The previous posts on video have sparked an idea for a project on how the expansion of video on the net will create changes in our media (and copyright landscape). I’m hoping that blogging will serve as a good motivation to write a draft. Here’s what I’m thinking of concentrating on:
- The expansion of video technologies, such as YouTube, Democracy, and BitTorrent (especially when combined with RSS) will drastically change one’s need to rely on cable and Tivo.
- At least among broadband countries, this move will greatly expand our ability to gaze into other cultures. Since video is a visual medium, one barely needs to understand other languages to appreciate the content (which could never have been understood as text).
- The limitations of national and international copyright will affect whether this move of video and culture online occurs with or without the support of content owners.
- Other issues: digital divide (tech and $$), displacement of other video media, Internet tiering, how it will affect content owners/creators/industry.
As always, this at the moment is thinking out loud. Don’t take me too seriously yet.