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Miro and the Participatory Culture Foundation

imageWired is featuring a story on Nicholas Reville of the Participatory Culture Foundation, a nonprofit organization “with a mission to build tools and services that give people more ways to engage in their culture.“ One of the PCF’s main projects is Miro, a free and Open Source video player for digital files. The Wired article notes, “Ultimately, the foundation’s goal is to promote and build an entirely new, open mass medium of online television.“ The nonprofit group has 12 full-time employees and is supported by grants from a variety of supporters, including Skyline Public Works and the Mitch Kapor, Surdna, Mozilla and Knight foundations.

October 8, 2007 Log in or register to comment on this post  

Microsoft Loses EU Appeal, Must Share Code and Pay Fine

The Associated Press today reports that Microsoft lost its appeal in the antitrust case before the European Union, and the EU Court of First Instance has ruled that Microsoft must share its communication code with competitors, sell a copy of Windows without Windows Media Player, and pay a $690 million fine, the largest ever levied by the court. In Europe, the move was hailed as an important protection for consumers and for stimulating competition, helping level the playing field for European software firms. BBC News also reports on the story.

September 17, 2007 Log in or register to comment on this post  

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