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TechCorps Principles and Community
Democracy cannot function without openness and transparency. Internet Democracy is no different. The Clark TechCorps represents a significant commitment to both these guiding principles.
The TechCorps community is also complemented by the Clark Community Network. The CCN currently provides a free system for blogging and is based on Scoop, an open source community system. The Clark TechCorps will be closely integrated into the CCN, allowing TechCorps members to exchange ideas and blog about their experiences and development.
at http://clark04.com/techcorps/
-Nicanor
United Artists
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The United Artists Corporation was formed on February 5, 1919 by four Hollywood greats: Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith. Their motive was to challenge the power of the major studios which, some felt, were making a fortune out of the talent of individuals. The four friends, taking advice from businessman Gibbs McAdoo (son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson), formed their own distribution company, with Hiram Abrams as its first managing director. It was bought by Arthur Krim in 1952.
United Artists productions/releases included The Mark of Zorro (1920), Stagecoach (1939) and the films of independent producers in the 1930s and 1940s such as Walt Disney, Alexander Korda and David Selznick. Later releases included most of the James Bond and all of the Rocky films, as well as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest After heavy losses incurred as a result of investing in the flop, Heaven's Gate, United Artists was acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in1981 and ceased to exist as a separate company.
http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists
Could work for recording artists. Just don't bankroll any 'Heaven's Gate' type production.
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Not exactly on your topic but you may find this interesting: TechCorps Principles and Community Democracy cannot function without openness and transparency. Internet Democracy is no different. The Clark TechCorps represents a significant commitment to both these guiding principles. The TechCorps community is also complemented by the Clark Community Network. The CCN currently provides a free system for blogging and is based on Scoop, an open source community system. The Clark TechCorps will be closely integrated into the CCN, allowing TechCorps members to exchange ideas and blog about their experiences and development. at http://clark04.com/techcorps/ -Nicanor
United Artists From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The United Artists Corporation was formed on February 5, 1919 by four Hollywood greats: Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith. Their motive was to challenge the power of the major studios which, some felt, were making a fortune out of the talent of individuals. The four friends, taking advice from businessman Gibbs McAdoo (son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson), formed their own distribution company, with Hiram Abrams as its first managing director. It was bought by Arthur Krim in 1952. United Artists productions/releases included The Mark of Zorro (1920), Stagecoach (1939) and the films of independent producers in the 1930s and 1940s such as Walt Disney, Alexander Korda and David Selznick. Later releases included most of the James Bond and all of the Rocky films, as well as One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest After heavy losses incurred as a result of investing in the flop, Heaven's Gate, United Artists was acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in1981 and ceased to exist as a separate company. http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Artists Could work for recording artists. Just don't bankroll any 'Heaven's Gate' type production.