Filesharing/P2P

You discover an up and coming band, and you want a copy of their music, but the band doesn't give the music away, what to do?

* Just Bittorrent it already! I'll go to their show and make up for it.
* Bittorrent it but ALSO buy it later, it's only fair!
* Buy it, it's the only way!
* Just record it at a show
* Just record it off Myspace or Youtube

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PikiWiki

From the site:

- create and layout a web page with any content, using the web browser. No downloads.

- share your new web page and let others add their own content to it.

- form groups with other users to privately collect and collaborate on your web pages.

Scribd

From the site:

Scribd is a free, web-based, document sharing community and self-publishing platform that enables anyone to easily publish, distribute, share, and discover documents of all kinds. E-books, presentations, essays, academic papers, newsletters, photo albums, school work, and sheet music are just a few of the different kinds of documents you can publish and share on Scribd.

MyBloop

From the site:

MyBloop allows users to upload an unlimited number of files for free. Through this website, you can share your files with anyone, listen to music, create playlists, back up files and share your digital life with the world. Transform your browser into a media center with unlimited storage. There are over 18,000 users adding to our growing collection of 250,000 files.

MediaSentry has been acting as a private investigator to the RIAA in file-sharing lawsuits...without a license

The RIAA has employed a company named MediaSentry to act as a private investigator in targeting users of Kaza and other P2P networks in its file-sharing lawsuits? The problem? MediaSentry isn't licensed to act as a private investigator. Read more.

Filesharing/P2P

Peer-to-peer filesharing allows users of separate computers to exchange files over the Internet. Filesharing generally entails both uploading and downloading but some networks do not require all users to upload files. Popular filesharing clients include Napster, Kaza, and BitTorrent.

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A citizen's legal guide to using Creative Commons licenses

In this Citizen’s Guide to Creative Commons, we’ll walk you through the various Creative Commons licenses, and explain the ways the different elements of a CC license work together. We’ll cover how to properly use and attribute someone else’s CC licensed work, and general best practices regarding CC licenses. Updated August 2015!

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