For anyone interested in creating, remixing or just plain consuming media from the web, this goofy-but-great cartoon explains the basics of the creative commons license.
Budding local podcasters looking for music to include in their programs can go to Magnatune, a record company for the digital age (motto: "We are not evil"). They specifically allow much of their artists' music to be used free in podcasts (with some attribution, of course).
If you are using Windows 2000/XP, you can also attend the Pawtucket Film Festival's filmcast. They are releasing some of the festival's films online for free viewing one film at a time throughout the festival. I'm using Windows ME so can not download Quicktime 7 and cannot watch the films (or I'm simply too lazy to look for another way to watch them). Of course, being that it is a filmcast (and not simply streaming or downloadable-files-on-a-server), you can subscribe to a feed which will bring the films to your computer as they are released. Just another new wrinkle for our local artists, filmmakers and festival producers to consider. I wonder if the Big Muddy knows about this?
1 comment:
Nathan,
Thanks to you for the information. It's good to know that you guys have got the alternatives covered for those of us with a good internet connection but who are slow to upgrade our software.
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