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Civil Rights and Copyrights: New York Screening of EYES ON THE PRIZE
Posted on February 08, 2005
Earlier this week we wrote about the Eyes on the Screen Campaign. The documentary, Eyes on the Prize is one of the most comprehensive civil rights documentaries ever made, has not been available for public viewing for the past 10 years because of restrictive copyright law.
To reinterate a statement made by Bay Area Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement:
"Information, — and particularly history, — is as much a necessity of intellectual and economic life as food is of biologic life. Not only is it morally wrong to deny people the necessities of life, it's impractical because when people cannot afford to buy food they steal it. As citizens we know that without full access by all to multiple sources of news and information, democracy itself becomes a myth. And as Toni Morrison told us in 1986, 'Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations.'"
On February 11, 2005 New York City's The Tank is hosting a screening of Part 1 of Eyes on the Prize and guest speakers will lead discussions on the Civil Rights Movement and Intellectual Property.
Civil Rights and Copyright: EYES ON THE PRIZE
Screening of acclaimed documentary,
celebration of the Civil Rights Movement
and discussion of issues of the Public Domain
The Tank - 432 West 42nd St btw 9th & 10th
www.TheTankNYC.org
7:30 doors open
8:00 program - hour-long screening with guest speakers
FREE
RESERVE a seat at the TANK
See a list of screenings happening around the country!