[pd-discuss] Jason Kitcat, the Public Domain, extent of copyright and free speech abuse

[Rob Myers]

On 11/02/2010 08:51 AM, Christian Hufgard wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
>> If you're concerned with abuse of copyright to create censorship, please consider signing our letter defending Jason Kitcat, a Councillor and Advisory member of ORG who posted Youtube clips of council meetings taken from the Council's website. They are claiming that, as copyright materials, they are a 'resource' which Councillors may not use for political purposes.
>>
>> http://bit.ly/kitcatcopyrightcase
>>
>> I'm sending this here as free speech limitations to copyright are important to the 'public domain', as we see it.
>
> So this is just an ORG internal problem, or do I miss the point?

The recordings were of a town council meeting, not an ORG advisory 
council meeting.

- Rob.