steal this film II
we’ve been in talks with the fine folks over at the cinematheque, trying to get a place to screen a film or two, and it’s looking like we finally might have it! we’re shooting for next wednesday, october 15th at 5:00 pm. i know the time’s not the best, but it’s what we have to work with, and (having spent a hundred bucks last spring to screen a film at the play circle) i for one am pretty grateful for even that.
the film we’re looking to screen is steal this film II.
“what about the first steal this film” you might ask, well, i’ll tell you:
steal this film (the first) is more specifically about the pirate bay and all the hubub that they have gone through as high profile torrent aggregators, while steal this film (the second) is more generally aimed at addressing copyright and peer to peer issues. hence, the second film is a bit of a better introduction to the ideas of free culture, as well as the fact that it has interviews with some of the biggest names (siva vaidhyanathan, bram cohen, fred von lohmann, many others)
it’s also nice that both films are freely available on the internet and the filmakers explicitly encourage you to exhibit their work, which means that we don’t have to pay any licensing fees or what-have-you (always a plus).
keep your eyes peeled here for more info!
