Comments on: Netscape pioneers launch free content network

Part TiVo, part BitTorrent file swapping, the Open Media Network puts publishers' content into a peer-to-peer distribution network.

Paging RIAA, Paging MPAA. White Courtesy Telephone.

I'm all for it.

If this takes off though, and producers start using it to legally distribute their material, how long do you think it will be until the RIAA and MPAA will step in and try to find some loophole to stop it?

[RazorPop]

Open Media Network: Oh so Closed

Let's get this straight - proprietary P2P network, proprietary client, filtered results. ... Oh so Closed.

Such entertainment-engineered networks are not oriented to consumers or the real world. They still don't get that there is an entertainment glut, not scarcity. And the consumer is in control not Hollywood. Limited inventory, low value content, no incentives to share, software that you have to download, and content that likely will still be DRM'd. ... Sign me up!

See http://www.p2p-weblog.com/archives/open_media_network_oh_so_closed.html

Check out KnowItAllVideo.com then man

you will like it... see my post on the article's page. That's where I put my stuff..

[Earl Benser]

WIndows Only, Useless Product

This is something to brag about???????????

[RickyFr]

So Not Ready For Prime Time

Product hasn't really reached beta. IMHO it's an alpha.

Tried this product/service. Doesn't seem to like to
like Mozilla Firefox. Used IE instead. Screens and downloads so slooow. Gave up.

Call me when they get out of alpha.

Prodigem Marketplace uses BitTorrent

The article doensn't mention it so I thought I'd chime in. Prodigem just recently launched its Marketplace which utilizes BitTorrent to allow its users to sell content or share it for free. See the press release: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050414/bs_prweb/prweb229020_1

Gary
prodigem.com

KnowItAllVideo.com - way ahead.

These guys are way ahead of the game. They have been taking user generated content (including mine) for over a year and have TONS of videos... all rateable, forums, etc.

Not only do they have their own slew of content, they just launched a PARTNER program that easily powers any web site with the ability to accept user generated video content... for free. Simple HTML is all the partner site needs to integrate. They keep adding new parnter features, so soon you could basically build one of these video portals all by your lonesome... and trump the crap out of all these "big" names... woohoo! Some of their videos have already been featured in the Frontier Airlines Film Fesitval.

So yeah these guys have had this game on for a while... watch them...

Besides there's no non-standard additional software to install. Videos are always super fast to buffer and view. Besides my own, Jason Klamm's INFORMNation (featured series) are my favorite.