[videoblogging] Vlog Europe Update!!!!
So we're exactly one month away from this year's vlog Europe in Heidelburg, Germany on 1 and 2 September. Here's what we want you to know: 1) You can check out up-to-the-minute details at http://vlogeurope.com and the wiki at http://www.vlogeurope.com/vlogeurope-07/wiki/ 2) We've created a Facebook Group at http://tinyurl.com/3d9hgc Anyone can join, even if you don't plan on going but are interested in seeing what's happening. 3) Joel has secured a venue, and we're in the process of setting the schedule and sessions. Check the wiki/Facebook Group and you'll see what's happening. 4) We know Podcamp UK is the same weekend, and we're in conversation with the nice folks with Podcamp to see if we can do a joint session via videolink. 5) If you know you're going to attend, please make sure you let us know on the Wiki. If you are a maybe or are having issues with getting there/finding a place to stay, let us know and we'll see how we can assist you. 6) You can always mail me with questions at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or leave a message on the Facebook group. Or you can ask questions here and Raymond, Joel or I will get back to you. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] I am tired of some of my problems, so I am sure you guys are too
But I ran across this while trying to solve a problem with older videos that I have. http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/iMovie_HD_6_bugs.html Pretty extensive and may be of help to others.
Re: [videoblogging] Youtube Group to complement this one
Well, we've increased the size of the group two and a half times overnight. You're mostly right about the discussion part of the group. But that's not the strength or point of having the Group on Youtube. And the Posting Videos part of it can be used for good or spam. But that's not the point of it either. The real strength of the Youtube group is as a place to find other videobloggers on Youtube. It's such a fragmented experience, looking at individual videos or shows, and so outsiders often get the sense that Youtube lacks the community conversation that we have here, on our own blogs, on Twitter, etc What I like about the group is that you can now go to http://youtube.com/group/videoblogging and just click the Members link to see all the Members. Then you can quickly surf the list and connect with the people you want. Here's how it was before: Last night, I had to trawl through about 50 people's profiles to find people I knew. Each had just a few people - different people - from the videoblogging community. There wasn't the massively overlapping friend networks that you'll find on Facebook or Twitter. So I Friended and Subscribed to as many people as I could find and sent invitations to join the group to all of them... and then even more people that I hadn't found joined and friended me. So we're getting lots of people in one place on YouTube, which will help to make it a richer experience, I think. I'd like to think that this will help me find all sorts of new people (it has already, actually) and introduce them to people I know from outside Youtube and vice versa. That'd be really cool. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 31 Jul 2007, at 23:28, Mike Meiser wrote: Well, I've joined, but I'm not toltally sure that group isn't just spam. I'm all for having more excuses to play with youtube, but honestly, I think sull is write. Youtube groups, or any group without email based discussion for that matter is just freaking pointless. Flickr groups are about as sucessful as a group can get with out email... and quite frankly they suck. Particularly a a forum for discussion... which are always almost nonexistent. But... if you post videos there, and chat there, I'll be sure to friend you... and subscribe... and check your posts... when I remember to actually go back and visit it that is... once every couple new moons. -Mike mmeiser.com/blog mefeedia.com On 7/31/07, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Count me in, [EMAIL PROTECTED], I have 11 short vids on youtube and they do a great job of giving me exposure and even selling a book now and then. I only have about 1,600 views, which doesn't put me in the class of vids of 17 yr old girls, or pet tricks, but it is not bad. OK, thanks, Ed. On 7/31/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I finally figured out how to search for Youtube Groups. I found a couple of dozen groups associated with videoblogging - but none of them had more than a few members, and there were no fresh discussions or activity. Is anybody else here interested in joining a group on Youtube? As per the Facebook group discussion last week, I'd want a group to complement the Yahoo group rather than duplicate it. It'd be a way to share videos and connect with people on Youtube, explore the communities and conversations there, even to inspire us to feel it's worthwhile posting on Youtube, and to find more viewers. If nobody says yes, I won't bother, because the last thing I want to do is create another unpopulated dead Group. But it could be a great way to build a bridge from this group into Youtube, since it's often been remarked that there's so much separation between us. My 'month of Youtube' has been a little slowed down by hectic work home life, but I'm still as committed to exploring it more. As I just wrote in an email to someone else, I do think it's a bit mad that so many of us are not on Youtube more, given the much larger number of people passing through there than through any other site. Youtube has 50%+ share of all online video, but amazingly the mefeedia figures show it has less videoblogs than other sites. I understand that a few people will not want to deal with youtube's TOS, their interface or their picture quality, but for a lot of us who want to connect with other people and evangelize this stuff a little, it surely makes more sense to spend some time hanging out on the main drag as well as behind the bike shed. What do you reckon? Who would want to join? Rupert http://twittervlog.tv/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] RESEND: Vlog Europe Update!!!!
