[Commons-Law] artliberated.org

[Palle Torsson]

Dear You, 

I am very happy that I found you list and you project. 

My name is Palle Torsson and I am a Swedish artists working with a
project called artliberated.org. I hope this interest you.


*********************************
Welcome to Artliberated.org:

Open call 2005: Artliberated would like to receive knowledge about
art-works that has been censored or attacked through legal action either
on moral or copyright grounds. We would also like to get in contact with
professionals in art, law and research that have an interest in these
matters and that would like to engage in the artliberated network.

Palle Torsson in collaboration with piratbyran.org is proud to present
Artliberated.org.

The Artliberated Network will consist of unique professionals in art,
law and research. And support visual artists when a work is confronted
with legal threats and when a work is being censored either on moral or
on copyright grounds. 

The Artliberated Network will work as the needed stabilizer between the
artist and censorship opponents by providing the artist with power and
knowledge. And will provide hands on help with specific case and provide
general guiding how to act in copyright matters in the visual arts. The
Artliberated Network will also work to change and reform the
relationship between the artist and companies, in the public interest of
free flow of information and ideas. 

The project will be structured around the web site with a database of
reference cases were new cases are documented and historical researched.
The web site will also work as the center and administrative tool for
the network of artist, lawyers, institutions, curators, galleries,
software programmers. Researcher and the general public will be provided
free access to the website.

We strongly believe that active participation in society is a key to
engagement, history and democracy. This requires not only passive
consumption of cultural products but the possibility the change the
meaning of these products. And that nothing is done in isolation and
that change and art fundamentally conflicts with a protective use of the
idea of copyright. 

By provide artist with this network we think we can make our cultural
heritage greater and give a new embodiment to creation in the digital
age. 

For more information and further questions please contact:

Palle Torsson, Artist and initiator of The Artliberated Network and
Artliberted.org

palle.torsson at artliberated.org
****************************************