| Open Rights Group | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ORG |
| Formation | 2005, UK |
| Type | Non-profit organisation |
| Purpose/focus | Law, Advocacy, Digital Rights |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Staff | 4 |
| Website | openrightsgroup.org |
The Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based organisation that works to preserve digital rights and freedoms by campaigning on digital rights issues, acting as a media clearinghouse service putting journalists in touch with experts, and by fostering a community of grassroots activists. It campaigns against digital rights management (DRM), the extension of the term of copyright protection afforded to sound recordings, e-voting, and numerous other issues.
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History [link]
The organisation was started by Danny O'Brien, Cory Doctorow, Ian Brown, Rufus Pollock, James Cronin, Stefan Magdalinski, Louise Ferguson and Suw Charman after a panel discussion at Open Tech 2005.[1] O'Brien created a pledge on PledgeBank, placed on 23 July 2005, with a deadline of 25 December 2005: "I will create a standing order of 5 pounds per month to support an organisation that will campaign for digital rights in the UK but only if 1,000 other people will too." The pledge reached 1000 people on 29 November 2005.[2],[3] The Open Rights Group was launched at a "sell-out" meeting in Soho, London.[4][5]
Work [link]
The group has made submissions to the All Party Internet Group (APIG) inquiry into digital rights management[6],[7] and the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property[8],[9].
The group was honoured in the 2008 Privacy International Big Brother Awards alongside No2ID, Liberty, Genewatch UK and others, as a recognition of their efforts to keep state and corporate mass surveillance at bay[10].
In 2010 the group worked with 38 Degrees[11] to oppose the introduction of the Digital Economy Act, which was passed in April 2010.[12]
Goals [link]
- To raise awareness in the media of digital rights abuses.
- To provide a media clearinghouse, connecting journalists with experts and activists.
- To preserve and extend traditional civil liberties in the digital world.
- To collaborate with other digital rights and related organisations.
- To nurture a community of campaigning volunteers, from grassroots activists to technical and legal experts.
Areas of interest [link]
The organisation, though focused on the impact of digital technology on the liberty of UK citizens, operates with an apparently wide range of interests within that category. Its interests include[13][14]:
Access to knowledge [link]
Government and democracy [link]
Privacy, surveillance and censorship [link]
- Automatic Vehicle Tracking
- Police DNA Records
- NHS patients’ medical database
- Communications data retention
- Identity management
- RFID
- Net Neutrality
Structure [link]
ORG has a paid staff[15], whose members include:
- Jim Killock (Executive Director)
- Peter Bradwell (Campaigner)
- Javier Ruiz Diaz (Campaigner)
Former staff include Suw Charman-Anderson and Becky Hogge, both Executive Directors, e-voting coordinator Jason Kitcat, grassroots campaigner Katie Sutton and administrator Katerina Maniadaki[16]. The group's patron is Neil Gaiman[17]. As of February 2011 they have 22,000 supporters of which 1,400 are paying contributors[18]
Advisory council and board of directors [link]
In addition to staff members and volunteers, there is an advisory panel of over thirty members, and a Board of Directors, which oversees the group's work, staff, fundraising and policy[19]. The current board members are Emma Byrne, Simon Collister, James Cronin, Ben Laurie, Neil McGovern, Harry Metcalfe, Danny O'Brien and Vijay Sodiwala.
ORGCON [link]
ORGCON was the first ever conference dedicated to digital rights in the UK[20], marketed as "a crash course in digital rights". It was held on 24 July 2010 at City University in London and included keynote talks from Cory Doctorow, politicians and similar pressure groups including Liberty, NO2ID and Big Brother Watch.
References [link]
- ^ Open Tech 2005 schedule, 23 July 2005
- ^ www.pledgebank.com/rights, 23 July 2005 – 25 December 2005
- ^ Getting out more, Danny O'Brien's blog post floating the idea and advertising the pledge
- ^ ORG digital rights event update, Open Rights Group blog, 29 November 2005
- ^ Invitation to attend ‘Digital Rights in the UK: Your Rights, Your Issues’, Open Rights Group blog, 16 November 2005
- ^ MPs in digital downloads warning, BBC News Online, 4 June 2006
- ^ ORG submission to the APIG inquiry into DRM, Open Rights Group wiki, 3 January 2006
- ^ Chancellor announces intellectual property review, HM Treasury press release, 2 December 2005
- ^ ORG submission to the Gowers Review, Open Rights Group wiki, 30 May 2006
- ^ Big Brother Awards UK 2008, 12 December 2008
- ^ "Controversial UK anti-piracy law finally passed". BBC. 5 April 2010. https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/04/who_cares_about_the_digital_ec.html. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Controversial UK anti-piracy law finally passed". Telecoms Europe. https://www.telecomseurope.net/content/controversial-uk-anti-piracy-law-finally-passed?section=HEADLINE&utm_source=lyris&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=telecomseurope. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ ORG issues and interests, Open Rights Group website, last visited 30 May 2008
- ^ Digital rights issues, Open Rights Group website, last visited 30 May 2008
- ^ "Open Rights Group Staff". Open Rights Group. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Open Rights Group Former Staff". Open Rights Group. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/former-staff. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "Open Rights Group Patron". Open Rights Group. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/patron. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ Hargreaves Review of IP and Growth "Open Rights Group", 22 February 2011
- ^ "Open Rights Group Board". Open Rights Group. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/board. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ^ "ORGCon: London, July 24 – book now!". BoingBoing. 16 June 2010. https://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/16/orgcon-london-july-2.html. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
External links [link]
See also [link]
- Digital Rights Ireland
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Electronic Frontiers Australia
- Electronic Frontier Canada
- Internet censorship
- Open Genealogy Alliance
- OpenMedia.ca
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