Free Knowledge (the essay collection)
“The increasing privatization of knowledge is changing our society in important ways, but for the benefit of very few.”
so says computer science Professor Daryl Hepting of the University of Regina.
Hepting is collecting essays for a volume inspired by the “Free Knowledge” event held at the University of Regina on November 17 and 18, 2005.
Fear not fellow Canadians (and foreign nationals), contributions need not be Saskatchewan-specific. The finished manuscript will be available on the web and there are plans for a print version. I trust that the collection will be published under a Creative Commons Canada licence 
Deadline is September 1. See here for more details and to register: http://freeknowledge.cs.uregina.ca
Of interest are essays that deal with current challenges, and promising alternatives, in specific sectors such as (but not limited to) farming and food, computer software, medicine, media, arts, and libraries. Essays dealing with, for example, traditional knowledge, economics, or the historical context of this issue are also welcome.
