Apple I: the Mac is amazing
So months after wondering what this integrated "Rip, Mix, Burn" technology in OS X is all about, I finally got around to making a movie -- Mr. Willem's First Christmas. It was astonishingly easy to make. It took a couple hours of shooting with a Sony DV Cam, and then a couple hours editing. Sound directly integrates with iTunes. Photos directly integrate with iPhoto. And the result directly integrates with iDVD. All that's missing is a simple way to integrate Creative Commons licenses, the way, e.g., MT does, and Adobe will (as announced at our party, at which the latest cool Flash! was shown as well).
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Someone should mention the benefits of being able to incorporate a cc license into an iMovie to Apple... My guess is that they would be responsive, especially since they have made it extremely easy for people to post their completed movies to the web using .Mac
Beautiful kid.
And nice movie. "My Life, Changed" seems a very appropriate score, considering the subject matter.
I'm putting together my new blog with iBlog, and it has the same great integration with iTunes and iPhoto (and .Mac). But no CC integration.
A feature-length movie premiering at Sundance next month called "Tarnation" was reportedly made entirely on iMovie.
This has nothing to do with the subject at hand, but I wanted to make a public proclomation of my appreciation for professor lessig's work. though i do not always agree with the professor, i appreciate his commitment to the public discourse of intellectual property issues and his passion for the public good.
just a thought at the end of what has been a revolutionary year.
What an absolutely beautiful movie, Lawrence. Thanks for sharing it.
just curious - Say I buy a song from the iTunes music store, and that license says I may use it in any home video I make. I make a video using that song, and want to put creative commons license on it and post to my home page. How would creative commons license incorporate that license for song?
What is the incredible (yet haunting) music at the beginning?
the incredible music is by Colin Mutchler and Cora Beth. It is a Creative Commons favorite. See the discussion here.
My assumption is that as long as you don't profit off the short, you can use what music you like. This is how it works for festival films that are not searching for distribution.
I have been researching music licensing to determine if I am breaking copyright laws by including music on my own home videos. According to the Recording Industry Association of America and American Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) you can use music in a home video as long as it is not publicy available for viewing. I spoke directly to reps at both organizations and was told if the movie is posted on a web site for ANYONE to see and hear the music - then it is in violation of copyright laws. If you are only allowing family anf friends, ergo, personal use, the it is OK. What differentiates this viewing capability? If the web site is password protected then it is not considered public. It does not matter if you are making money off the music or not, you must get permission for use if it is to be publicly available.