Selfness-Copyfight: From Censorship to New Business Models

Presented at HOPE Number Six (2006), July 23, 2006, 5 p.m. (60 minutes)

Pro-copyright cartels use direct extortion, among other methods, to keep their outdated business models and views alive. Yet the "copyfight" goes on and more and more examples every day prove that their view is not only very shortsighted, but dangerous. "Selfness" is the extreme opposite of copyright, not only practically (it is currently being used as a business model), but also philosophically.


Presenters:

  • Alvaro Gonzalez
    Alvaro Gonzalez (AndOr) is a programmer and network specialist who has been involved in Hacklabs, Hackmeetings, LAN parties, Copyleft, and wireless groups in Spain for almost a decade. He has worked for several large corporations in technology related fields (including Cap Gemini and Adecco). Currently Alvaro is the head of the IT department at Kanteron Systems.
  • Jorge Cortell
    Jorge Cortell (FallenAngel) studied computing at Oxford University. He taught "intellectual property" for five years and received a masters degree in online multimedia applications at Polytechnic University of Valencia until he was forced to resign last year due to pressure from the MPAA and the Spanish Collecting Societies over a lecture on P2P networks. Since then Jorge has started a free software company and a free music company, putting his money where his mouth was.

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