MPAA: Drink Duff Beer, Don't Steal Homer's New Flick
2007-08-30 23:49:25 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Copyright
Australian copyright authorities report Friday that the recently released "The Simpson Movie," which a 21-year-old Australian allegedly filmed with a mobile phone last month while in a Sydney suburb movie house, has been widely distributed on the Internet without Twentieth Century Fox's permission. (courtesy of Wired) UPDATE |
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2007-08-30 23:49:38 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Technology
A new site called vConvert allows you to convert and download videos from YouTube in a matter of seconds. They have a good range of options, including mobile 3GP, mp4, wmv and Quicktime movies. A very useful service... UPDATE |
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2007-08-30 23:49:54 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Technology
The old model of TV broadcasting the same content to be viewed by millions of people at the same time is dying. Users of the web want content they have chosen to watch, on demand. And they want to be able to mix it up, put their own spin on it and put it back out there. Web Video is coming on leaps and bounds. Already, one can hook their laptop up to the 42" and stream movies, TV shows, cartoons, you name it, from sites that collect video links from elsewhere on the web. Why don't the owners of these shows offer them legitimately in this way? For free, but surrounded by ad content to pay the bills. Perhaps a very minute charge could be applied to movie streams, but charging $9.99 to watch a streamed movie online is not going to take. Perhaps the idea of a blanket licence fee is the best option. Divide it among the artists based on views, ratings, downloads or such similar measuring tools. A fair and reasonable monthly charge on top of the broadband bill in exchange for the privilege of accessing a celestial jukebox of audio visual content would be fine by me. UPDATE |
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2007-08-30 23:51:28 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Education
Want an education? Open up a browser. With the information available online, you could probably get a complete education without ever leaving your house.
But for more traditional students, as well as their parents and teachers, it can be tricky to find online information that is safe, relevant and age-appropriate. You don't want your kids to jump knee-deep into DNA sequences if they haven't even reached their third grade Mesozoic-era workshop.
(via Wired)
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2007-08-30 23:51:51 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Digital Rights
Kembrew McLeod's documentary about Freedom of Expression makes for very compelling viewing. UPDATE |
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2007-08-30 23:53:08 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Digital Rights
Universal have threatened to sue Veoh for copyright infringement but Veoh are actually suing Universal for making unreasonable threats. They believe they are protected by provisions in the DMCA and they hope to get a declaratory injunction to bar Universal from taking legal action. We will watch this one with great interest. UPDATE |
2007-08-30 23:53:24 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: FilmMaking/Editing
Charlie Brooker, of BBC’s Screenwipe, has a great piece illustrating some of the devious editing techniques used in the creation of reality TV shows. While this isn’t breaking news for editors, it’s still shocking to see how quickly and efficiently the editing room can change the context of a scene. (courtesy of Tropist)
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2007-08-30 23:53:46 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Remix Culture
Daniel Geduld, the man responsible for 'The Skeletor Show', a series of video mash-ups using clips from the He-Man cartoon overdubbed with new 'comedic' dialogue and a jazz soundtrack, has become the latest example of head hunted talent in the remix world. He added his email address and the line 'Please give me a job. 'I'm talented.' to the end of each clip...and that's exactly what has happened. Similar stories have come from AMDS films, the creators of the Robocop vs Terminator clips among others and Robert Ryang, the creator of 'Shining' the godfather of video recuts. A lesson to be learned... UPDATE |
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2007-08-30 23:53:58 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Movies/TV
I've beeen waiting for this for a long time. It's been worth the wait. I relived my childhood in a cinema screen. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Starscream, Megatron...Good times. My childhood heroes have been revamped and updated for the 21st century. ("We learned your languages from the world wide web" - Optimus Prime.) This film will blow you away. Michael Bay has managed to not destroy an ideal of a robotic alien father figure from a planet called Cybertron. This is brilliant. 5/5 UPDATE |
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2007-08-30 23:55:57 Posted
by: ragaman7 Category: Politics
Very interesting the YouTube - CNN debate. Users at the ground level can have their opinions heard in a new way enabled by technology. Candidates get to appear tech savvy while still airing their own agendas. Still, a step in the right direction methinks. UPDATE |
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