I’m going to be spending the day at Museum London, attending and participating in the first of what I hope are many SMarts London gatherings. I’ll be joining in the panel discussion at 3 pm, titled;
Copyright, Content and Context in the Digital Domain
Are Social Media sites like MySpace, YouTube and Flickr helping or hurting content producers and artists?
This should be an interesting discussion, and it will no doubt touch on issues of digital rights management, corporate structures, and the nature of the culture of free espoused by folks such as Lawrence Lessig. I’m definitely excited to talk about the experience of sharing Marvellous Hairy for free via podcast, and how I would like to offer more free content to increase interest in my work.
I just happened to catch Cory Doctorow (who spends a lot more time than me thinking about these things) on The Agenda the other night. Here’s the clip:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBf7ov031Ag[/youtube]
Here is the SMarts London schedule.
And speaking of free
Just for today, and those attending SMArts London (either in person or virtually), I’m giving away five copies of my new book, Marvellous Hairy. Just join my newsletter or Facebook page, and I’ll enter you in the draw. I’ll announce the winners on Tuesday! (If you’ve already joined one, then shoot me a quick email at: markarayner-at-gmail-dot-com.)
And anyone can start listening to the podcasts for free right now. They’re on iTunes, Podiobooks.com or on my site here.
Congrats to the draw winners
- Titus
- Kevin
- Phronk
- Jennifer
- Brian