So we're exactly one month away from this year's vlog Europe in Heidelburg, Germany on 1 and 2 September. Here's what we want you to know: 1) You can check out up-to-the-minute details at http://vlogeurope.com and the wiki at http://www.vlogeurope.com/vlogeurope-0 7/wiki/http://www.vlogeurope.com/vlogeurope-07/wiki/ 2) We've created a Facebook Group at http://tinyurl.com/3d9hgc Anyone can join, even if you don't plan on going but are interested in seeing what's happening. 3) Joel has secured a venue, and we're in the process of setting the schedule and sessions. Check the wiki/Facebook Group and you'll see what's happening. 4) We know Podcamp UK is the same weekend, and we're in conversation with the nice folks with Podcamp to see if we can do a joint session via videolink. 5) If you know you're going to attend, please make sure you let us know on the Wiki. If you are a maybe or are having issues with getting there/finding a place to stay, let us know and we'll see how we can assist you. 6) You can always mail me with questions at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or leave a message on the Facebook group. Or you can ask questions here and Raymond, Joel or I will get back to you. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Hardball legal tactics. Was: The History of What My Dog Can't Hear
Eat faster, Drink quick, Move along, nothing to hear here any more. Without a special license, owners of bars, clubs and restaurants could be sued for playing any one of 8 million recorded songs, even from their own CDs. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) says that equates to performing copyrighted music without permission, and the group is going after local businesses that haven't paid them for the privilege. more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/ 2003815486_royalty01.html --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend of mine wrote an essay on music a couple years ago called The History of What My Dog Can't Hear: http://www.geartekcorporation.com/texts/essay2.html The essay is about changing the way we perceive music, and accepting it as something that is not ownable: The ownership or authorship of anything is a deception, surely. But I take no issue with the ownership of objects in the world, like a broom or a drum for example. Music however, is a thing not in the world, and the present deception of its ownability places limits on our consciousness.
[videoblogging] DC Media Makers on Jonny's Par-tay tonight 9PM Eastern
I'm gonna showcase videos by four DC area videobloggers tonight. They are Puffy Shoe: http://abjectobjects.blogspot.com/ Gerry T: http://gerryt.com Jill Foster: http://livingwithgeeks.wordpress.com/ Andy Carvin: http://gerryt.com Come join the live video extravaganza! And if you have an http://operator11.com account, I may even be able to throw you on the air live so you can share your own nuggets o' wisdom with your fellow par-tay-ers. When: Tonight 9PM Eastern, Weds., Aug 1 Where: http://jonnygoldstein.com What you need to watch: A computer connected to broadband Interaction: Everyone is invited to be part of the group text chat and if you have a webcam, some headphones, and get an http://operator11.com account, I may be able to get you on live.
