Free Art and Technology Lab ( F.A.T. Lab) is an organisation dedicated to enriching the public domain through the research and development of creative technologies and media. Founded in 2007 by Evan Roth and James Powderly (also known for G.R.L. http://graffitiresearchlab.com), over the last 2 years it has grown to 19 members, working on more than 3 continents connected through the internet. The entire F.A.T. network of artists, engineers, scientists, lawyers, and musicians are committed to supporting open values and the public domain through the use of emerging open licenses, support for open entrepreneurship and the admonishment of secrecy, copyright monopolies and patents.
 

The decentralized structure and immediacy of the web has allowed the group, which was initially founded in New York City, to spread across the entire United States and to distant ports like Madrid, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Mexico City and Sweden.

Current members of  F.A.T. Lab (in chronological order of membership): Evan Roth, James Powderly, Theo Watson, Bennett Williamson, Mike Baca, Todd Polenberg, Jamie Wilkinson, Borna Sammak, Tobias Leingruber, Becky Stern, Michael Frumin, Steve Lambert, Jonah Peretti, Randy Sarafan, Aram Bartholl, Geraldine Juárez, Michelle Kempner, Greg Leuch, Magnus Eriksson.
 

F.A.T. Lab's mission has been achieved through the insertion of open ideals into mainstream (and often non-technical) popular culture, including the New York Times, MTV, the front page of YouTube and the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
 

> http://fffff.at/