Just because you shot the video does not mean it’s yours! Get serious about who owns your work!

The moment you insert some Rihanna music in your video, that video cannot be owned exclusively by you because you do not own the licensing rights to the music. So unless you pay for it, (way too much money!), you must create your own music, and most of us lack that particular talent, so then your only other choice is royalty free, and/or creative commons music. Using this type of music and in most cases crediting the artist, gives you the freedom to do what you want with your video. Of course there are varying degrees of common creative and ownership licenses, but usually the source of your music will provide you with details. Royalty free music when purchased does not even require credits, because you own the music once it is paid for. In this case you can even sell your video without issue. Youtube has sophisticated software embedded where they can troll for licensed music. Copyright music is flagged, you get a strike against your account with the possibility of having your video taken down. Continue reading

Erasmus: An opportunity not to be missed

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is one of the biggest student associations in Europe. It started to operate on October 16th 1989 and was legally registered in 1990. The main goal of the association is to promote, support and develop student exchange.

At present, it serves more than 393 institutions from 36 countries and as time goes by these numbers are getting bigger and bigger. Continue reading

What about e-learning?

With the advent of the internet, life has changed. People started using different kinds of communication and experiencing technology. Communication is one of the uses of the internet, but year after year, the internet has opened the door for all kinds of fields, jobs, thoughts and many things that nowadays are controlled in the virtual world. For example, banks are connected via the internet across the globe. Continue reading

The Music Industry

The Music Industry is one of the most profitable markets over the last 30 years and also one of the main mediums used by entertainment companies to persuade and reach audiences for different purposes. Probably Pop and Rock music are the most recognized and lucrative styles of the industry. The penetration that these cultural products have all over the world and the number of people they can reach, are one of the main reasons for some scholars to believe in the cultural imperialism made through the music, specifically through these styles. Continue reading

How would you like to record the best quality video on the Sony Pd-170 camera?

The Sony Pd-170allows you to record in two different modes. There is the standard mode, the DV mode and the DVCAM mode. In the first the camera records more slowly, turning the heads slower, and allows you to use up your whole tape. A 60 minute tape will be 60 minutes – in terms of usable tape. In DVCAM mode the camera records faster,  turning the heads faster thus allowing you to record the maximum of only 40 minutes using a 60 minute tape. Continue reading