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Creative Commons Founder Considers Congress

Lawrence Lessig, the founder of Creative Commons, is considering a run for Congress in California.

If Lessig runs, I’ll support his campaign. Creative Commons licenses allow independent creators to be heard in an oppressive copyright regime dominated by corporate interests. Perhaps Lessig will allow Californians to be heard in an oppressive legislative regime dominated by corporate interests.

Meanwhile, in the Philippines, some senator’s trying to protect DRM. Maybe we should elect Teddy Kalaw to Congress. He studied under Lessig.

Videoblogger Makes MSM Front Page

As Joey Alarilla points out, only newspapers that maximize the Internet will survive. Like The New York Times, The Modesto Bee could be one of them.

Here’s their video interview of popular videoblogger Cory “Mr. Safety” Williams. You gotta respect a newspaper with its own YouTube Director account.

Cory talks about his new show, but laments that his community doesn’t have much of a local film scene. Good thing Filipino YouTube Directors come from a country where YouTube rules. Read on for Cory’s reaction. Click here to continue reading “Videoblogger Makes MSM Front Page”…