[Mitworld] New: Abelson on Open Networks, Al-Jazeera's Mirazi on Iraq

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OPEN NETWORKS AND OPEN SOCIETY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FREEDOM, LAW,
AND TECHNOLOGY

Abelson makes the case for technology advancing academic freedom and
rallies against the idea of seeing all discourse within an academic
setting purely as intellectual _property_. He cites examples from
academic institutions that illustrate a range of approaches to this
complex subject.

Speaker:
**Hal Ableson **
Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, MIT School
of Engineering

**John Wilbanks **
Executive Director, Creative Commons

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THE ARAB DISCOURSE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ROLE

Hafez Mirazi provides the Arab perspective on the war in Iraq and the
questions the stated U.S. agenda for democracy in the Middle East.

Speakers:
**Hafez Mirazi **
Washington Bureau Chief, Host of "Al-Jazeera Weekly" Al-Jazeera
Television

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