[videoblogging] Re: Hardball legal tactics. Was: The History of What My Dog Can't Hear
Heres a tinyurl to the story you posted: http://tinyurl.com/3bzguo I dont think its a new law though is it, just another wave of 'make an example of them to get others to comply, throw the book at them' type stuff? Added together these sorts of extra costs can make it hard for the smaller venues to survive, if they arent too profitable to start with. But its something Im sure most businesses are used to paying, I think in the UK that most companies accept they have to pay such things, or they try to avoid it until they are first approached, and then they cough up the moolah rather than having to suffer any further hassle. I dont expect anybody that makes a stand in the courts to win, as I think the laws are pretty well established regarding public performance rights, but maybe Im wrong. Like when I was a kid, when they played videos at school the smallprint always mentioned that the video was not licensed for display at public events, in schools etc. I always wondered if the schools paid a blanket fee, or some higher authority covered it on their behalf, or whether they were being naughty and ignoring such things. As that article's quotes from people show, the majority dont really buy into the concept tat when they buy music or films or whatever, they dont own them, they are just given rights to do certain things with them. Its a tricky one, companies are spending lots of money trying to 'educate the public' that things like mp3 downloading are the same as stealing CDs from a music shop. Theres a really dreadful advert on UK TV at the moment that tries to make a social taboo out of buying pirate DVDs and such things, equating it to a bloke who gives his girlfriend a ring he found in the street, what a cheapskate, hate him, hate him. Meanwhile research suggests that the UK is a world leader in terms of people buying dodgy fake goods. What I really object to is when I buy a legit DVD and then every time I stick it in the drive I am forced to watch a short piece about how evil copied DVDs are. Great, punish me for having the legit version! If In 25 years it is the trend for people to gather at venues wher videoblogs are played on giant screens, would videobloggers think this was commercial use and that they are entitled to some small cut? Thats when the issues can get interesting, as otherwise its too easy to side with freedom. At this point my own philosophy is settling on the total respect for whtaever the particular content cretor wants. If theyve signed up to a system that uses draconian methods, more fool them in the long run. If they want all media to be free and believe in a true creative commons of works, then hoorah. If they believe in something else then I'll respect that too, though I personally have a special place in my heart for those who want to push freedom further than most. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, bordercollieaustralianshepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eat faster, Drink quick, Move along, nothing to hear here any more. Without a special license, owners of bars, clubs and restaurants could be sued for playing any one of 8 million recorded songs, even from their own CDs. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) says that equates to performing copyrighted music without permission, and the group is going after local businesses that haven't paid them for the privilege. more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/ 2003815486_royalty01.html
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hardball legal tactics. Was: The History of What My Dog Can't Hear
If In 25 years it is the trend for people to gather at venues wher videoblogs are played on giant screens, would videobloggers think this was commercial use and that they are entitled to some small cut? No. At this point my own philosophy is settling on the total respect for whtaever the particular content cretor wants. If theyve signed up to a system that uses draconian methods, more fool them in the long run. If they want all media to be free and believe in a true creative commons of works, then hoorah. If they believe in something else then I'll respect that too, though I personally have a special place in my heart for those who want to push freedom further than most. Me too... I have a special place in my heart for those who want to push anything farther than most. Creativity, freedom, even obscenity (for fuck's sake). One of the biggest misses in videoblogging is the lack of people pushing limits, and I don't exclude myself. The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Hunter S. Thompson -- Adam Quirk Wreck Salvage 551.208.4644 Brooklyn, NY http://wreckandsalvage.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Youtube Group to complement this one
