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Apr 2010
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Episode 08 – CC salon Beirut

Toni Yammine
About this episode

Last week, we had the creative commons salon in Beirut. Almost all the lebanese artists that release their work under the creative commons license met and to promote CC in Lebanon. I was there with my recorder. So hope you enjoy this episode.

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