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| What | Lecture Non-TermiSoc |
|---|---|
| When |
April 30, 2008 07:00 — or April 30, 2008 07:00 AM
April 30, 2008 23:00 — or April 30, 2008 11:00 PM
April 30, 2008 from 07:00 am to 11:00 pm |
| Where | Plymouth Station -> Cambridge |
| Contact Name | Ben |
| Contact Email | bma@termisoc.org |
| Contact Phone | 07891269130 |
| Attendees | Ben, Skippy (will be meeting up with us at Reading), Gem, possibly Seth |
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Richard Stallman is giving a talk on copyright at Cambridge University.
Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it.
The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright—to promote progress, for the benefit of the public—then we must make changes in the other direction.
Brief bio:
Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system (see www.gnu.org) in 1984. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. The GNU /Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of computers today. Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer award, and the the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates.
Journey Details
We will be getting the 07:47 train from Plymouth to London Paddington, arriving at 11:23, then the 12:15 from London King's Cross to Cambridge (for those of you who may be joining us from upcountry), arriving in Cambridge at 13:02. The building in which the lecture is being held is the William Gates Building (oh, the irony), on the West Cambridge site. There's no direct bus between there and the station, so fun will be had by all. See this page for directions; we'll most likely bus it. We're probably returning on the 17:15 train (arr. Kings Cross at 18:08, dep. Paddington at 19:03, arr. Plymouth at 22:24) or the 17:45 train (arr. King's Cross at 18:38, dep. Paddington at 19:45, arr. Plymouth at 23:22), but there are plenty of later trains if people want to hang around and find a pub or something.
The easiest ticket to get is likely to be a cheap day return, as that has less restrictions on when you can travel. It was about £53 with a Young Person's Railcard. Other tickets are cheaper (down to £30 or so with a YPR), but limit you to one specific train.
I suggest we meet outside Plymouth station at 07:30 or so.