So basic social networking like on twitter and facebook. Just the ability to see who everyone is. The other faces in the crowd. Simple enough... consider it done. We've got a critical mass on there already. We just need to bug people to join. So... let's start putting the urls in our sig. That should do the trick. :) -Mike On 8/1/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, we've increased the size of the group two and a half times overnight. You're mostly right about the discussion part of the group. But that's not the strength or point of having the Group on Youtube. And the Posting Videos part of it can be used for good or spam. But that's not the point of it either. The real strength of the Youtube group is as a place to find other videobloggers on Youtube. It's such a fragmented experience, looking at individual videos or shows, and so outsiders often get the sense that Youtube lacks the community conversation that we have here, on our own blogs, on Twitter, etc What I like about the group is that you can now go to http://youtube.com/group/videoblogging and just click the Members link to see all the Members. Then you can quickly surf the list and connect with the people you want. Here's how it was before: Last night, I had to trawl through about 50 people's profiles to find people I knew. Each had just a few people - different people - from the videoblogging community. There wasn't the massively overlapping friend networks that you'll find on Facebook or Twitter. So I Friended and Subscribed to as many people as I could find and sent invitations to join the group to all of them... and then even more people that I hadn't found joined and friended me. So we're getting lots of people in one place on YouTube, which will help to make it a richer experience, I think. I'd like to think that this will help me find all sorts of new people (it has already, actually) and introduce them to people I know from outside Youtube and vice versa. That'd be really cool. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 31 Jul 2007, at 23:28, Mike Meiser wrote: Well, I've joined, but I'm not toltally sure that group isn't just spam. I'm all for having more excuses to play with youtube, but honestly, I think sull is write. Youtube groups, or any group without email based discussion for that matter is just freaking pointless. Flickr groups are about as sucessful as a group can get with out email... and quite frankly they suck. Particularly a a forum for discussion... which are always almost nonexistent. But... if you post videos there, and chat there, I'll be sure to friend you... and subscribe... and check your posts... when I remember to actually go back and visit it that is... once every couple new moons. -Mike mmeiser.com/blog mefeedia.com On 7/31/07, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Count me in, [EMAIL PROTECTED], I have 11 short vids on youtube and they do a great job of giving me exposure and even selling a book now and then. I only have about 1,600 views, which doesn't put me in the class of vids of 17 yr old girls, or pet tricks, but it is not bad. OK, thanks, Ed. On 7/31/07, Rupert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I finally figured out how to search for Youtube Groups. I found a couple of dozen groups associated with videoblogging - but none of them had more than a few members, and there were no fresh discussions or activity. Is anybody else here interested in joining a group on Youtube? As per the Facebook group discussion last week, I'd want a group to complement the Yahoo group rather than duplicate it. It'd be a way to share videos and connect with people on Youtube, explore the communities and conversations there, even to inspire us to feel it's worthwhile posting on Youtube, and to find more viewers. If nobody says yes, I won't bother, because the last thing I want to do is create another unpopulated dead Group. But it could be a great way to build a bridge from this group into Youtube, since it's often been remarked that there's so much separation between us. My 'month of Youtube' has been a little slowed down by hectic work home life, but I'm still as committed to exploring it more. As I just wrote in an email to someone else, I do think it's a bit mad that so many of us are not on Youtube more, given the much larger number of people passing through there than through any other site. Youtube has 50%+ share of all online video, but amazingly the mefeedia figures show it has less videoblogs than other sites. I understand that a few people will not want to deal with youtube's TOS, their interface or their picture quality, but for a lot of us who want to connect with other people and evangelize this stuff a little, it surely makes more sense to spend some time hanging out on the main drag as well as behind the bike shed. What
[videoblogging] Treehugger aquired by Discovery for $10 million
I know they are a very popular site and are about blog forum as much as their treehugger.tv, but I thought Id post about it here anyway, after just seeing the news on Techcrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/08/01/discovery-acquires-treehuggercom-for-10million/ I guess this sort of thing makes sense when the site is popular enough and it ties in with Discovery's plans to launch a 24 hour 'eco-lifestyle' channel. I dont think I'll ever make anything that sells for $10 million. I have an environment/sustainability-related plan but it will not be the happy bouncey positive green that there will likely be a lot of $ spent on in the years to come ;) Cheers Steve Elbows
[videoblogging] mp4 editing
I just purchased an xacti e1 camera. I noticed that used the mp4 h.264 codec. Am I still going to be able to use sony vegas movie studio to edit my videos or will I have to learn to use a new program? I know that movie studio will allow me to import the video but when I render the video out...isn't that causing a double compression. I guess I'm just confused because I usually use mini-dv tapes, save my videos as .avi files and then convert to mp4 or flash. Thanks for the help, Tobey
[videoblogging] Blip.tv terms of service, new features learning centre
