Book Talk: The Secret Life of Data

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Join technology scholar LAURA DENARDIS for a conversation with authors ARAM SINNREICH & JESSE GILBERT about data surveillance, digital forensics, and generative AI. REGISTER NOW

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Book Talk: Big Fiction

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Join us for a VIRTUAL book talk with author DAN SINYKIN about BIG FICTION, exploring how changes in the publishing industry have affected fiction, literary form, and what it means to be an author. Sinykin will be in conversation with humanities scholar and professor, TED UNDERWOOD. REGISTER NOW

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Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Everyday Tech

Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

What would it look like if online platforms were designed with democracy in mind? This event presents projects that are doing just that—building values like transparency, collective decision-making, and accessibility for all into their designs. Learn about ambitious, Bay Area-based projects that enable ordinary users to co-govern their online lives. ​Hosted by Nathan Schneider, a […]

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Book Talk: Governable Spaces

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Join us for a book talk with author NATHAN SCHNEIDER. Discover how we can transform digital spaces into more democratic and creative environments, inspired by governance legacies of the past. UCSD professor and author LILLY IRANI will lead our discussion. REGISTER NOW

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Book Talk: Reclaiming Fair Use

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Join us for a book talk with renowned copyright scholars PATRICIA AUFDERHEIDE and PETER JASZI, discussing their groundbreaking book RECLAIMING FAIR USE. Explore how fair use operates at the crossroads of law, creativity and digital media in today's ever-evolving landscape. REGISTER NOW

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Book Talk: Attack from Within by Barbara McQuade

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Join us for a VIRTUAL book talk with legal scholar BARBARA McQUADE on her New York Times bestseller, ATTACK FROM WITHIN, about disinformation’s impact on democracy. SARAH LAMDAN of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom will facilitate the discussion. REGISTER NOW

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Book Talk: The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood

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Join us for a book talk with legal scholar JAMES BOYLE, discussing his book THE LINE: AI and the Future of Personhood, in conversation with KATE DARLING of the MIT Media Lab. REGISTER NOW!

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Book Talk: Vanishing Culture

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Join us for a roundtable discussion with LUCA MESSARRA, CHRIS FREELAND and JULIYA ZISKINA, the authors & editors of VANISHING CULTURE: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record. READ the report. REGISTER for the discussion.

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Ideas Worth Saving: Evening Extravaganza

Internet Archive 300 Funston Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Ideas Worth Saving is hosting an in-person film clip viewing and a panel discussion on Friday, January 31st and Saturday, February 1st. The film clips and a panel discussion themes will be The True Origins of Star Wars on Friday, and The Tolkien You Never Knew on Sunday. We encourage you to attend in costume […]

$20

Book Talk: The Moving Image with Peter B. Kaufman and Rick Prelinger

An exploration of how video shapes politics, law, education & media. Ticket Link Join us for a conversation with Author and Program Director Peter B. Kaufman, led by archivist and filmmaker Rick Prelinger: 6:30 PM: Doors open --- 6:45 PM: Book Talk: The Moving Image Please note that this event will be held in person […]

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Book Talk: Music Copyright, Creativity, and Culture

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Join us for a book talk with JENNIFER JENKINS, author of MUSIC COPYRIGHT, CREATIVITY, AND CULTURE, exploring how copyright shapes the music we love — from historical influences to modern challenges. JAMES BOYLE will facilitate our discussion. REGISTER NOW

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