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Adastra creative & advocacy

Combining over 30 years' experience in media production with more than 10 years' experience in law and policy matters, I specialize in advocacy communications


Advocacy is hard under the best of circumstances. And today’s media landscape ain’t pretty. Social media—arguably the most antisocial invention in history—both nurtures and feeds on division and disinformation like a Zombie eats brains. Literally. Nevertheless, it is possible to promote dialogue, if not consensus, with the right communication. I’ve seen it. I’ve done it.


My politics? Though technically a Democrat, I consider myself a raging moderate. Moderate because I like pragmatic solutions and equal protection under the law for all parties. Raging because pragmatism and justice seem rather unpopular these days across the political spectrum. 


Issues. Yes, there are policy positions I support and, therefore, positions I don’t support. No, I will not write about or help advocate anything I don’t support. Not even as a ghostwriter.  

recent Advocacy clients have included

Copyright Alliance, Creative Future, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, Human Arttistry Campaign.

David@adastracreative.net

Services

Other Issues of Interest

Copyright Issues

  • Blogs/Articles
  • Press Communications
  • Ghost Writing/Editing
  • Internal Communications
  • Speeches/Testimony
  • Academic Paper Critiques
  • Consultation
  • Video Production

Copyright Issues

Other Issues of Interest

Copyright Issues

  • Legislation/Policy
  • Litigation Commentary
  • Enterprise-Scale Piracy
  • Academic Paper Critiques
  • Anti-Copyright Agenda
  • Artificial Intelligence

Other Issues of Interest

Other Issues of Interest

Other Issues of Interest

  • 1st Amendment
  • 2nd Amendment
  • Section 230
  • Rights of Publicity
  • Online Abuse
  • Media Literacy
  • Disinformation
  • Privacy/Harassment

Sample Articles

Anti-piracy battle reveals dysfunctional thinking. - January 2012

"The Internet can be a source for what we need to know but is more often a source for what we want to hear; and in this case, what so many seem to want to hear is that anti-piracy legislation is just a Hollywood/government conspiracy to control us all." Read at The Hill.

An Open Response to Peter Sunde

" The aspect of your recent statement that I find most striking is that one of your core complaints about the Internet we have today—the money-for-nothing Internet—is actually aligned with many of the same criticisms that I and my copyright-supporting colleagues have of the business models that tend to dominate Silicon Valley enterprises." Read at The Illusion of More

Wyden Attempts to Stall CASE Act: Senate Holds Are Not Supposed to Be Dead Ends - July 2020.

“When a bill has overwhelming bipartisan support, the public is right to demand that Senator Wyden explain, in very clear terms, why he alone believes he knows better.” Read at IP Watchdog

'New' American trade policy must not misunderstand the role of copyright - February 2021

"It cannot be overstated how consequentially naïve Summers’ statement is about IP protection, specifically copyrights as an 'elite concern.'” Read at The Hill.

Video Samples

greater hudson Promise Neighborhood

 "The mission of the Greater Hudson Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents is to support children impacted by incarceration through education, programming and policy changes that strengthen families and our community," states the GHPN website.

Visit GHPN

COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE

This profile of photographer Doug Menuez was produced as part of the "Copyright Supports" series of videos for Copyright Alliance.

Visit Copyright Alliance

crandell theater, chatham, NY

When a beloved small-town movie theater needed saving, Adastra Creative organized members of the community to volunteer their talents and resources to help raise money and awareness with this humorous short that ran before every film during the campaign.

Visit the crandell

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