You’re Not The Boss of Me

I know this is last minute but I just got an email about this event and I think it looks really cool. I will try and stop by between all of the Craft Congress events.  For more info visit http://www.yourenotthebossofme.info/.  The trade fair looks really cool and they have a great list of sponsors (I am a big fan of the folks at the Brillobox).

YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME: Copyright and Transgression Festival
Do current US copyright laws favor powerful entertainment corporations? Is a highly restrictive copyright environment a protection of creative work or a muzzle? Are things really that bad? Are there alternatives?

You might find the answers to these questions and more at this (mostly) FREE 2-day festival of performances, screenings and lectures based around Carnegie Mellon University’s landmark College of Fine Arts Building.

Artists, critics, lawyers and filmmakers will discuss copyright, criminality, fair use and transgression in contemporary American culture as they relate to issues of cultural ownership and cultural heritage in an informal and open forum.

Featuring: a Keynote lecture by James Boyle, a performance by Girl Talk, presentations by Jacob Ciocci, Martha Colburn, Brody Condon, a discussion lead by Kathy M. Newman and Melissa Ragona, a performance by CMU’s Contemporary Ensemble, a selection of films curated by Thomas Beard, and a multi-media closing party VJ’d by Suzie Silver.