- Thought Thieves
Thought Thieves is the name of a
2005 competition sponsored byMicrosoft UK for short 'films' — more precisely, video works — "in a format compatible with MicrosoftWindows Media Player " on the theme of "Howintellectual property theft affects both individuals and society", or more succinctly "on intellectual property theft". The two competition categories are (a) 14–17-year-olds (inclusive) and (b) 18-year-olds and over.The competition is being run in cooperation with First Light (related to the
UK Film Council ) and Film Education (part of theNational Grid for Learning ).Thought Thieve$: The counter-competition
Later in
2005 a counter-competition arose as a "grassroots response" to Microsoft's competition. Called "Thought Thieve$", it seeks short film entries on the subject of "big companies stealing and profiting from the knowledgecommons ". Affiliates for the competition include theElectronic Frontier Foundation ,Downhill Battle , [http://www.ipjustice.org IP Justice] , and Creative Commons South Africa. The winning entries become part of "a short film showcase about corporate appropriation of knowledge, culture, and creativity."External links
* [http://www.msn.co.uk/thoughtthieves/Default.asp Thought Thieves site]
* [http://www.thought-thieves.org/ Thought Thieve$ site]
* [http://www.msn.co.uk/img/en/en-gb/portal/specials/thoughtthieves/poster.PDF Thought Thieves poster]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/uk/press/content/presscentre/releases/2005/05/PR03437.asp Microsoft UK press release]
* [http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/72480/microsoft-launches-thought-thieves-film-competition.html announcement at PC Pro]
* [http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/05/14/072201.shtml MS Calls on Kids to Stop Thought Thieves] Slashdot thread
* [http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=28799 Zeropaid thread]
* [http://greg.org/archive/2005/05/10/thought_thieves_the_most_dependent_filmmaking_contest_ever.html "The most dependent filmmaking contest ever"]
* [http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&forumid=59&threadid=323368 Linuxquestions.org thread]
* [http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/5757/ MacDailyNews thread]
* [http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/05/thought_thieves.html O'Reilly thread]
* [http://www.tapegerm.com/jamroom/bands/2/info_492.php A song of the same title]
* [http://techdirt.com/articles/20050809/2227209_F.shtml A criticism of the counter-competition]
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