User:Gavinbaker

Gavin Baker is an undergraduate at the University of Florida, where he studies political science. In 2005, he co-founded Florida Free Culture, UF's chapter of FreeCulture.org; he currently sits on FreeCulture.org's board of directors. Gavin volunteers as an editor for Wikipedia and its sister projects; he is also involved in GatorLug and UF's chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. He is a former reporter and columnist for the Independent Florida Alligator, UF's student newspaper; in high school, he started a club to contribute public domain books to Project Gutenberg. Gavin enjoys spending time with Gloria, his girlfriend of two years; cookies; animals; and the great outdoors.

UPDATE: I am currently running for Student Senate at UF. See my campaign site and party. Voting is Feb. 28 and March 1.

• gavinbaker.com

Policy

• FreeCulture.org 2006-2007 U.S. Federal Policy Paper (draft) - platform of legislative policies for free culture issues

Free Culture

• Free Culture (the book) by Lawrence Lessig
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - digital rights
• Public Knowledge - intellectual property & communications policy
• IPac - intellectual property PAC
• Downhill Battle - music & culture
• Public Patent Foundation (Pubpat) - patent law
• Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech) - technology
• Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) - digital rights
• IP Justice - intellectual property
• Union for the Public Domain - intellectual property
• Free Press - mass media
• Prometheus Radio Project - low power FM radio
• Alliance for Taxpayer Access - open access to scientific research
• Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility - technology
• Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and Open Source & Industry Alliance (OSAIA) - computer & consumer electronics industry groups
• Library Copyright Alliance - library & archive copyright concerns
• NoSoftwarePatents.com, Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure - software patents (see economic-majority.com)

Other Issues

• National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Marijuana Policy Project, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, ACLU on drug policy (see Costs of Marijuana Prohibition)
• Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty Int'l on the death penalty, ACLU on the death penalty, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
• National Right to Life Committee, Pro-Life Action
• Make Trade Fair, Debt AIDS Trade Africa (DATA)
• FairVote
• Verified Voting, EFF on E-voting
• Union of Concerned Scientists, League of Conservation Voters, Greenpeace, Sierra Club
• United Methodist General Board of Church and Society