Discussion of all things related to Public Domain

[Tom Poe <tompoe AT studioforrecording.org>]

I asked the Director of RSA to post this in anticipation of my 
application for a fellowship with the RSA, in order to participate in 
their Forum discussions:
Suggestion for reflection is offered.  There exists the opportunity to 
place low-end PCs loaded with state-of-the-art audio and video software 
on a table, anywhere, today.  Specifically, as the cost is negligible, 
i.e., there are millions of low-end PCs that can be obtained through 
donation and the software is freely available from Stanford University's 
Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, a target population 
of low-income neighborhoods and Third World countries would benefit 
enormously from such activity.

The software enables users to create the same quality CDs, DVDs, tv and 
radio shows, even full-featured films, podcasts, webcasts, and other 
multimedia products that now require expensive recording facilities in 
the major record labels arena, major tv and radio broadcast network 
studios, or major film production studios.  In other words, the cost of 
entry for participating in world-class Arts & Culture is now free to 
every individual in the world community.

Technical support and training for users already exists, and is free. 
How might Open Studios, or any other nonprofit organization "gain 
acceptance" of this approach to stimulating enterprise, entrepreneurship 
and the development of accountable wealth creating organizations?
Tom

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