Open Images is a platform to upload, edit and publish video, audio and images. Based on MMBase it aims to offer online access to a selection of archive material to stimulate creative reuse, including
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remixing of archive material in new works. Open Images also supports interlinking with other data sources (like Wikipedia), allowing the easy creation of mash ups. Access to the content will be based on the Creative Commons model, which proposes a middle way to rights management, rather than the extremes of pure public domain or reservation of all rights. The projects ‘open’ nature is underscored by adapting open formats and using open source software for its infrastructure.
The project is still in its development phase but a first release is expected within a few weeks (mid september 2009). [Less]