Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[Anatoly Volynets <av AT total-knowledge.com>]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Jeff Shippen wrote:

: Hello all,
: I am feeling a bit ignorant as to what exactly Open Studios expects to
: accomplish, so I just may need to have a deep look at
: http://www.studioforrecording.org/bdmantoc.html .
: 
: I would like to ask for a few quick answers to these questions:
: *Are there any differences between "Open Studios" and "Studio for Recording"
: project(s)?*
: *What are the major goals of the project(s)?*
: 
:    Is it to replenish the public domain?
:    Is it to have a studio available to those that may not be able to
:    afford studio services?
:    Is it to compete with the RIAA?
: 

It is my on-going quest too. As I understand it a community recording 
studio is to provide for those deprived from creative and communication 
opportunities brought in by the digital age (computer+internet...). In 
order to mary this idea with replenishing of public domain a stress should 
be on relinquishing of automatic copyright for those works created and 
communicated with a help of the studio. This idea is not clearly stated.

: *What are some major things that may resist the goals from being met?*
: 
: I would also like to ask the artists out there, *what do you expect from the
: project... or what do you do with your recordings?  Have you been able to
: utilize the project?  If so, what did / didn't you get that you were or
: weren't expecting?
: *
: A suggestion I have is monthly meetings, where as many of us as possible can
: get together and just talk, hear and share ideas.  Need not specify a topic
: for each meeting, just a time & place...  What do you guys think?
:

While a meeting, requiring physical prepense, may not be always possible, 
we can meet in IRC regularly enough. We can establish our own channel or 
use that of Total Knowledge (server FreeNode, channel #totalknowledge), 
which is not overcrowded. What it takes is just to arrange day and time 
and make it routine.

Best,
Anatoly Volynets
http://www.total-knowledge.com
http://www.culturedialogue.org
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