Drupal: open-source publishing from JD Lasica on Vimeo. I finally had the chance to sit down with Dries Buytaert, founder and creator of Drupal, the open source content management system that is now powering tens of thousands of websites, including The Onion, Firefox sites, Sony Music artists (see myplay.com) and many others. Also spent time […]
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Your rights as a photographer
The photographer’s right: A downloadable flyer explaining your rights when confronted for photography Target audience: Cause organizations, nonprofits, NGOs, journalists, general public. This is part of our ongoing series designed to help nonprofits and other organizations learn how to use and create media. The Photographer’s Right is a one-page printout on what the rights of […]
Fair use in the digital age
How does fair use work in an age of social media? Fair use — the tradition that individuals may make use of copyrighted works for a range of purposes that are legal — is enshrined in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act. Other countries have their own versions of fair use. Many people mistakenly […]
Comparing Terms of Service at video sites
Target group: Cause organizations, nonprofits, NGOs, educators, students, businesses, general public Drop down to see: YouTube Blip.tv Ourmedia Internet Archive Yahoo Video Revver Google Video Metacafe DoGooder TV Many organizations and users don’t give a second thought to the rights you forfeit over the use of your […]
Amazee: a platform for social activism
Amazee from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Dania Gerhardt, co-founder and chief of finance and operations for Amazee.com, discusses “the world’s first social collaboration platform.” Her company, based in Zurich, Switzerland, launched in September 2007 and the platform went public in May 2008. Amazee is a platform for social activism and enabling groups and movements to […]