Lift10 Workshop : iDemocracy! Do you? Open Voting and Tribe oriented Public Debate

Lift10 is now in full swing, first day is almost over and 980 people are looking forward to probably the largest fondue ever look for pics on Flickr.

Tomorrow we’re starting a day about Politics (among other topics) and a morning workshops we’re running on iDemocracy reflecting on how social networks and media can enhance public debate. The Workshop title is “iDemocracy! Do you? Open Voting and Tribe oriented Public Debate“.

A short interview (in french) about the workshop was featured on RSR Le Grand 8 radio program on Wed. May 5. We’re looking foreward to welcoming you tomorrow morning for a challenging and thought provoking co-creative session at Lift10.

Call for Action – let’s unite to propose a “Grassroots DRM Day”

Today, May 4th, is “The Day Against DRM”. It’s a very sad day ! While I think DRM is fundamentally flawed by design we’re still stuck in this extremism debate going nowhere anytime soon. Apple has sold its 1’000’000th (1 million) iPad last Friday, 28 days since its launch, 12 million apps downloaded and 1.5 million ebooks. Let’s face the facts, compared to the number of signatures collected against the iPad this device is rocking its world despite the DRM issues. Basically, the user experience by far outweighs the problems. I’ve written an Open Letter to DefectiveByDesign.org about this here.

So, here’s my proposition for today. It’s a call for action: let’s unite to propose a “Grassroots DRM Day“, a day to co-creatively Rethink and Redesign DRM. Drop me a note if you feel like participating (I’ll setup a page in case there’s a critical mass of people who want to take action) (See LibrePlanet Wiki)