Tag Archives: Lawrence Lessig

Lebanon Launches Creative Commons Chapter

Written by jessica. Posted on November 1, 2010. Filed under For Local NGOs, For Trainers, News. Tagged , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.
Slide of the CC logo that says some rights reserved
Since 2003, the international nonprofit Creative Commons (known as CC) has endeavored to “save the world from failed sharing.” CC, as it’s called, aims to address the lag of copyright law in keeping pace with changes in digital technology b facilitating sharing. The organization, founded by law professor and author Lawrence Lessig, has created six [...]

Internet Overload in Beirut! (And for once, not that kind of overload)

Written by jessica. Posted on October 11, 2010. Filed under For Local NGOs, News. Tagged , , , , , , , . No comments.
Two guys on their computer and iPad at a tech for development meeting at the World Bank.
October seems to be unofficially ICT month in our fair city. There are no fewer than five Internet-related gatherings on the books. That’s nice and all, but for the rest of the year, what we’re really thinking about is how to leverage these closely timed events to upgrade our internet and downgrade our costs. Any [...]