The Big Picture: Information about the The Big Picture Event.

On Saturday 11 October 2008 thousands of images of the database state sent in from around the UK by ordinary citizens fed up with Government’s cavalier attitude to their civil liberties, privacy and
personal security were combined to show Parliament what will happen if it continues to allow itself to be frog-marched away from freedom. The result was “The Big Picture”, a giant community artwork event that took place in Parliament Square. Download a full press release here (pdf).

The images below are cleared for use in any medium for any purpose around the world. Click on the links for print quality downloads.

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Briefing Packs

These in-depth publications explain ORG policy on our priority issues. You can also browse our Issues pages for further resources.

Release the music (copyright term extension): download the briefing pack (August 2007)

e-Voting and e-Counting: download the briefing pack (January 2007)

May 2007 Elections Report (June 2007)

• Full report
• Executive summary

May 2008 Elections Report (July 2008): Full report

Creative Business in the Digital Era; showing that open approaches to intellectual property are the smart choice for practitioners working in the creative industries.

• Our case study of David Bausola and Where are the Joneses? looks at the benefits of open for brand communications and cultural production. Link to text and audio resources.
• Our case study of John Buckman and Magnatune analyses the many benefits associated with applying openness to the recording industry. Link to text and audio resources.
• Our case study of Tom Reynolds and Friday Publishing shows the many benefits associated with applying open in the publishing industry. Link to text and audio resources.
• Link to wiki, where we prepared the seminars and course materials.