FreeCulture.org is an student organization
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FreeCulture.org: an international student movement
Description
an international student movement for free culture
FreeCulture.org is a diverse, non-partisan group of students and young people who are working to get their peers involved in the free culture movement. Launched in April 2004 at Swarthmore College, FreeCulture.org has helped establish student groups at colleges and universities across the United States. Today, FreeCulture.org chapters exist at over 30 colleges, from Maine to California, with many more getting started around the world.
FreeCulture.org was founded by two Swarthmore students after they sued voting-machine manufacturer Diebold for abusing copyright law in 2003. Named after the book Free Culture by Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig, FreeCulture.org is part of a growing movement, with roots in the free software / open source community, media activists, creative artists and writers, and civil libertarians. Groups with which FreeCulture.org has collaborated include Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and Downhill Battle.
Gavin Baker (University of Florida) Email
Gavin Baker is an undergraduate at the University of Florida, where he studies political science. In 2005, he co-founded Florida Free Culture, the FreeCulture.org chapter at UF. Gavin volunteers as an editor for Wikipedia and its sister projects; he is also involved in GatorLUG and UF's chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. He is a former reporter and columnist for the Independent Florida Alligator, UF's student newspaper; in high school, he started a club to contribute public domain books to Project Gutenberg. Gavin enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, cookies, animals, and the great outdoors.
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- Morris Plains New Jersey
- United States 07950
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- +1.9732672607
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