Open AccessPreserving digital remix video
Author(s) -
Rebecca Fraimow
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2014.0549
Subject(s) - obsolescence , metadata , usable , world wide web , the internet , computer science , digital preservation , multimedia , digital content , business , marketing
Digital content, particularly audiovisual material, sourced on the Internet is unlikely to remain usable and discoverable into the long term as a result of file corruption, format obsolescence, unreliable hosting sites, and insufficient metadata. In this overview, the risks to the material, the current preservation efforts being undertaken by remix communities, and suggested methods that creators of remix video can use to help their material survive into the next digital generation are presented