Basement Tapes Nears Completion
2008-08-02 19:57:37 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Copyright
The ambitious Open Source Cinema project, or Basement Tapes as it has come to be known, the brainchild of Canadian film-maker Brett Gaylor, is nearing its conclusion. We await the results with baited breath...You can help to complete the ending of the movie as it is a collaborative piece. Here are some comments from Brett himself:
The voyage of Open Source Cinema / Basement Tapes (or Pirate Movie?) is nearing the end of its first stage - the movie is almost done! We've incorporated remixes, original videoblogs, music and photos drawn from this site (and the culture that surrounds us). But there is a final step we need open source cinema to take - the end of the movie!
The future of copyright and culture is changing as we speak - so why fix it in stone? The end of the movie needs to be in constant flux, and needs to be built from more than one perspective. So that's why we're asking for your help.
The following clips are a starting point, a suggestion, of material we plan to use for the ending. But this section needs to be open, flexible and diverse, so if you have anything you want to edit in, or submit for consideration, do so. LINK
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2008-07-29 12:49:03 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Copyright
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2008-07-25 17:44:57 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Copyright
"When the Pittsburgh-based musician who calls himself Girl Talk announced that his new collection of songs, “Feed the Animals,” would be released on a pay-what-you-want download basis, it didn’t get quite the same level of attention that Radiohead got when that band did the same thing last October. That makes sense: Aside from being first, Radiohead also happened to be a chart-topping critics’ darling that had sold millions of records over the course of a years-long major-label career. Girl Talk (real name Gregg Gillis) has also won critical praise but is not likely to land a big-time contract, commercial radio play, a spot in an iPod ad or even distribution on iTunes. This is because “Feed the Animals” is composed almost entirely of more than 200 samples of other artists’ music, ranging from Lil Wayne to Kenny Loggins — none of which Gillis has obtained permission to use." from the New York Times, by Rob Walker.
DOWNLOAD FEED THE ANIMALS
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2008-07-25 01:27:26 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: FilmMaking/Editing
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2008-07-23 12:58:48 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Technology
Hilarious parody on social networking sites by the folks at Current.tv... UPDATE |
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2008-07-21 23:51:17 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Remix Culture
The Future of Public Media Project recently published an important new document that provides very helpful guidelines on what is and what is not acceptable use of previously published material in an online setting. Here's the introduction:
This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances.
This is a guide to current acceptable practices, drawing on the actual activities of creators, as discussed among other places in the study Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video and backed by the judgment of a national panel of experts. It also draws, by way of analogy, upon the professional judgment and experience of documentary filmmakers, whose own code of best practices has been recognized throughout the film and television businesses.
You can download the full paper here. And you can read the rest of the introduction and the guidelines here. UPDATE |
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2008-07-01 12:06:06 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Remix Culture
The Total Recut Video Remix Challenge 2008 is no longer accepting entries. You can start watching and voting for your favourites now by clicking here! Once the voting period is over, the 10 best videos will go forward into the final to be judged by Lawrence Lessig, Henry Jenkins, Kembrew McLeod, Matt Mason, Pat Aufderheide, Mark Hosler, JD Lasica and Luminosity. May the best remix win! Click here to watch the videos. UPDATE |
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2008-06-26 11:55:37 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Remix Culture
"Fan made music videos featuring The Sims aren't exactly new. Electronic Arts kind of blew the lid off of the underground nerd hobby last spring when they had Lilly Allen make a video for "Smile" in which she sang the song in Simlish, the Sims language. (I had to look it up. Take it easy, nerds.) Still, have you seen these things lately? They are the funniest thing." [from VideoGum.com UPDATE |
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2008-06-24 20:10:17 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Remix Culture
Matt Mason, author of the critically acclaimed 'The Pirate's Dilemma' has generously agreed to participate as a judge in the Total Recut Video Remix Challenge 2008. Entries are still currently being accepted until July 1st when the videos will be released for your viewing and voting pleasure! Stay tuned... UPDATE |
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2008-06-23 19:47:43 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Copyright
A new open source software group has added its voice to the opposition against the Conservative government’s impending copyright reform bill. Lulu CEO Bob Young likens the legislation to banning screwdrivers because they could be used by burglars.
“The copyright philosophy behind the U.S. DMCA is that it’s illegal to do what software engineers do every day of the week and what they’ll have to continue to do in order to build better technology for all companies,” Bob Young, spokesperson for the Canadian Software Innovation Alliance (CSIA) and a former founder and CEO at Red Hat Inc., said. “The biggest concern is we’re going to have law substitute for good technology. We’re crafting these laws without having anyone from the technology industry engaged in the process.”
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