The document discusses Joi Ito's "Freesouls" project, which involved taking photos of people and making them freely available under a Creative Commons license, allowing anyone to use the photos as long as Ito received attribution. The project sought to challenge copyright laws and the idea that images must be commodified. The rest of the document consists of quotes from various individuals discussing their perspectives on what constitutes a "freesoul" - someone who values open sharing and freedom.
3. â Joi Ito is not a professional photographer, but is instead a professional elsewhere, who has used the understanding he has gained there to show us the people here. â Joi Ito sought toâŠ
4. â ⊠as an accomplished photographer and his understanding of the people he photographed to produce high-quality digital images of these people. â Joi would use his talentâŠ
5. Joi would then make freely available ⊠â ⊠not just in the sense that anyone could download them⊠â
6. ⊠but also in the sense⊠â ⊠that they were expressly licensed for any use, commercial or not, so long as Joi was given attribution ⊠â
7. â In a sense the commodification of image-making through copyright threatens to render it a commercial activity, one with no soul.... Joi Ito's collection Freesouls seeks to challenge the anti-image tendency of copyright. â Lawrence Liang
9. You Can't Own KNOWLEDGE It's time to set property aside, time to start recognizing that knowledgeâvaluable, precious, expensive knowledgeâisn't owned. Can't be owned. Cory Doctorow
15. dream about future cybersociety our tiny subculture might grow into a worldwide, many-to-many, multimedia network of a billion people. Howard Rheingold
21. A Freesoul is one that understands, "If you love something, set it free; if it comes back it's yours, if it doesn't, it never was." Derek Arnwine
22. A Freesoul is not bound to other's expectations of themselves or of the world. Evan Williams
23. A Freesoul is able and willing to⊠⊠travel, play, create, debate, collaborate, annoy, destroy, lie, imply, brand, chat, search, find, broadcast, narrowcast, socialize, democratize, monetize, analyze, proselytize, empower, expand, divert, date, masturbate and participate in our new and ever-expanding digital conscience. Adam Glickman
24. A Freesoul is a person who values his or her freedom, but also values the freedom of others. Ross Mayfield
25. A Freesoul grapples with the world as it is given⊠⊠and through the force of mind and spirit perfects that world, however slightly, enriches it with âcreatedâ knowledge⊠Tim O'Reilly
26. A Freesoul is collaborative idealism and participatory culture as a team game. Ben Cerveny
27. A Freesoul contributes fully, knowing fully the cost and consequences of contributing. Brad Burnham
28. A Freesoul is authentic, welcoming of differences, and naturally generous. John Clippinger
29. Freesouls get a lot of enjoyment out of their days, because⊠⊠they know they're involved in something terrific, and their lives and their work are indistinguishable. Susan Crawford
30. A Freesoul is something we are born with, something⊠⊠that is an inalienable part of us. Forever. Yet something we struggle to keep every day. Jun Makihara
31. A Freesoul is all about the unlimited possibilities of our life! Chiaki Hayashi
32. A Freesoul is willing to embrace what they know and then challenge it. Ken Brush
34. To be truly free, one must first set others free. Tim Breidigan
35. A Freesoul understands that images can and do live lives of their own and⊠⊠that sometimes those lives should be free of restrictions and barriers to use. Fred Benenson
36. A Freesoul is reckless with time zones, languages, and identities. Ed Bice
37. A Freesoul believes that the right to share⊠⊠is fundamental to the culture, progress and well-being of modern society. Diane Cabell
38. A Freesoul has become part of the global meeting place of knowledge. Veni Markovski
39. A Freesoul is about an ubiquitous curiosity, transcending boundaries of artificially imposed categorizations of ⊠⊠the world and behavioral patterns. It is where truly significant value emerges to make history. Hiroaki Kitano
40. A Freesoul is untethered from human dramas and in step with the universe, mindful and compassionate yet at peace. Danah Boyd
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43. Thanks to Joi Ito for licensing his photos as CC-BY! His choice of a free license has allowed me to created this slideshow with his excellent photos . " Creative Commons is a non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright ." http:// support.creativecommons.org / Photos Credit Photos Credit
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