I was just reading the blip.tv blog and noticed that they've updated various features, and also had a post about changing their terms of service. http://blog.blip.tv/blog/ So I was a wondering what people thought of the new features and/or terms of service. I havent been a blip user or paying enough attention to know exactly what has changed, nor read the new terms conditions properly. But I did notice this bit in their draft of new terms: COMMERCIAL AGGREGATION Blip.tv is designed to be technically compatible with the universe of third-party aggregation software to the greatest extent possible, and we are committed to building an open platform. Unless otherwise stated, however, you may not distribute, transmit, broadcast, commercially exploit or modify in any way the sites' material or content or permit or assist any third party in doing the same. You may not aggregate, embed or deep-link content on Blip.tv from your own Web site, service or platform for commercial purposes in a systematic way without the prior written consent of Blip.tv. You must at all times respect the copyright licenses attached to Blip.tv content (i.e. Creative Commons licenses) while aggregating, embedding or deep-linking Blip.tv content. I like that! Also I was looking at the blip learning centre and all those videos from Pixelodeon of people giving tips for people who may just be starting to vlog - great stuff! Inspiring! Useful, positive stuff, well done to all concerned. And oops, plenty of advice that people should just get on with it and try, advice I have failed to heed over the years, at my peril. Those people are right, dont end up like me, just do it! http://learningcenter.blip.tv/ Cheers Steve Elbows
[videoblogging] Re: Blip.tv terms of service, new features learning centre
Actually having re-read it a few time I wonder if that clause may be going to far, I dunno, I guess it depends if there are many 'otherwise stated' exceptions. Oh, I am not a lawyer, I guess parts of that clause are a legal solution to some of the abusive ripoff leeching we've seen some sites do to blip content, but does it seem to also prevent some legitimate uses unless consent is sought? I like the big about creative commons. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But I did notice this bit in their draft of new terms: COMMERCIAL AGGREGATION Blip.tv is designed to be technically compatible with the universe of third-party aggregation software to the greatest extent possible, and we are committed to building an open platform. Unless otherwise stated, however, you may not distribute, transmit, broadcast, commercially exploit or modify in any way the sites' material or content or permit or assist any third party in doing the same. You may not aggregate, embed or deep-link content on Blip.tv from your own Web site, service or platform for commercial purposes in a systematic way without the prior written consent of Blip.tv. You must at all times respect the copyright licenses attached to Blip.tv content (i.e. Creative Commons licenses) while aggregating, embedding or deep-linking Blip.tv content.
[videoblogging] NomadsLand.com the MySpace and YouTube for social issue filmmakers
NomadsLand.com the MySpace and YouTube for social issue filmmakers releases production and networking tools, announces initial partners WASHINGTON, D.C. - August. 1, 2007 - NomadsLand.com the online platform for social issue filmmakers today announced its release of enhanced social networking and distribution tools to assist filmmakers in making films about pressing global issues. NomadsLand (www.nomadsland.com) has been described as YouTube and MySpace for progressive directors and producers. Designed by filmmakers for filmmakers, NomadsLand is the home for a growing worldwide collective of creative directors, video producers, production companies and distributors with a passion for producing social issue films. Whether it's illegal immigration, gay marriage, the crisis in Darfur or the tragedy of Tibet, NomadsLand is providing new opportunities for directors with under-distributed films about worthwhile issues to reach and motivate new audiences, says Davin Hutchins, founder of NomadsLand. Many of the documentary films currently featured on NomadsLand have debuted at prominent international film festivals, including International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Tribeca Film Festival, Bangkok International Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, HotDocs, AFI Fest and the OneWorld Human Rights Film Festival. They include From Dust, Three Friends, Ibogaine, New York Drag, Bushmen of the Kalahari, Replay Revenge, Lesbian Grandmothers from Mars and The Art of Flight. Filmmakers who register at NomadsLand can now create professional profiles for highlighting career milestones and showcasing their own films. Registered users can also search an expanding international database of filmmakers to find partners to collaborate with. As with sites such as Revver, TurnHere, Jaman and Metacafe, NomadsLand shares download and advertising revenue with individual filmmakers and distributors. Full-length downloads are made available through secure Windows Media format. To date, NomadsLand has logged hundreds of paid downloads and tens of thousands of advertising supported video streams. After only a few weeks of closed testing, we're really thrilled by the initial response, says Hutchins. We've received dozens of fantastic documentaries and hundreds of filmmakers are signing up for our service. In coming months, the site will add features including tutorials, Wikis, community forums and community blogs designed to help established filmmakers produce short, revenue-generating social issue films for the Internet. Hutchins says NomadsLand hopes to replicate its success in documentaries through initiatives targeting narrative features, travelogues and animated satire. NomadsLand current partnerships include Witness.org, Channel 4's FourDocs, Busboys and Poets and Docs in Progress. # # # MEDIA CONTACT: NomadsLand Press Relations, press [at] nomadsland.com, (202) 470-0875.
