Check out the post from Micki Krimmel on Worldchanging. She sums up some of the issues facing all of us creating video content for the new century:
Whether or not you’re a fan of online video, you should at least be paying attention. Online video is much more than the sum of its current parts. It’s more than silly lipsynching videos, movie trailer mash-ups, YouTube, citizen journalism, video-blogging, and the birth of a brand new independent art movement. Online video is all those things but it’s also forging the path for new media. As Old and New Media become one and the same, the importance of how this all shakes out cannot be underestimated.
And about the recent MyHeavy.com debacle:
Videobloggers are looking to create a set of standards – an accepted etiquette for sharing video content on the web. (See Mike Meiser’s wiki on the topic.) They want to decide for themselves how others can and cannot use their work. Most videobloggers have benefited from the unrestricted sharing of their content on the web, and as a geekier group than most, many are staunchly against DRM. So how can online video artists support open media by allowing the free sharing of their content but still retain ownership and ensure their ability to make money from their work?
mike said:
Yes, this was a great post. ...I feel like I have more to add to this comment - but I'm just blanking out. Ugh. I need to be out of this office...
Clintus said:
I fraking loved this post. Along side the one you do a few weeks ago, the heat it on.
ILLUS said:
The important thing to remember is to not become elitists like the current media power structure that does not allow any sort of balance and lacks freedom of any kind. Oncea particular group starts creating "standards" and restrictions and dictating what is good or right you just become that same old system.
Yes, quality is important but let the people decide what is quality. And in regards to rights and making money it is important for an artist to own their work but once it is in the hands of the people they become part of the art because they keep it alive. The artist gives birth to the creation but the people who accept it are the ones who make it important or not. Bla bla bla...
Casey said:
I dislike when people mix up this issue with the music industry being pissed off about music sharing... what ILLUS doesn't seem to think about is that most online video producers use creative commons license that already allow for free video sharing (AS LONG as you're not making money for it). It doesn't matter whether a video is "quality"... what matters is that the content creator gets what they deserve (the right to set their own license).
ILLUS said:
I don't believe I am mixing anything up. I never mentioned anything about music sharing. This is about all content online that an artist creates whether it is video, music, animation.....
I definitely agree everyone that creates a work should be properly credited and I agree that others shouldn't make money off of their work. That is extremely important. I know common license is used and that is beautiful and I am all for artist rights, but I recognize that in the future it can become just like the old system and noone will want to share for fear others are profitting or they are losing money.
My biggest concern is that when standards are created we become the old system like Hollywood that thinks they know everything and can dictate what is good for an artist or the people and what isn't. I'm not saying that is happening...it's just a concern...something to be cautious about.
