[Reader-list] cITy speak

[philip pocock]

hello list

forwarding a mail from the Tate concerning a webcast about cities and
peripheries. thought participation from sarai with its soft focus on
urbanism might expand the discourse. before i append that mail, a
comment on freenet.

the freenet/gnutella/filesharing system design accessable from freeware
such as Limewire, Furi, Gnutella and other such client software programs
is rewriting copyright and re-adressing perhaps the inital purpose of
copyright which was to free information from the conrtrolling hands of a
greedy few central agencies, i.e. the church and the
military(early)industrial complex.

it works by replacing a central server with potentially incriminating
logs concerning who and what was involved in the transfer of information
via filesharing client software that turns every client (consumer) into
a server (provider) at the same time. a search is begun by a client and
results are listed as addresses of other persons connected to the
filesharing system. downloading a search result means sealing a
connection between the searcher's machine address and the private
address of the other client-turned-server who has the requested file at
their machine address. once that connection is up, no one can look
inside and only the two consenting parties know what and who is
involved.

mp3 audio files are to music as a blurry newspaper image is to a silver
photographic print. mp3 is a poor reproduction and should not subvert
the fair recompense to an artist for their work, that is if the
filesharing user has ears. in fact, some persons have developed allegies
to mp3 and get headaches trying to create music from the digital and
compressed sound in mp3 files.

ok, here is the mail about a webcast at the Tate:

> ANNOUNCING A WEBCAST LIVE FROM TATE MODERN
>
> Rio de Janeiro: Ideals of Modernity
> A seminar, 3 April
>
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/live.htm
>
> < sincere apologies to anyone who receives this twice, or receives
this in
> error >
>
>
> TIMES AND DATES
>
> Tuesday 3 April
> 1630 - 1830 [ GMT ]
> 1730 - 1930 [ British Summer Time ]
> 1830 - 2030 [ Central European Time ]
> 1230 - 1430 [ US Eastern Standard Time ]
> 0000 - 0230 [ Indian Standard Time ]
> 0530 - 0730 [ New Zealand Time - 3 April ]
>
>
> LOCATION
>
> East Room, Level 7, Tate Modern, London, UK
>
>
> ABOUT THE WEBCAST
>
> As part of Tate Modern's Webcasting Programme, a live webcast of a
seminar
> on on Rio de Janeiro will be presented on the Tate website.  The
seminar is
> programmed to coincide with Tate Modern's first major loans
exhibition,
> CENTURY CITY <http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/centuryc.htm>,
which
> examines key moments of cultural creativity in nine great cities
across the
> world.
>
> Presented live online using the Real Player.  To find out more:
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/live.htm
>
>
> ABOUT THE EVENT
>
> This seminar looks at the culture of Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s, a
decade
> which saw the beginnings of the Neoconcrete movement, Bossa Nova and
Cinema
> Novo.
>
> Speakers include:
>
> - Michael Asbury (Associate Research Curator Rio de Janeiro 1950-64)
> - Paulo Sérgio Duarte (Centro Hélio Oiticica)
> - John Gledson (University of Liverpool)
> - Martin Grossmann (Museum of Contemporary Art, São Paulo)
> - Maria Esther Maciel (Federal University of Minas Gerais).
>
> In collaboration with Camberwell College of Arts, with support from
London
> Arts.
>
>
>
> TECHNICAL DETAILS
>
> To experience this webcast, you'll need access to a computer with a
sound
> card, a connection to the internet and the Real Player installed. This
can
> be downloaded for free at the Real Networks website
> <http://www.real.com/player/index.html>.  For the free version,
download the
> BASIC VERSION of the Real Player, which can be found at the lower left
hand
> corner of the webpage.
>
> Until the webcast begins there will be no audio or video available.
> If you haven't experienced webcasting online before, please bvisit our

> technical help page:
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/help.htm
>
>
> FEEDBACK
>
> As these webcasts are part of a pilot process, qualitative feedback
that
> will help shape the character of live webcasts from Tate Modern in the

> future, is always appreciated.
>
> Also, if you have questions for the speakers, please email them
through to
> the Webcasting Curator <honor.harger at tate.org.uk>. The Webcasting
Curator
> will endevour to deliver these questions, during Question Time.
>
>
> MORE INFORMATION:
>
> For more on webcasting, and a programme of future webcasts see:
> http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/webcasting.htm
> or contact:
> Honor Harger, Webcasting Curator, Interpretation & Education, Tate
Modern
> Email: honor.harger at tate.org.uk
> PH: (44) 020 7401 5066
> URL: http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/programmes/webcasting.htm
>
>
> For more information bout Tate or getting tickets for events:
> Tate Box Office
> Email: boxoffice at tate.org.uk
> PH: (44) 020 7887 8888
> URL: http://www.tate.org.uk

CU, philip pocock