Crosbie Fitch | 17 Jun 11:59

Re: Firefox 3 - Download Day 2008

> From: FreeCulture.org - Students for Free Culture 
> [mailto:webleader+rss-bot <at> freeculture.org] 
> Writes Nelson Pavlosky on our blog:
> If Lessig
> had demanded that we shut down our website or stop using the free
> culture name, Students for Free Culture may not exist at all today, or
> at least not in a recognizable form. Perhaps co-founder Luke 
> Smith and I
> would have been discouraged by this unfriendly treatment and turned to
> some other form of activism where we felt more welcome, or perhaps we
> would not have attracted as much support without flying the 
> free culture banner.

I'm holding back my round of applause for when you truly recognise how
important such a welcome is, when you cease reserving the 'Free Culture'
banner as the exclusive preserve of students and include all concerned human
beings - who all deserve cultural freedom and the welcome of their voice in
its restoration.

This is my friendly treatment. :)

Gmane