Metro Screen hosts piracy debate
Metro Screen will host a debate about online piracy on Wednesday 7 November. The panel will include film critic Marc Fennell, Lori Flekser, executive director of the Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation, Adrianne Pecotic, CEO of the Independent Cinema Association of Australia, Tim Parsons COO of Quickflix and Rodney Serkwoski, founder of the Pirate Party Australia.
The debate will be moderated by Carolyn Dalton, executive director of Policy Australia.
The announcement:
As Harvey Weinstein declared in his keynote speech last week at the London BFI Film Festival “One of the great problems that our industry faces is piracy and piracy on the internet.” Metro Screen, the NSW film, TV and digital media industry hub is hosting an industry debate Wednesday 7 November, 6.30 – 8.00pm at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington. Each speaker will have 5 minutes to speak to the proposition: That all content should be made available to everyone, everywhere, immediately. Speakers include a broad range of expert opinions: - Marc Fennell – Film Critic and host of Radio National technology program ‘Download This Show’ - Lori Flekser – Executive Director, Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation - Adrianne Pecotic – CEO, Independent Cinema Association of Australia - Tim Parsons – COO, Quickflix - Rodney Serkowski – Founder, Pirate Party Australia
