Ourmedia
Encyclopedia
Ourmedia is a media archive, supported by the Internet Archive
, which freely hosts any non-pornographic images, text, and video
or audio clips, where this would not violate copyright
laws. The website, which launched on March 21, 2005, was founded by Marc Canter
and J.D. Lasica
.
The media archive, Ourmedia, Inc. was incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit corporation in the State of California in September 2005.
, Ourmedia had over 110,000 members.
In the Spring of 2007, the site was revamped, and ourmedia accepts video media in all formats, open and proprietary, but rejects videos containing digital rights management
.
The project's Board of Trustee
s are:
The Advisory Board includes:
Ourmedia is powered by Drupal
.
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
, which freely hosts any non-pornographic images, text, and video
Video clip
Video clips are short clips of video, usually part of a longer recording. The term is also more loosely used to mean any short video less than the length of a traditional television program.- On the Internet :...
or audio clips, where this would not violate copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
laws. The website, which launched on March 21, 2005, was founded by Marc Canter
Marc Canter
Marc Canter is CEO of Broadband Mechanics, which produces People Aggregator, a social networking tool with source available . Previously, he was a founder of the company that became Macromedia. His blog, Marc's Voice, frequently critiques other Internet luminaries and competitors, such as Mark...
and J.D. Lasica
J.D. Lasica
J. D. Lasica is the byline of Joseph Daniel Lasica, a social media consultant, online journalist and blogger. He is the author of Darknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation , a book about the copyright wars and the future of media.Lasica was born in Passaic, New Jersey and graduated...
.
The media archive, Ourmedia, Inc. was incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit corporation in the State of California in September 2005.
, Ourmedia had over 110,000 members.
In the Spring of 2007, the site was revamped, and ourmedia accepts video media in all formats, open and proprietary, but rejects videos containing digital rights management
Digital rights management
Digital rights management is a class of access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals with the intent to limit the use of digital content and devices after sale. DRM is any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that...
.
The project's Board of Trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
s are:
- J.D. LasicaJ.D. LasicaJ. D. Lasica is the byline of Joseph Daniel Lasica, a social media consultant, online journalist and blogger. He is the author of Darknet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation , a book about the copyright wars and the future of media.Lasica was born in Passaic, New Jersey and graduated...
- Brewster KahleBrewster KahleBrewster Kahle is a computer engineer, internet entrepreneur, activist, and digital librarian.- Biography :Kahle graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. The...
- Mia Garlick
- Brad deGraf
- Susan MernitSusan MernitSusan Mernit is the CEO of Peoples Software Company, a Web 2.0 social media startup devoted to making it easier for people to connect with each other...
- Dave Toole
- John Seely BrownJohn Seely BrownJohn Seely Brown is a researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bent towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities....
The Advisory Board includes:
- Lawrence LessigLawrence LessigLawrence "Larry" Lessig is an American academic and political activist. He is best known as a proponent of reduced legal restrictions on copyright, trademark, and radio frequency spectrum, particularly in technology applications, and he has called for state-based activism to promote substantive...
- Brewster KahleBrewster KahleBrewster Kahle is a computer engineer, internet entrepreneur, activist, and digital librarian.- Biography :Kahle graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in computer science and engineering, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. The...
- Howard RheingoldHoward Rheingold-See also:* Collective intelligence* Information society* The WELL* Virtual community-External links:***** at TED conference** a 48MB Quicktime movie, hosted by the Internet Archive...
- Dan GillmorDan GillmorDan Gillmor is a noted American technology writer and columnist. He is director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard...
- Angela Beesley
- Doc SearlsDoc SearlsDavid "Doc" Searls , co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto, is an American journalist, columnist, author and a widely-read blogger, a fellow at the Center for Information Technology & Society at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a fellow alumnus of the Berkman Center for Internet &...
- James Boyle
- Susan Wu
- Charles NessonCharles NessonCharles Rothwell Nesson is the William F. Weld Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the founder of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society. He is author of Evidence, with Murray and Green, and has participated in several cases before the...
- Susan MernitSusan MernitSusan Mernit is the CEO of Peoples Software Company, a Web 2.0 social media startup devoted to making it easier for people to connect with each other...
- Karen Worcman
- Denise Atchley
- Alexander Cohen
- David BollierDavid BollierDavid Bollier is an American activist, writer, and policy strategist. He is co-founder of the , Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication, and writes technology-related reports for the Aspen Institute...
- Richard Prelinger
- Leslie Rule
- Bryan Alexander
- Jon Noring
- Nathon GunnNathon GunnNathon Gunn is a new media entrepreneur and founder of Social Game Universe, a Toronto-based social games developer. He also co-founded the multimedia studio Bitcasters, helped start Citytv and MuchMusic Interactive, and supervised and implemented internet strategy for the former Canadian Prime...
- Steve Rosenbaum
- Joaquin Alvarado
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