I've heard about it through some codec-design folks; my impression was that -- despite some of the wording -- it doesn't have much to do with software. Though I do see a couple of Mozilla people on the program. But I suspect they are there to discuss HTML5 video and/or Theora.
That's not to say that there won't be anything interesting; I just think it focuses more on video creators -- content licensing choices and using patented codecs, for example. Nate On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno <[email protected]>wrote: > hmm..any of you were aware of this ? > js > -><- > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > > Subject: [estudiolivre] Open Video Conference > Date: Thursday 14 May 2009 > From: Fabianne Balvedi <[email protected]> > To: estudiolivre <[email protected]> > > > http://openvideoconference.org > > > Open Video is a broad based movement of video creators, technologists, > academics, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, activists, remixers, and many > others. When most folks think of “open,” they think of open source and > open codecs. They’re right—but there’s more to Open Video than open > codecs. Open Video is the growing movement for transparency, > interoperability, and further decentralization in online video. These > qualities provide more fertile ground for independent producers, > bottom-up innovation, and greater protection for free speech online. > > > YouTube and other online video applications are rightly celebrated for > empowering end-users; however, online video lacks some of the > essential qualities that make text and images on the web such powerful > tools for free speech and technical innovation. Email, blogs, and > other staples of the open web rely on ubiquitous and interoperable > technologies that have low barriers to entry; they are massively > decentralized and resistant to censorship or regulation. Video, > meanwhile, relies on centralized distribution and proprietary > technologies which can threaten cultural discourse and innovation. > > > Open Video is about the legal and social norms surrounding online > video. It’s the ability to attach the license of your choice to videos > you publish. It’s about media consolidation, aggregation, and > decentralization. It’s about fair use. In short, it’s about a lot of > things, and that’s why this conference is going to be so exciting! > Conference Highlights > > > * Brings together stakeholders in the online video space (video > makers, coders, lawyers, academics, entrepreneurs, etc.) for > cross-pollination and development of the Open Video movement. > * Raises the public profile of video creators and artists, > especially those whose work relies on or contributes to Open Video. > * Raises public interest and awareness around the Principles of an > Open Video Ecosystem, a community effort to define best practices in > online video. > > > Conference Details > > > * two day event; June 19-20 at NYU Law School with live webcast > * main agenda to feature high-profile speakers and presenters in > legal and cultural dimensions of online video. > * secondary programming to include workshops on DIY video > creation, publication, etc. (like USC’s 24/7 DIY Conference). > * secondary programming to include open source developer > workshops, tech demos, and technical community building. > * compilation of video art reel (remix, collage, etc) and related > documentaries for continuous screening (like Stay Free’s Illegal Art > exhibit). > > > The Organizers > > > The conference is a production of Participatory Culture Foundation, > Yale Internet Society Project, Kaltura, iCommons, and the Open Video > Alliance. > > > > -- > Fabianne Balvedi > GNU/Linux User #286985 > http://fabs.tk > http://identi.ca/f4bs/ > “O acaso só favorece a mente preparada”. > Louis Pasteur > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > CREATE mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create > > -- nathan.p.willis [email protected] flickr.com/photos/willis
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