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Revision as of 21:53, 6 February 2009
General
What is the Net Effects program?
A. Net Effects is an experimental program designed to encourage millions of people to share their thoughts about how the Net has changed their life. It is a part of the work that Mozilla is doing to help make openness, participation and distributed decision-making common experiences in Internet life.
How do I get started?
A. Watch our sample videos and then read the Participation Guide
What ways can I participate?
A. Currently, you can comment on the program and create sample videos. If you are interested, apply to join our Net Effects mailing list (or just read what is discussed on the list.)
As the program matures, you will be able to:
- Read text of the statements
- Watch video statements
- Make video statements
- Subtitle video statements
- Make mashups with the video statements
- Become a reviewer
- Translate the text of the video statements
- Convert videos into free/open video formats
Video Content, Length and Style
How long should a video be?
A. Videos should be from 3 to 12 seconds long - just the amount of time it takes to answer the question of, "What is one way that the Net has changed your life?"
Why won't you accept longer videos?
A.
How many videos can/should I make?
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Do I have to speak English in my video?
A. No. We encourage you to use any language that you speak fluently.
Do the videos need to be about me?
A. Not quite. Each video must be about the person it features.
Can I do a video with someone else?
A. That would be great! Just follow the other rules.
Can I promote a commercial interest or my blog in my video?
A. You could, be we won't index videos that are overly commercial or promotional in nature.
Participating in the Program
How do I participate?
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Why should I participate?
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What do I win?
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Why didn't you select my video?
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How are videos selected?
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Why didn't you index my video?
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Can you review my video?
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Can I record other people?
A.
Why do you want contact info for the videos?
A.
Why do you want biographical information for the videos?
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How can I take my video off of the Internet?
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How can I have my video be removed from the index?
A.
Technical Questions
What video formats can I use?
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Why do you prefer Ogg?
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How do I ...?
A.
Licensing, Use and Controvery
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What is a license?
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What license do I need to put my video under?
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Why do I have to use the Creative Commons .. license?
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What is Creative Commons?
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What if someone uses my video in a way I don't like?
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I've seen a video that I think is offensive or illegal. What can I do?
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Can I use the work that someone else makes with my video?
A.
Can I include other people's work in my video (like pictures, videos, etc.)?
A.
Who owns my video?
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What can I do with videos in the program?
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What cool things have people done with the videos?
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Can I sell a CD or DVD of the videos?
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About the Net Effects Program
Why is Mozilla coordinating Net Effects?
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Who is funding Net Effects?
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Who is participating in Net Effects?
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