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This is completely offtopic, but I'd love to do some encoding tests, except that the canonical test clips seem to be from Big Buck Bunny - animation encodes dif

This is completely offtopic, but I'd love to do some encoding tests, except that the canonical test clips seem to be from Big Buck Bunny - animation encodes differently than live-action video. Does anyone know of some Free-as-in-speech clips from a wider range of sources/cameras that I can use without being sued into oblivion? Australia doesn't really have Fair Use provisions.

ubitaco 11y ago
Perhaps you can start at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources/Video https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resour... Good luck!
__P 11y ago
Australia doesn't have Fair Use provision because it doesn't need it. Australia allows use of copyrighted material for research/teaching purposes (up to a % limit). As in it isn't against the law at all. Where as Fair Use Provision is a defence, when you are charged with breach of copyright (much like "self defence" in an assault charge). (This is how even in Australia, Teachers are allowed to photocopy material for classes, and Journalists can report on other materials without being sued). The Copyright Agency tries to police and charge royalties if applicable.
- voltagex_ 11y ago
  Right. Looks like the first item in [1] under the 1968 Act protects me, but If I'm wrong, [2] will see my computer destroyed. I'm not able to find anything regarding DRM, but I think that's what they mean by decoder. IANAL. 1: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s40.html http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/... 2: https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2006A00158/Html/Text#param128 https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2006A00158/Html/Text#para...
ewindisch 11y ago
Big Buck Bunny is from a number of films by the Blender Foundation. They also made the live-action movie Tears of Steel, which can be downloaded uncompressed: http://media.xiph.org/tearsofsteel/ http://media.xiph.org/tearsofsteel/
- voltagex_ 11y ago
  Whoa, there are some formats there that I've never heard of. Will have to do some research, thanks!

ubitaco 11y ago

Perhaps you can start at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resources/Video https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Free_media_resour... Good luck!

__P 11y ago

Australia doesn't have Fair Use provision because it doesn't need it. Australia allows use of copyrighted material for research/teaching purposes (up to a % limit). As in it isn't against the law at all. Where as Fair Use Provision is a defence, when you are charged with breach of copyright (much like "self defence" in an assault charge). (This is how even in Australia, Teachers are allowed to photocopy material for classes, and Journalists can report on other materials without being sued). The Copyright Agency tries to police and charge royalties if applicable.

voltagex_ 11y ago
Right. Looks like the first item in [1] under the 1968 Act protects me, but If I'm wrong, [2] will see my computer destroyed. I'm not able to find anything regarding DRM, but I think that's what they mean by decoder. IANAL. 1: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s40.html http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/... 2: https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2006A00158/Html/Text#param128 https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2006A00158/Html/Text#para...

ewindisch 11y ago

Big Buck Bunny is from a number of films by the Blender Foundation. They also made the live-action movie Tears of Steel, which can be downloaded uncompressed: http://media.xiph.org/tearsofsteel/ http://media.xiph.org/tearsofsteel/

voltagex_ 11y ago
Whoa, there are some formats there that I've never heard of. Will have to do some research, thanks!