Read the executive summary here.

The talk

The lecture by Lawrence Lessig will last 45 minutes, and will be followed by a 30 minute interactive Q & A session. The event will be moderated by Elizabeth Stark of the Open Video Alliance. Questions can be submitted using the hashtag #wireside.

This is a talk about copyright in a digital age, and the role (and importance) of a doctrine like “fair use.” Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, and is essential for commentary, criticism, news reporting, remix, research, teaching and scholarship with video.

As a medium, online video will be most powerful when it is fluid, like a conversation. Like the rest of the internet, online video must be designed to encourage participation, not just passive consumption. Tune in here on February 25th, 6:00pm US Eastern time (GMT -5), or check out our screening events in cities across the world.

The Wireside Chat is made possible with the support of iCommons and the Ford Foundation.

Screening events

We will continue to add screenings; please get in touch if you’re interested in hosting one. Support is available.

Berkman Center at Harvard Law School— Boston, MA

A talk by Lawrence Lessig and some refreshments. RSVP here or on Facebook.
Austin North Classroom, Austin Hall
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA

The Open Planning Project— New York, NY

RSVP here or on Facebook. OVA hometown screening—plus, presentations by RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010 and refreshments.
The Open Planning Project
148 Lafayette St, Penthouse
New York, NY

Stanford Law School— San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Featuring live demo by Eclectic Method. Hosted by Stanford Fair Use Project. RSVP here or on Facebook
Stanford Law School, Room 180
Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA

University of Southern California— Los Angeles, CA

Hosted by the Critical Studies program— plus follow-up discussion.
USC School of Cinematic Arts, Room SCA 363
University Park
Los Angeles, CA

Centre for Social Innovation— Toronto, Canada

RSVP here. Featuring a discussion panel with McLean Greaves / Zoomer Media, Mark Surman / Mozilla Foundation, and Brett Gaylor / EyeSteelFilm, hosted by Qasim Virjee / Design Guru.
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave, Suite 160
Toronto, ON

W2 Culture+Media House with Creative Commons Canada— Vancouver, Canada

RSVP here. Public Reception courtesy of Bell Canada; DJ Peabody & VJ Patricia Kim; screening of RIP: A Remix Manifesto & more.
W2 Culture+Media House
co-presented with Creative Commons Canada
112 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC

Casa da Cultura Digital— Sao Paulo, Brasil

Details here. Hosted by Laboratorio Brasileiro de Cultura Digital.
Casa da Cultura Digital
Rua Vitorino Carmilo, 459, Barra Funda.
Sao Paulo, SP.

Additional Events

University at Albany, SUNY— Albany, NY
Savannah College of Art and Design / People TV— Atlanta, GA
University of Texas, Austin— Austin, TX
University of California, Berkeley— Berkeley, CA
University of Alabama— Birmingham, Alabama
Vermont Community Access Media— Burlington, VT
Columbia College— Chicago, IL
Ohio State University— Columbus, OH
Davis Media Access— Davis, CA
Open Media Foundation— Denver, CO
University of Hawaii at Manoa— Honolulu, HI
University of Iowa Libraries— Iowa City, IA
University of Nebraska Law College— Lincoln, NE
Yale University— New Haven, CT
University of Utah— Salt Lake City, UT
University of Washington—Seattle, WA
University of South Florida— Tampa, FL
Arizona State University— Tempe, AZ
American University— Washington, DC
HacDC— Washington, DC
Eastern Michigan University Library— Ypsilanti, MI
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México/CC Mexico— Mexico City, Mexico
Universidad Francisco Marroquín/CC Guatemala— Guatemala City, Guatemala
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez— Mayaguez, PR
University of Puerto Rico/CC Puerto Rico— San Juan, PR
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)— Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Coworking Space— São Carlos, SP, Brazil
Fundación Karisma/CC Colombia— Bogota, Colombia
University of Manchester— Manchester, UK
University of York— York, UK
Toulibre— Toulouse, France
Sarai-CSDS— New Delhi, India

Host your own!

OVA encourages you to attend an event in your area, or host your own screening if there isn’t already one happening. To set one up, just fill out this form and we’ll add you to our map. We’ll send you free OVA gear. Funding opportunities are also available—small grants to help you execute your event. If you’re not in the right timezone, don’t worry—screenings can still be fun even if they’re not live. Convene a workshop, arrange for a local speaker, hack on something—it’s up to you.