"Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of three stories and an argument. The Net's most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the "ASCAP cartel" to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down the key shortcomings of our dusty, pre-digital intellectual property laws, and reveals how bad laws beget bad code. Then, in an homage to cutting-edge artistry, he throws in some of the most hilarious remixes you've ever seen."

Das Portal der Schweizer Support Community von Joomla hat am letzten Wochenende und damit rechtzeitig auf die openExpo2008 in Bern, ein komplettes Redesign und allg. Facelifting erfahren.

Die Webseite ist jetzt deutlich ruhiger, einheitlicher und damit übersichtlier. Die einzelnen Bereiche wurden mittels Subdomains sauber von einander getrennt und laufen schon fast alle auf Joomla! 1.5.

Neu wurde insbesondere der Verein, der die Community Aktivitäten bündelt, in das Portal integriert.

Alles in allem ein grosser Aufwand, der sicher aber nicht nur zeigen lässt, sondern m.E. Joomla! Schweiz zusammen mit dem Release der neuen Version 1.5 in eine nächste tolle Phase der Zukunft führen wird.

Vielen Dank!

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Summary:

In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa) trademarked the phrase “freedom of expression”—a startling comment on the way that intellectual property law restricts creativity and expression of ideas. This provocative and amusing documentary explores the battles being waged in courts, classrooms, museums, film studios, and the Internet over control of our cultural commons. Based on McLeod's award-winning book of the same title, Freedom of Expression® charts the many successful attempts to push back this assault by overzealous copyright holders. Freedom of Expression® is an essential tool for educators, activists, filmmakers, students, artists, librarians, and more.

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