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Submitted by harwood on Tue, 2006-07-04 16:46.



Toward a Free-Media charter:

Free-media is best thought of as a means of doing art, making things or just saying what you want for little or no financial cost by using the public domain, free software and recycled equipment. It is also about saying what you want "freely", using accessible media that can be taken apart and reused without unnecessary restrictions and controls - "free as in free speech".









Free-media:

  • is a freebie - doesn’t cost much, especially to the people who need it most and can afford it the least;
  • doesn’t cost much because it makes use of the public domain, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and recycles freely available old equipment, waste materials and junk;
  • sets you free by giving you the ability and confidence to do things for yourself, promoting independence, self-reliance and the exercising of free choice;
  • is media that is open, transparent, unrestricted and outside proprietary controls, so you can freely change it, rewrite it or rebuild it to suit yourself;
  • supports the free exchange of ideas and opinions to help build a more democratic society;
  • is free to help you when you need support, advice, are looking for someone to collaborate with or just fancy a chat;






Free-media contains the principle of FREEDOM; both individual expression and for new approaches to culture and a sustainable society. Free-media aims to be as environmentally sustainable as speech. The ideal free-media is simply talking to people! Free-media aims is located as much within ourselves as it is part of the public domain. It can be applied to all creative arts.