Culture Freedom Day
Culture Freedom Day is an observance of
international day
to serve as a platform to promote free culture artists.
Free culture
The term "free culture" was originally the title of
media industry.[1]
Celebrations
The first observance of the Culture Freedom Day dates to 2012.[2][3][4] It takes place on the third Saturday of each May.[3]
The Culture Freedom Day has been inspired by the
free culture going beyond just software related issues.[4] It aims at educating the worldwide public about the benefits of using and encouraging free culture as well as providing an international day to serve as a platform to promote free culture artists.[2]
The first 2012 celebrations took place a week ahead of schedule, on 11–12 May in Lisbon, Portugal.[3] As of May 16, 2012, celebrations were planned in 16 countries worldwide.[5]
Culture Freedom Day is organized by
See also
- Document Freedom Day
- Software Freedom Day
- Hardware Freedom Day
- International Day Against DRM
- Public Domain Day
References
- ^ a b c d "Free Culture?". Culture Freedom Day. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ a b "CFD?". Culture Freedom Day. 2002-05-19. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ a b c "First ever CFD event in progress!". Culture Freedom Day. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ a b "2012 Announced". Culture Freedom Day. 2002-05-19. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ "2012 - Culture Freedom Day Wiki". Wiki.culturefreedomday.org. 2012-03-30. Archived from the original on 2012-11-18. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
- ^ a b "Culture Freedom Day is May 19". Creative Commons. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
External links
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