Re: [videoblogging] Vlog Europe Update!!!!
Hey all, Short version: Yes, VlogEurope 07 is on! September 1st-2nd, Heidelberg, Germany. News and related discussions Blog-style: www.vlogeurope.com Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/3d9hgc Twitter: http://twitter.com/vlogeurope Sign up!: http://vlogeurope.com/wiki/index.php?title=2007_Participants Long version: Gosh, it has been a long time since I followed the conversations over here at the yahoogroups! Yes, VlogEurope is a go - in 1 month from now! If you attended VlogEurope 05 in Amsterdam or 06 in Milan, you know what to expect. An intimate atmosphere, lots of discussions in the corridor, or the cityscape, or the nature, some good eating, and overall a setting that is a bit less about the hype and a bit more about the discussions, the questions, the interaction with other videobloggers. When I think back at videoblogging since it has developed when I first started doing this - it is an amazing thing. Back then, bandwidth was our biggest worry. I remember Ryanne Hodson or Michael Verdi talking about their bandwidth issues. Then, Ourmedia came around, and then blip.tv and youtube and later a zillion other networks and services catering to our use. The scene has changed, but some of the questions still remain. I remember one of the topics at VlogEurope 05 in wonderful Amsterdam was long-term vlogging. How do we manage to do this in a long-term manner? How do we make sure that our children and grand-children have access to this media? Still, it seems like the internet archive is one of the safest bets - at least they DO promise you that they will keep your media forever (even if that is not possible beyond a certain timeframe). This year's VlogEurope is, like the others, mainly a meet-up of videobloggers. We might have a stage, and some presentations, and sponsors who help us with covering the costs of the event - but in the end, it is still about the VlogEurope atmosphere - the discussions, the meeting with old and new fellow vloggers, the probing into questions that mean something to you and the others. VlogEurope is, like Jeffrey said, taking place the same weekend as PodCamp UK. Of course, that is a shame in one sense - that means that less UK people will be present at VlogEurope in Heidelberg. But on the other hand, it could be a very interesting opportunity to work with space; physical space and virtual space - as arenas for discussions. What questions are being probed at PodCamp UK that might interest the people at VlogEurope? How does this relate to other conferences taking place - maybe that weekend, or at other times? How do we keep track of all the discussions? How do we Further them? VlogEurope came into being from discussions centered around the european flashmeetings in 05, where we realized that - heck! we want to meet!. I want to keep faithful to that basic premise: Meeting other videobloggers from Europe and beyond. This year's VlogEurope has been a lot less advertised than for instance last year's event in Milan, which was wonderfully hosted and organized. Some have asked: Is VlogEurope happening? Of course it is! September 1st-2nd, Heidelberg, Germany. Be there! :) We are currently negotiating with a few companies to try to get the expenses covered so that you don't have to pay for attending the event as a videoblogger. Having been very inactive in the vlogosphere the last year or so (basically, since The PAN imploded), I have looked at the scene / market with a mixture of dread and hints of that old old enthusiasm (an example of the enthusiasm is expressed here: http://www.dltq.org/v1/?p=64 ). Today, YouTube and CNN partner together. There are similar attempts at bridging the gap between the online audience and real-life politics taking place all around the world. (One of the interesting projects I follow is WebCameron: http://webcameron.co.uk/ ). A question to me is: What IS happening around Europe? What is happening in Portugal, or Poland, or Bosnia-Herzegovina, or Finland? How is videoblogging working to integrate the European community (within and outside the EU), or link the local with the global? How do language barriers create sub-cultures that are invisible to each other? For instance, in Norway there is a pretty large community of people who publish videos at www.snutter.no - here is a video I just found of a local politician running at the upcoming local elections: http://snutter.no/app/viewMovie.action?id=7946 This video is locked in within the snutter.no community. Is this good practice? How aware are we of what is happening in other countries? Are we perhaps too busy exploring our own web2.0y circle of friends or acquintances? http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/ is a great resource - where are the others? How good are we at pointing at new sources? Ok, that was a big sidetrack - my point was to show that VlogEurope is not just an isolated event, but is part of an ongoing discussion. I look forward to seeing many european videobloggers at VlogEurope (sign up
