Jeff Tweedy and Lawrence Lessig Intellectual Property Discussion to be Webcast

Tonight at 7:00 pm, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will join Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig in, "Who Owns Culture?" a discussion at the New York Public Library regarding the artistic, commercial and legal issues surrounding "the Internet-enabled freeing of culture." Wired Magazine contributing editor Steven Johnson will moderate.

In this discussion, Tweedy will explain why Wilco and their label, Nonesuch Records, believe sharing new and live recordings on wilcoworld.net sets the stage for a mutually beneficial relationship with their fans, which fosters creativity while preserving the band's artistic rights. Tweedy will speak for the silent majority of artists who build their careers on internet downloading and disagree with the RIAA's hard-line, major label driven stance.

Lessig has one of the most impressive legal CV's I've ever seen. Wired's Steven Levy refers to him as "the Elvis of cyberlaw," and a once "right-wing lunatic," turned "fire-breathing defender of Net values." He also has a nifty blog, which is an invaluable resource of knowledge for copyright holders.

Go to wilcoweb.com for the webcast.

Read more about tonight's event here.

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