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Lawrence Lessig, Chairman and CEO Creative CommonsCreative Commons Chairman Lawrence Lessig talks about a 21st-century alternative to conventional copyright laws and a way to break down the presumed division between creators and consumers. In a culture that is moving from “read-only” into “read-write,” Lessig emphasizes the need for more flexible copyright law.
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Maddie Joy and Hailie Stuart, ColoradoQuestions about money from the children of Internet pioneer Bill Joy.
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Hayden Joy, ColoradoQuestion about life from the son of Internet pioneer Bill Joy
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Wim Wenders, BerlinThe acclaimed director of Wings of Desire and The Buena Vista Social Club is tired of answering his own questions.
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Arundhati RoyA Copyleft film featuring the world-renowned activist and Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy.
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Laurie Anderson, New YorkThe New York-based musician and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson questions the influence of mass media on the individual in a short film premiering today.
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Bill Joy, Menlo Park, CaliforniaIn the face of climate change and resource scarcity, the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, futurologist and leading green tech investor calls for excellence in technological innovation to safeguard our future happiness.
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Najma, Najo, Abdul Garfur & Sima, Dharavi, MumbaiFour students of an NGO-supported sewing-School in Asia’s largest slum ask their questions.
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Rodrigo Baggio, Rio de JaneiroThe founder of the Committee for Democracy in Information Tecnology wonders if we aren't living in a new "knowledge age".
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Jordan Copeland, Los AngelesA Santa Monica resident asks if it's irresponsible for politically uninformed people to vote — or whether everyone should vote?
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James Howard KunstlerThe author of 'The Long Emergency' asks us to consider whether we have the strength to face the challenges of the future.
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Johann Mosted and Claudia Peter, Swakopmund, NamibiaA tour-guide asks about global warming and a student about water.
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'Mr. Why', Hanoi, VietnamA hotel concierge wonders why, if God created everything, did he create Hitler and Lenin.
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Derrick Jensen, New YorkThe author, environmentalist and leading proponent of 'eco-sabotage' has five questions for you.
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Dr. C.V.V. Badhram, MumbaiThe deputy director of the Mumbai Meteorological Department asks how much human activity is responsible for the emergence of heat islands over central and suburban Mumbai.
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DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid (a.k.a. Paul D. Miller), New YorkThe celebrated DJ, author of 'Rhythm Science' and creator of 'Rebirth of a Nation' writes his question on a chalk-board.
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Inge Niedermöller, GermanyA former teacher, suffering from terminal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), asks why governments spend fortunes on sending men to the moon instead of researching diseases for which there is still no cure.
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Shanta Chatterji, MumbaiThe convenor of Clean Air Island asks individuals and world-governments what they are prepared to do to counteract climate change.
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Daryl Hannah, Los AngelesInterviewed at the South Central Farm tree-sit in June, the actress questions what it is that allows people to accept the reality of the world they live in.
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Trieu, Hanoi, VietnamA former engineer asks why the socialist system in eastern Europe failed.
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Bukeni Tete Waruzi Beck, Democratic Republic of CongoThe director of the Ajedi-Ka Project, which rehabilitates former child soldiers in the DRC, asks if Congolese war criminals who are still at large will be prosecuted by the West.
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Jerry Mander, San FranciscoThe founder of the International Forum on Globalization asks why the so-called American way of life can't be sustainable.
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Robert Thurman, New YorkThe President of Tibet House asks about nuclear war, gender equality, George W. Bush, Jesus, Moses and Muhammed, and the things a foolish man can learn from his family.
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Roni Asoulin, Tel AvivA Sports Unit Director from the Peres Center for Peace asks why Israelis and Palestinians can't work together for peace.
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'DanceAfrica', Brooklyn, New YorkAttendees of BAM's 29th annual DanceAfrica festival ask about solar energy, shared religious values and how best to teach children to safeguard the Environment.
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Julia Butterfly Hill, Los AngelesFilmed at the South Central Farm tree-sit, the renowned environmental activist asks, "What is your tree?"
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Dr. Azhar A. Quereshi, MumbaiA general practitioner in Asia’s largest slum asks why people in the West live so well while his patients live in squalor.
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Nico van Dyk, Uis, NamibiaA tour-guide and pilot asks why murders in southern Africa go unacknowledged.
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Hans-Peter Dürr, MunichThe former director of the Max-Planck-Institute-für-Physik asks how you perceive the world.
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Fang LiJung, BeijingOne of China’s leading contemporary artists asks if we’re headed for disaster.
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Siri Hustvedt, New YorkThe author of 'What I Loved' questions how consumerism influences our perceptions.
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Luke Habberstad, Berkeley, CaliforniaA graduate student at the University of California questions whether choice makes us happier.
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Hadeel Qazzaz, Ramallah, PalestineA social scientist at the Heinrich Böll Foundation asks when her 15 year-old son will live a life free of prejudice.
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Tanya Scott, Los AngelesA Santa Monica resident wonders what's important to you.
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Robbie Conal, Los AngelesThe renowned guerilla artist questions the true nature of American democracy.
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Barry Armbrister, Los AngelesA Long Beach resident, formerly homeless himself, questions society's attitude to and treament of the homeless.
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Nina Choi, Brooklyn, New YorkA student asks why the American media doesn't cover more issues outside the U.S..
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Sylvere Lotringer, Baja Norte, MexicoColumbia University's Professor of French Literature and Philosophy questions humanity's relationship to speed.
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Dedi Baron, Tel AvivThe director of the Ha'Bima National Theatre questions the value of religion as opposed to faith.
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Lester Brown, Washington D.C.The President of the Earth Policy Institute asks how the global economy can be restructured to become environmentally sustainable.
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Qin Chuan, BeijingGreenpeace Beijing's media officer asks why Japan won't apologize for its actions during the Second World War.
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Elliot Chikoma, Swakopmund, NamibiaFour questions from Namibia.
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Ethan Nadelmann, New YorkThe Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance questions governments' current approach to the reality of drug use.
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Lord Cecil Parkinson, LondonSix questions from the former British Conservative Party chairman.
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Naseem Saleem, MumbaiA community-organizer in Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, asks who can help.
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Oscar Olivera, Cochabamba, BoliviaThe leader of the Cochabamba water-rights revolt asks about the dangers of corporate privatization.
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Frederick Wedin, New YorkA veteran of the US Navy asks why his nation is disliked.
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Rabbi Arek W. Ascherman, JerusalemThe executive director of Rabbis For Human Rights asks about the democratic balance of values in modern Israel.
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Qin Chuan, BeijingGreenpeace Beijing’s media officer asks about China’s status as a manufacturing-powerhouse in the light of the environmental pollution it produces.
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Brandon Darby, New OrleansThe co-founder of the Common Ground Collective asks about his government’s reaction to Hurricane Katrina.
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