In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa) trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression" - a startling comment on the way that intellectual property law restricts creativity and expression of ideas. This provocative and amusing documentary explores the battles being waged in courts, classrooms, museums, film studios, and the Internet over control of our cultural commons. Based on McLeod's award-winning book of the same title, "Freedom of Expression" charts the many successful attempts to push back this assault by overzealous copyright holders, and is an essential tool for educators, activists, filmmakers, students, artists, librarians, and more.
- Saturday October 24 at 6:30PM
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This screening is part of the larger thematic series:
- North of Nowhere Expo 2009
- Radical Jesters w/ Honk! (2009)
- American Radical (2009)
- Freedom of Expression: Resistance & Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property (2007)
- You, Me & the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule (2009)
- The Color of Olives (2006)
- Telling Strings (2007)
- Beyond Blue & Gray: Portraits of Palestinian Creativity Under Occupation (2008)
- Art & Apathy: Israeli Conscience & Culture (2008)
- Palestine Blues (2008)
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