Hey, Reddit! As we get ready to launch the first stage of Watchit, we wanted to share some background on where we’ve been and where we’re headed. After five years of improvements and development, we’re closer than ever to realizing a platform built to empower creators and connect them directly with fans in a decentralized space.

What makes Watchit unique? Our mission is simple yet powerful: to create a place where creators can share content freely, without intermediaries limiting their reach or income. With tools like Lens for social engagement and Synapse for secure, flexible monetization and distribution, we’re bringing the power back to creators in the decentralized world.

Curious to learn more? Check out our full post on Notion, where we break down the vision, the roadmap, and what’s coming in each stage of Watchit’s journey.

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The more we learn about how GAI actually works, the more obvious it is that free culture isn't free, and allowing tech firms to steal content without compensation is theft. Free culture requires humans https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/10/29/ai-needs-us-more-than-we-need-it/

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We’ve put together a great and fun game, built by u/jadapema, to showcase the flow simulation of our protocol. It’s an interactive way to explore how the economic models and participant flows work within the system. 🚀

If you're into blockchain, Web3, or IP management, this is definitely something worth checking out. I’d love to hear your thoughts or any feedback!

Here’s the link: https://www.figma.com/proto/0vK5AoPEmeIcxJHAdmDEYs/Protocol-Flow-Simulation

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Here is the ones that I know of:

• Kevin Comics.

• Arcade Rage.

• ComiCSS.

Any other comics?

I've created a wiki in April 2006, called ♪ The Wiki Songbook for Free Music ♪. The idea behind it is twofold: a) to create a song book for complete songs, and b) to collaboratively create songs within this wiki.

Although I recommend and prefer Creative Commons Zero (CC0) for compatibility reasons, the wiki does not specify one site wide license. Instead, the license of each song is specified per page. The songs have to qualify as Free Cultural Works.

Unfortunately, the activity within the wiki was always low and is now almost zero.

As a side note, me and a friend started a band in 2008, and the original idea behind it was to perform songs from the wiki. Later however, we just put our finished songs into the wiki.

Currently, I'm using the wiki to work on an AI generated punk album (in German).

Comments and suggestions are welcome. New users, too ;-)

Hey all!

Dropped here to say that nearly half a year ago I started my own manga (only one small introductory chapter out so far), a cyberpunk/biopunk, dystopian, mystery story, which I decided to do license under CC BY-SA 4.0, free culture, and will do so until it's completed (I've no idea in how many years).
The reason for this is that after being introduced, via fodongo, a free-culture zine, and its creator Jectoons, to free culture, I realized this is the most probably the only way for art and culture in general to thrive and improve and last. Creativity sky rockets and has no limitations! All artists of all sorts should support it, as copyrights helps only big corps to make a lot of profit (in my opinion in any way)...

I've added the cover and the page as sample. If you want to take a look, DM me or leave a comment! I don't want to paste the link as I don't want to seem to self-promo... Just wanted to share that there is a manga out there that is free culture and will remain so :))

Edit: I thought I had uploaded the images, but I guess I was wrong. I hope it works now.

Antumbra Chapter 00 page 7

Antumbra Chapter 00 cover

Hey Community,

We are thrilled to announce that Watchit is back with a bang! After a brief hiatus, we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes and are excited to share some major updates and a brand new release.

Web app screenshot

What's New:

🎬 New Release: Our latest update brings significant improvements to the platform, including a more intuitive user interface, enhanced performance, and bug fixes. This release is just the beginning of many great things to come.

📈 Improved Performance: We’ve optimized the platform to ensure a smoother experience, faster load times, and a more stable environment for all users.

🔧 Feature Enhancements: Based on your feedback, we’ve added new features and refined existing ones to better serve our community. Stay tuned for detailed release notes!

What's Next:

🌟 Upcoming Features: Our roadmap is packed with exciting new features and enhancements. We’re working on integrating more blockchain capabilities, expanding our content library, and introducing new ways for creators and viewers to interact.

💡 New Projects: We have several innovative projects in the pipeline that will revolutionize the way you experience independent films. Keep an eye out for announcements in the coming weeks!

🎉 Community Engagement: We’re committed to building a stronger, more engaged community. Join our upcoming AMA sessions, participate in our chats and connect with fellow movie enthusiasts.

📢 Note: Soon more public domain movies will be added to the collection. The use of public domain movies is intended to showcase the platform in demo mode for future inclusion of content from productions. This is a beta version that will improve in performance as additional tools are developed. While the web app is intended for desktop users, the mobile app is still in development.

We couldn’t have come this far without your support and feedback. Thank you for being a part of the Watchit journey. Get ready for an exciting future with Watchit, and let’s continue to democratize access to independent cinema together!

Stay tuned for more updates and happy watching!

Join us:

• Visit our website: https://watchit.movie
• Try our web app release: https://app.watchit.movie.
• Download our desktop app: https://github.com/WatchItDev/watchit-app/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.0

Best, The Watchit Team

Hey folks. I'm thinking of creating a digital and perhaps even a regular archive for free culture works. I don't want to duplicate any existing work, and I'd like the archive to be of high quality over high quantity due to limited space. That being said, I cannot decide precisely how to determine what belongs in a free culture archive and what does not.

I'm thinking, perhaps only articles that fit the free cultural works definition, which means excluding quite a few licenses that may otherwise allow free distribution. I don't really want to distribute articles unless they carry significance, importance, and perhaps rarity. This means that archiving software hardly makes sense, but then who is to decide whether keeping a copy of, say, The Great Gatsby is more important than an original copy of Linux 1.0? How can I possibly decide what to allow and what must be left out? In a sense, I guess I'm creating a time capsule to preserve libre culture for as long as possible, as an attempt at enriching libre culture.

How can I narrow my scope? How can I decide what can stay and what must go?

Hi! I’m a college student who is researching the free culture movement for an assignment, and I’ve noticed that the page freeculture.org is down right now. I wanted to step by here to see if there’s a new official page available to consult, or maybe something for my research. I'm specially interested in knowing the whereabouts of the movement in the latest years, because everything that I find seems to be about its origins, but I want to know the repercusions it has had.

Anyways the more I find out about free culture, the more I like it, so if anyone wants to help me out be very welcome. You seem to have created a really cool community and I will definetly step by here often.

Thanks in advance (and sorry for my English, it is not my first language) :)

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