Aclug Meeting: Monday, Nov 11 @ 7:30PM: Big Brother Wants Your Movies

John Goerzen, our former leader, is back in town and has volunteered to do the
following presentation for our November meeting:

Big Brother Wants Your Movies
 * Discussion of current events surrounding the loss of rights, both
   related to new digital media and to conventional media.  I'll give
   a background on copyright, trademark, and patent law; a background
   of the developments in the last 20 years that have a significant
   impact on what's happening now; and ongoing court battles and
   controversies surrounding content-management systems (CMS),
   piracy, espionage, and more.
   AND:
 * Coverage of current attacks on Free Software -- proprietary
   code in the Linux kernel, the bitkeeper issue, .NET, software
   patents and the IETF, and more.
 * If there is time after the presentation, I would be willing to debate
   anyone that has a differing viewpoint.  Failing that, Q&A time.

This meeting will be held in Rm 247 in Jabara Hall on the WSU campus. The door
will be open at 7:00pm, announcements will be begin at 7:30pm with the
presentation following immediately afterwards and lasting until approximately
9:00pm.

We hope to see you there!

--dwh

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Dale W Hodge - [email protected]
Vice Chairman & Secretary - [email protected]
Air Capital Linux User's Group  (ACLUG)
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