[pd-discuss] Public Domain Remix

Thu Jan 24 17:04:47 UTC 2013

yep Primavera,
very interested in this. I've just completed my PHD into the area of
community artist interaction with
open data, let me know more.

cheers

Kevin Carter.

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Primavera De Filippi <
primavera.defilippi at okfn.org> wrote:

> The Public Domain Remix is an initiative that will be launched on the
> Public Domain Day 2013 in Paris - promoted by the OKFN France & Wikimedia
> France
>
> The idea is to leverage onto the Public Domain Review collections, in
> order to encourage people to remix  selected works from the public domain
> with other works (either from the public domain or licensed under an open
> licence). While the Public Domain Review is usefull to show how precious
> and valuable the public domain is, the Public Domain Remix will be used to
> illustrate the value of the public domain by what can be done with it.
>
> On the model of the "Wiki loves monuments" initiative, we would like this
> initiative to take the form of a challenge (once a year) run by each
> national chapter or group from Wikimedia and the OKFN network. Wikimedia
> France & OKFN France will take the lead on this initiative, hopefully
> followed by others jurisdictions.
>
> During the public domain day in Paris (January 31st), we will provide a
> series of torrents of Public Domain works that every attendant will be able
> to download to their own devices. The event will also provide an exhibition
> of Public Domain works remixed by French artists (sculptures, musics,
> images, etc), so as to encourage others artists to do the same by
> submitting their own personal remixes to the challenge.
>
> Selected remixes (from each jurisdictions) will eventually become part of
> an online publication (published every 3 or 4 months).
> If anyone is willing to contribute to this initiative (either with remixed
> artworks or other resources), please don't hesitate to contact us !
> Cheers,
> Primavera
>
>
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