DER PLAN videos shown in art exhibition in Dortmund

A big exhibition on the subject of intellectual property in Dortmund, Northrhine-Westfalia, will feature two videos of Der Plan. The Hartware Medien Kunst Verein chose "Copyright Slavery" and "Hohe Kante" for their obvious references to the theme. The exhibition in Phoenix Hall will be opened on Friday, the 18th of July and last until October, 19th, 2008.

ANNA KOURNIKOVA DELETED BY MEMERIGHT TRUSTED SYSTEM - ART IN THE AGE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
PHOENIX HALLE DORTMUND, JULY 19 - OCTOBER 19, 2008 Opening: July 18, 2008, 19:00

Interview with Moritz R in "Is Greater Than"

Is Greater Than is an eclectic online journal from the States written by a crack staff of freelance writers, activists, artists, journalists, and bloggers examining the intersections of politics and culture, art and the free market, and science and technology. They’ve been called “great” by the fine folks at Featherproof Books, “excellent” by Serial Consign, “a must read” by Futurosity’s Robert Ellis (who had other kind words to say) and received a rating of 8.8 out of 10 by the editors at Blogged.com. We call them... hmm, brillant! The interview is here.


http://isgreaterthan.net/

Dr. Albert Hofmann ist tot

Der Mann, der LSD nicht nur entdeckt, sondern auch im Sinne einer zweiten Aufklärung verstanden hat, die er in seinem ganzen 102 Jahre währenden Leben eindrucksvoll verkörperte, hat seine letzte Reise angetreten.




"Dr. Hofmann's famous bicycle ride" by Moritz R® 1985

Space Songs 'could attract alien danger'

By Phil Han
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=377452


Aliens could misinterpret earth's classic songs as declarations of war if they are recklessly broadcast into space, some scientists say.
Last week NASA broadcast a Beatles song, Across the Universe, towards the North Star, in the hope it would be noticed by extra-terrestrial beings.
But scientists have urged NASA to be more cautious, saying aliens could misinterpret the song, and even take it as a battle cry.
"Before sending out even symbolic messages, we need an open discussion about the potential risks," New Scientist magazine reported Dr Douglas Vakoch of the SETI Institute as saying.
Professor Barrie Jones of Open University said: "the chances are slight, but the consequences would be huge — the end of life on Earth".
"If they have the technology to cross interstellar space to reach us, they will be so much in advance of us humans that there is nothing we could do to resist them," he said.

The nearest star to Earth, Alpha Proxima, is four light years away.

Successful young democracy

Kids in Kabul

On Afghanistan

“I must say, I’m a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you … in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You’re really making history, and thanks.”

Klinsmann in Kalifornien