[CREATE] Fwd: Open Video Conference

[Nathan Willis]

I've heard about it through some codec-design folks; my impression was that
-- despite some of the wording -- it doesn't have much to do with software.
Though I do see a couple of Mozilla people on the program.  But I suspect
they are there to discuss HTML5 video and/or Theora.

That's not to say that there won't be anything interesting; I just think it
focuses more on video creators -- content licensing choices and using
patented codecs, for example.

Nate

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:31 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno <gwidion at mpc.com.br>wrote:

> hmm..any of you were aware of this ?
> js
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> Subject: [estudiolivre] Open Video Conference
> Date: Thursday 14 May 2009
> From: Fabianne Balvedi <fabs at estudiolivre.org>
> To: estudiolivre <estudiolivre at lists.riseup.net>
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> http://openvideoconference.org
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> Open Video is a broad based movement of video creators, technologists,
> academics, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, activists, remixers, and many
> others. When most folks think of “open,” they think of open source and
> open codecs. They’re right—but there’s more to Open Video than open
> codecs. Open Video is the growing movement for transparency,
> interoperability, and further decentralization in online video. These
> qualities provide more fertile ground for independent producers,
> bottom-up innovation, and greater protection for free speech online.
>
>
> YouTube and other online video applications are rightly celebrated for
> empowering end-users; however, online video lacks some of the
> essential qualities that make text and images on the web such powerful
> tools for free speech and technical innovation. Email, blogs, and
> other staples of the open web rely on ubiquitous and interoperable
> technologies that have low barriers to entry; they are massively
> decentralized and resistant to censorship or regulation. Video,
> meanwhile, relies on centralized distribution and proprietary
> technologies which can threaten cultural discourse and innovation.
>
>
> Open Video is about the legal and social norms surrounding online
> video. It’s the ability to attach the license of your choice to videos
> you publish. It’s about media consolidation, aggregation, and
> decentralization. It’s about fair use. In short, it’s about a lot of
> things, and that’s why this conference is going to be so exciting!
> Conference Highlights
>
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> * Brings together stakeholders in the online video space (video
> makers, coders, lawyers, academics, entrepreneurs, etc.) for
> cross-pollination and development of the Open Video movement.
> * Raises the public profile of video creators and artists,
> especially those whose work relies on or contributes to Open Video.
> * Raises public interest and awareness around the Principles of an
> Open Video Ecosystem, a community effort to define best practices in
> online video.
>
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> Conference Details
>
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> * two day event; June 19-20 at NYU Law School with live webcast
> * main agenda to feature high-profile speakers and presenters in
> legal and cultural dimensions of online video.
> * secondary programming to include workshops on DIY video
> creation, publication, etc. (like USC’s 24/7 DIY Conference).
> * secondary programming to include open source developer
> workshops, tech demos, and technical community building.
> * compilation of video art reel (remix, collage, etc) and related
> documentaries for continuous screening (like Stay Free’s Illegal Art
> exhibit).
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> The Organizers
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> The conference is a production of Participatory Culture Foundation,
> Yale Internet Society Project, Kaltura, iCommons, and the Open Video
> Alliance.
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