In an open letter sent today to David Lammy, UK Minister for Innovation, some of the country’s most eminent economists and intellectual property scholars, have hit out at government proposals to consider changing policy on term extension. The letter, which has also been sent to the Cabinet Office, the Treasury and the Culture Minister, voices [...]

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It’s that special time of year again, when we let the ones we love know how we feel about them. Here at ORG towers, we’d like to dedicate this Valentine’s Day to the recording industry. They may not always get it right, but good relationships are about listening, and about giving credit where it’s due. [...]

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Thanks to all the guys and girls who brought their bonhommie and yuletide spirit down on Saturday for our xmas party. The strong turnout could be explained by our Copyfighters revival but then again maybe the promise of free drink and party bags brought the crowds in. Either way it was great to see so [...]

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Creative Commons (CC) celebrates its fifth birthday this weekend with a series of local celebrations across the globe, including Beijing, Berlin, San Francisco and Seoul. If you’re part of the worldwide CC Community, follow this link for details of all the different parties. And if you’re not yet aware of CC’s excellent and thoroughly open [...]

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BBC Backstage is once again kindly sharing its gert big Christmas bash with Open Rights Group. And this one’s shaping up to even bigger and better than last year. For those who didn’t make it, here’s some picture of 2006’s full-to-bursting party.
So this time around, on Saturday 15 December, we’re taking over a 4-floor pub [...]

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OK, I know I’m several weeks late on this, but Electech and UKUUG’s tribute to SysAdmins everywhere is well worth watching (and I’m not just saying that because it features our very own James Cronin, and the ORG logo).
So thanks to all the SysAdmins, designers and other volunteers who keep ORG running!

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