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CC and GFDL interoperability

Something significant has happened in the world of free licensing, Lessig has the details and a video. Apparently, an important step has been made towards inter…

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Henry Jenkins on Moral Kombat

Henry Jenkins at M.I.T. put up an excellent post about Moral Kombat, one of the first films we reviewed as part of our then-new (now not-so-new but significantl…

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SPLIT: A Divided America

Shocking and informative, SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA takes a behind the scenes look at the partisanship dominating our politics. Balancing candid discussions with…

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Beyond Belief

Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief co…

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Debate Team

Debate Team is a documentary exploring the weird subculture of competitive college debate.  Competitors battle at 360 words per minute, hauling around mountains…

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Land of Confusion

In March of 2004 a Pennsylvania filmmaker was activated with his National Guard unit and deployed to Iraq.  During the next twelve months he would document his…

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Sarkozy’s digital agenda

Zdnet reports on a new initiative in France to tighten copyright protection over the Internet and prevent illegal downloading. The French president himself gave…