New citizens' multimedia site, OurMedia.org, launches
Ourmedia.org, a free global repository for grassroots media, launched today with great fanfare, allowing anyone for free to upload, store and share digital works -- home movies, music videos, original music, audio interviews, photos, art, documentaries, grassroots political ads, animations, books, student films, software, etc.
"You can publish media, post comments, and you get a free blog," the site says. "We'll store your video, podcasts or digital photo collection for free � forever. No catches."
The site quickly got Slashdotted and overrun by so much traffic that it became inaccessible. More servers are being added and the site is supposed to be up again with 24 hours.
Ourmedia agrees to host such works as long as the authors or artists are willing to share their works with the global community. Podcasters and videobloggers like the service because they can upload their media without being hit by hundreds of dollars in bandwidth bills, as sometimes happens when a file they host becomes widely popular....
Ourmedia will also test the boundaries of fair use, permitting inventive or educational mash-ups or "remix" works that contain small snippets of copyrighted work � but drawing the line against infringement and illegal misappropriation of others� content....
Ourmedia will take advantage of the latest publishing technologies to offer RSS feeds that let anyone subscribe to a channel, such as music videos or animations; peer-to-peer technologies such as BitTorrent, which allows people to easily and legally share their own creations; and search tools that will allow anyone to legally remix or build upon others� works.
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