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Comments on: R.E.M. open-sources its music videos: The future of content?

The music industry is slowly opening up. Great things are on the way.

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by MyRightEye February 14, 2008 10:15 AM PST: Take a look at Open Source Track
http://OpenSourceTrack.com; Like this Reply to this comment


by Goodman.seth February 14, 2008 10:15 AM PST: This does sound like a cool idea, and very well could become standard practice with many artitst. The only thing that's bugging me is that now we will be bombarded with a lot of crap. There will be some great, artistic work put out by some people, but then there will be 150 junk video "remixes" that will sort of devalue the art of the music. I know any publicity is good publicity, but I'm already missing the days when you watched a professional video from an experienced director with a big budget. A good video has the ability to bring emotional attachment to a great song through images, and I suppose the opposite could be said of a bad video. And what about controversial content that the artists doesn't endorse (like expletive, racist, or religious imagery)? Will there be a disclaimer, or Un-offical, warning? Not everyone is an artist, but everyone sure as hell thinks they are.; Like this Reply to this comment


by dascha1 February 14, 2008 10:31 AM PST: There is nothing new under the sun... it's only news. The concept of mixing your own has been around for a very long time. For example - "quad-sound" back in the 60's and 70's where you could essentially direct where you wanted a Locomotive to move onto different Tracks with four Alternatives being the max at the time.

Good luck making it into the Forbes Top 5 Wealthiest with this idea REM ET AL!; Like this Reply to this comment


by The_Flying_V February 14, 2008 11:38 AM PST: Open Source is a mentality....the world is catching on! :); Like this Reply to this comment


by grossj144 February 14, 2008 12:23 PM PST: How is this open source? While the Artistic License is indeed used for open-source packages, the videos don't quite fit the spirit and intent of the license. Might a Creative Commons license have been a better choice?

Those questions aside, I am fond of REM and now I must say they are starting to catch on to the wonderful world of openness! Open content, open source, open world!; Like this Reply to this comment


by brianwolters February 15, 2008 1:04 PM PST: This is great but what's better? No more "blah" R.E.M....they've been blah from Up, to Reveal to Around the Sun...this song and new sound is WELCOME!!!!; Like this Reply to this comment


by onebedroom February 15, 2008 9:56 PM PST: the first one submitted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m87wmVoPxNI; Like this Reply to this comment

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Matt Asay brings a decade of in-the-trenches open-source business and legal experience to the Open Road, with an emphasis on emerging open-source business strategies and opportunities. Matt is general manager of the Americas division and vice president of business development at Alfresco, a company that develops open-source software for content management. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.