures, business cards, letterhead,
> flyers to hand out to others, audio and video recordings for Public
> Service Announcements, CD/DVDs to sell for raising funds, special event
> packages, recordings and publications by the nonprofit organization
> 3] A user could create a multi-media campaign, much like mentioned in
> [2], above, but would be targeted to a small business market, such as
> handcrafted items, local and regional small businesses, etc.
> 
> Open Studios uses music, and encouraging Independent Artists to
> participate, simply because we're interested in fulfilling our mission
> of replenishing our precious Public Domain. The Internet empowers
> individuals to reach worldwide audiences for their creativity and
> innovation. Replenishing our precious Public Domain includes all works,
> whether music, literature, art, or simply information. We accomplish
> our mission by utilizing the Internet and working with other
> organizations that believe there are basic rules that allow the free
> sharing of ideas, and the respect of the creators to receive
> compensation for their work. To this end, we encourage all users to
> license their works, whether a song, or a nonprofit fundraising
> campaign, with the Creative Commons Project www.creativecommons.org .
> 
> To start a recording studio, and do all of the above, you will need to
> obtain a computer, possibly some specialized parts, and software. The
> computer and parts can, with a lot of effort in most cases, be obtained
> through donation. The software is free of charge, and once installed,
> can be maintained by volunteers from around the world to always have
> state-of-the-art technology for your community-based recording studio.
> 
> This computer will be able to sit anywhere, and make the finest quality
> recordings possible. In other words, the cost of building a
> community-based recording studio can be achieved without money, but with
> a lot of effort, instead. We believe this approach is what works best,
> as we do not restrict who may start a community-based recording studio.
> 
> I hope this raises some questions for you, and that you will want to
> discuss this matter further. Looking forward to hearing from you.
> Tom Poe
> Open Studios
> Reno, NV, USA
> www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/ 
> 
> On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 06:15, ONG AZUR D wrote:
> > Dear Sir,
> > 
> > Please could you give us more information on how to create a record 
> > studio for communities in Congo. It would help a lot in our programs of 
> > AIDS awareness in rural communities.
> > 
> > Hope to hear from you soon.
> > Best regards,
> > Sylvie Niombo
> > President of the Executive Board
> > AZUR Development
> > BP 13031 Brazzaville Congo
> > Tel :00242 667 90 63
> > www.azur.kabissa.org
> > 
> > 
> > 
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