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Hardball legal tactics. Was: The History of What My Dog Can't Hear
Perhaps we need a personal information contract that we could supply to corporations that says ,You don't own this information, you just have the rights to use it for your personal records. If enough of the market were on board, they'd have to deal with it. I'm tired of them exploiting us. Cheers, Ron Watson Pawsitive Vybe 11659 Berrigan Ave Cedar Springs, MI 49319 http://pawsitivevybe.com Personal Contact: 616.802.8923 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the Web: http://pawsitivevybe.com http://k9disc.com http://k9disc.blip.tv On Aug 1, 2007, at 1:07 PM, Steve Watkins wrote: Heres a tinyurl to the story you posted: http://tinyurl.com/3bzguo I dont think its a new law though is it, just another wave of 'make an example of them to get others to comply, throw the book at them' type stuff? Added together these sorts of extra costs can make it hard for the smaller venues to survive, if they arent too profitable to start with. But its something Im sure most businesses are used to paying, I think in the UK that most companies accept they have to pay such things, or they try to avoid it until they are first approached, and then they cough up the moolah rather than having to suffer any further hassle. I dont expect anybody that makes a stand in the courts to win, as I think the laws are pretty well established regarding public performance rights, but maybe Im wrong. Like when I was a kid, when they played videos at school the smallprint always mentioned that the video was not licensed for display at public events, in schools etc. I always wondered if the schools paid a blanket fee, or some higher authority covered it on their behalf, or whether they were being naughty and ignoring such things. As that article's quotes from people show, the majority dont really buy into the concept tat when they buy music or films or whatever, they dont own them, they are just given rights to do certain things with them. Its a tricky one, companies are spending lots of money trying to 'educate the public' that things like mp3 downloading are the same as stealing CDs from a music shop. Theres a really dreadful advert on UK TV at the moment that tries to make a social taboo out of buying pirate DVDs and such things, equating it to a bloke who gives his girlfriend a ring he found in the street, what a cheapskate, hate him, hate him. Meanwhile research suggests that the UK is a world leader in terms of people buying dodgy fake goods. What I really object to is when I buy a legit DVD and then every time I stick it in the drive I am forced to watch a short piece about how evil copied DVDs are. Great, punish me for having the legit version! If In 25 years it is the trend for people to gather at venues wher videoblogs are played on giant screens, would videobloggers think this was commercial use and that they are entitled to some small cut? Thats when the issues can get interesting, as otherwise its too easy to side with freedom. At this point my own philosophy is settling on the total respect for whtaever the particular content cretor wants. If theyve signed up to a system that uses draconian methods, more fool them in the long run. If they want all media to be free and believe in a true creative commons of works, then hoorah. If they believe in something else then I'll respect that too, though I personally have a special place in my heart for those who want to push freedom further than most. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, bordercollieaustralianshepherd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eat faster, Drink quick, Move along, nothing to hear here any more. Without a special license, owners of bars, clubs and restaurants could be sued for playing any one of 8 million recorded songs, even from their own CDs. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) says that equates to performing copyrighted music without permission, and the group is going after local businesses that haven't paid them for the privilege. more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/ 2003815486_royalty01.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
