I’m posting this to help spread the word about the Steal This Film series and the movement it documents. In brief, there are two documentary films in the series, both are a bit more than half an hour in length. They’re about BitTorrent, P2P file sharing, and the free culture movement in general.
If you’ve ever downloaded a copyrighted song or movie from the internet, you have an obligation to watch these. If you have never done this, you also have an obligation. Because I say so. You can download them (for free, of course) through BitTorrent from stealthisfilm.com, or you can watch them streaming on Google Video (#1 and #2).
You will hopefully find these films to be thought-provoking—particularly the second one (so, if you’re only going to watch one, let it be that one). If you do watch these films and find yourself seeking more information, you’re clearly an intelligent person, and so you can do research on your own. I’d suggest you start by reading Free Culture (which I’ve previously blogged about), a book that’s freely available to read online (how fantastic is that!?).
