ArtLibre.intervir.net Manifesto

WHO?

ArtLibre.intervir.net is a webportal and an online community. We belong to a larger and growing movement of people and organizations that support free culture and copyleft, free/libre software and open source. We support fresh ideas and creativity, new media and digital art, collaboration and social networks.

WHY?

We see the digital space as a worldwide public domain, owned by all human beings, that requires and supports a new global approach to the way we choose to live in this planet. A web of time and space that encourages mass collaboration and sharing, creativity and innovation. We don't see humanity as a worldwide market and human beings as buyers and clients, our life will not be summarized by a "born-sell-buy-and-then-you-die" trajectory.

If we want to say a word about our present and future, as individuals and as a collective project, we need to retake the public space, we need to retake the digital space and refuse the corporations and profit-driven organizations monopolies and control. We need education-driven, art-driven, community-driven organizations.

Because we believe that another world, a better world, is possible and that the digital space plays an essential role in our choices, we want to retake our present and future, we want to retake art and culture.

HOW?

• We support Free/Libre digital artists by providing a webspace where artists can meet and discuss, share ideas and resources, share what they know and help each other, collaborate and show their work.
• Animaxion Studioz is a "brother" project devoted to animation.
• Intervir.net, the first project, is a portuguese webportal devoted to F/LOSS in general but with a special focus on education and free knowledge/culture.

..:: Who can/should join Artlibre.intervir.net?

This is a free community. If you want to know about our "world view", see above ;)

..:: How much do I pay for...?

This is a free community. You are welcome to share your work, ideas and interests. You pay your fee with maturity, sharing your knowledge/art and willing to help others. This is "free" as in "free beer" and "free speech".

..:: Why should I join?

You can help us create a great digital arts community! All this for free and for freedom ;) You need more?

..:: What about copyright?

• Articles and tutorials: each has it's own Creative Commons license.
• Art Libre TV: videos collected by the Art Libre TV belong to their respective author. We only collected them. Want to use them? Contact the authors.
• We encourage Creative Commons licensing and we like the Creative Common BY-SA license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/) a lot! Our content and original artwork is mostly licensed that way.
• Attention: some published content (i.e. events images, photos, movie banners or software logos, etc.) has it's own copyright rules and we only use it here for educational purposes or "spread the word". If you want to use that content, should check with respective author.

Any questions? Contact the admins.