[Open-access] Nominations now open for the first MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award

Thu Mar 9 09:11:54 UTC 2017

I wrote about this in several blog posts last year (e.g.
https://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2016/05/02/a-commentary-on-sci-hub-3n-legal-aspects/
). AE is a classic example of civil disobedience - an unjust law and a
reaction against it.

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Pranab Chatterjee <mail at pranab.in> wrote:

> This is brilliant:
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> people and organizations doing disobedient work might not want to disclose
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> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Pranab Chatterjee <mail at pranab.in> wrote:
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>> Ross,
>> Thanks for pointing this out! Indeed Alexandra is a worthy nomination for
>> this position, but I fear the activities of the Sci Hub network might be
>> looked on to be a bit more than "disobedience"! However, as someone who has
>> benefited continuously from the Sci Hub work, I would love to nominate
>> Alexandra and the Sci Hub community. It will be interesting to see who
>> wins, and I am somewhat concerned this might bring to the attention of the
>> mainstream networks many of the occult groups that we tap into for our
>> academic survival. This is an especially big concern because we would not
>> want another hunt to ensue. Anyway, I am off to nominate Alexandra and the
>> Sci Hub fraternity!
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>> Cheers,
>> Pranab
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>> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 5:49 PM, Ross Mounce <ross.mounce at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Nominations are now open (until May 1st) for the first MIT Media Lab
>>> Disobedience Award
>>>
>>> https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/disobedience-award/
>>>
>>> The award is a $250,000 prize that "will go to a person or group engaged
>>> in what we believe is extraordinary disobedience for the benefit of
>>> society. Specifically, we’d like to call out action that seeks to change
>>> society in positive ways and is consistent with a set of key principles.
>>> These principles include non-violence, creativity, courage, and taking
>>> responsibility for one’s actions. We’re seeking both expected and
>>> unexpected nominees. This could include–but isn’t limited to–those engaged
>>> in scientific research, civil rights, freedom of speech, human rights, and
>>> the freedom to innovate."
>>>
>>>
>>> In my personal opinion I think Alexandra Elbakyan & the Sci-Hub/LibGen
>>> community are a STRONG contender for this award!  But you are of course
>>> welcome to vote for any living person or group you choose to.
>>>
>>>
>>> Go forth and nominate your heroes of disobediance!
>>>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Ross
>>>
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