Sunday 1 pm at Pixelodeon http://pixelodeonfest.com/schedule/
We'll be having a discussion on this topic in the DIY theatre. The goal is to finalize version 1 of a document that we can sign on to and begin to establish some performance standards. It is applicable to audio and video content. In preparation for Pixelodeon, I have gone through the many posts on this topic and the fine summaries created by Mike Hudack of blip.tv and Todd Cochrane of GeekNewsCentral and creating a working draft. Please look at the draft here: http://www.barefeetstudios.com/aggregation/ We have also had our programmer create an online database with submission form so that as soon as we have it polished, we can all add our names to the document as signatories. A page will display all the signers, updating in real time. I think the more of us we have backing this up, and spreading the word in our own networks, the more we can bring to bear in the marketplace. I am working on options to live stream our discussion from Pixelodeon so you "need not be present to win - I mean speak." This may be limited by our bandwidth, but stay tuned and we will at least set up a person or two on skype who can be relaying inbound questions and comments. If you want to get the latest real time updates please follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling Jay had a great idea that once we have this in place, it can be sent directly to an aggregator in violation, and we can even have designated representatives to meet with each company. Mike at blip has been bearing the brunt of this work; a document like this with hundreds (thousands??) of signers can only strengthen our position. We've envision the online signin/support petition as being open to all people - not just media creators, so our base of support is wide open. Once we have this in place, then we can start tracking and blogging about those who play nicely and those who don't, to bring our collective influence to bear out there. Aloha, Rox -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian 808-384-5554 http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling http://www.beachwalks.tv http://www.barefeetshop.com http://www.barefeetstudios.com
