Art of Vidding Awards - Round 12 Open

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

 Round 12 is open over at the Art of Vidding Awards.

Always nice to see new and familiar vidders so please submit something for the last round before the next Best of The Best voting.  Round 12 closes on 20th December.

Check out the fandoms and submit here

Legend of the Seeker vid: (now that I can) Dance

[ladymajavader.livejournal.com]

music: "Do You Love Me" by the Contours
fandom: Legend of the Seeker
warnings: enough shirtlessness and sword-twirling to make some fangirl ovaries explode and possibly NSFW sword-innuendo
genre: shippery dance!vid bordering on crack
summary: Richard tries to impress Kahlan with a combination of flying leaps, pervasive shirtlessness and funky new dance moves he learned just for her. But does she love him (now that he can dance)?

download and streaming links here

If you're surprised this show even exists, catch up quick! It's the most fantabulous cheesy fun/epic (love) story to hit our screens in a long time.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation: Standing Up For Your Digital Rights

[morgandawn.livejournal.com]

"Yesterday, EFF filed petitions with the Copyright Office seeking DMCA exemptions for three categories of activities that do not violate copyright laws, but that are still jeopardized by the DMCA's ban on bypassing technical protection measures used to control access to copyrighted works (i.e, DRM). The three exemptions are for: .....Noncommercial video creators (like YouTubers and vidders) who rip DVDs in order to use clips for fair use remixes...."

more here

(ps. there is a special callout to lum's 300 vid as an example of "what free speech looks like in the 21st century").