On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Dean Jansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My argument is against the idea of people distributing things where > > there is a dependency on proprietary software, whether that's Flash or > > GarageBand, it cannot be in my mind be considered free culture, > > because it subjugates the audience. > > So you're saying that nothing on YouTube should be considered free > culture? Only videos encoded as ogg theora (or a handful of other free > codecs) can be considered free culture? I would say that. If a video exists only on YouTube, it cannot be said to be free because it could be yanked at any time and cannot easily be downloaded and shared except within the confines of YouTube. > Is it only ok if there have been free software workarounds (as in the > case of many video codecs)? What if we find a way to use garageband > files in audacity? What about a text file saved as a .pdf? a .doc? If the workarounds are illegal, it's not okay. If there is a legal, feasible workaround, then why not just publish the work in the more compatible format in the first place? > I agree that we should shoot for open and royalty free platforms, > standards and technologies, but if I understand you correctly, your > idea seems downright draconian. The way that we shoot for open and royalty free platforms is by doing all we can to encourage people to use, and to demand, those platforms. Encouraging people to rely more heavily on the likes of YouTube may be good for creativity in the present - as YouTube is currently a partly decent platform for free speech - but in the long term it cannot be relied upon as a free speech platform, whereas a free and open service could be. I do not see this to be draconian - I see it to be realistic and far-sighted. --Dean > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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