Carl Malamud

Carl Malamud
Carl Malamud speaking at the UC Berkeley iSchool about "(Re-)defining the public domain", October 17, 2007.
Born (1959-07-02) July 2, 1959 (age 65)
Known forPublic.Resource.Org
Notable workExploring the Internet, A World's Fair
SpouseRebecca Hargrave Malamud
Awards2009 EFF Pioneer Award

Carl Malamud (born July 2, 1959) is an American technologist, author, and public domain advocate, known for his foundation Public.Resource.Org. He was also founder and president of the Internet Multicasting Service, an organization based in Washington D.C..[1] During his time with this group, he was responsible for developing the first Internet radio station,[2] for putting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database on-line,[3] and for creating the Internet 1996 World Exposition.[4]

Malamud is the author of eight books, including Exploring the Internet and A World's Fair.[5][6] He was a visiting professor at the MIT Media Laboratory and is the former chairman of the Internet Software Consortium. He also is the co-founder of Invisible Worlds, was a fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was a board member of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Expo to introduce public to capabilities of information nets". The Straits Times. January 17, 1996. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Internet Talk Radio". museum.media.org. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "Securities and Exchange Commission". public.resource.org. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "Internet 1996 World Exposition". Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  5. ^ Malamud, Carl (September 1992). Exploring the Internet: A Technical Travelogue. Prentice Hall. p. 379. ISBN 0-13-296898-3. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2006.
  6. ^ Malamud, Carl (August 8, 1997). A World's Fair for the Global Village. The MIT Press. p. 304. ISBN 0-262-13338-5.
  7. ^ Baker, Mitchell (November 22, 2006). "Bob Lisbonne and Carl Malamud Join the Mozilla Foundation Board". The Weblog of Mitchell Baker. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  8. ^ Baker, Mitchell (May 22, 2007). "Carl Malamud and Public.Resource.Org". The Weblog of Mitchell Baker. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2008.