J.D. Lasica, who wrote the excellent TechnoFeature, RSS and Other Alternatives to Web Browsing, needs your help. He writes: "A new nonprofit media project called ourmedia is looking for pro bono legal counsel from an individual or firm that is versed in how intellectual property law affects grassroots media. Launched in July as the Open Media Project, ourmedia is an effort to foster, preserve, and advance works of grassroots media -- everything from digital stories and amateur films to music videos, student projects, political ads, animations, and oral histories. Brewster Kahle, founder of the well-regarded Internet Archive, is providing free storage and free bandwidth for content creators. Creative Commons is also supporting the effort whose goal is to create the world's largest repository of home-brew media. The group's most pressing needs involve the review of a few brief draft documents, but some fascinating legal issues lie just ahead. Those interested, or with questions, should contact me at www.newmediamusings.com."
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