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A lot of the anti-DRM discussion tends to focus on how much of a pain in the ass DRM is when customers buy content and want to use it on different computers or other devices. But an even bigger problem hits when a company inevitably decides to switch to a different DRM system, goes [...]

The new Miro Non-Profit Co-Branding Service We launched the Miro customization and co-branding program earlier this year in order to give video producers a tool for simple, integrated distribution of many podcasts. We’ve had interest from lots of ... [More] non-profits looking for simple ways to distribute video content online and we’ve always wanted to offer the co-branding [...] [Less]

We’ve just released version 1.2.3 of Miro. Download it here. What’s new: * When you download videos from YouTube (whether by search or in a YouTube feed), we get an MP4 rather than a FLV, if it’s available. The video quality of the MP4s is much higher. * Updated translations in lots of languages. * [...]

CNET has announced that Miro is a Webware 100 winner! Thanks to all of you for your votes. Here’s Miro’s official victory page and the Webware announcement which lists Miro in Editor Rafe Needleman’s personal Top 10. They write: Poised to become the ultimate desktop video app, Miro is across between a media player and a Bittorrent [...]

We’ve had a couple odd, but major bugs reported by single people and I want to make sure they are not widespread. Are you experiencing either of the following: a. You can’t load to getmiro.com in a browser (sounds like a trick question). b. When you start miro, the Miro Guide never loads, but [...]

Cory Doctorow (PCF board member) has canceled his internet account with Virgin in response to comments by their CEO that net neutrality is “a load of bollocks” and that they will be slowing down traffic from sources that don’t pay extra. These companies need to hear from the public and this is the language [...]

Video creators often choose to go wherever the largest audience is, and right now a lot of the audience is at YouTube, whose dominance has been steadily growing for a long time. According to Comscore, YouTube serves a mammoth 34% of all internet videos. 34% may not sound too impressive, until you compare it to [...]

Dave Glassco, a longtime Miro supporter and incredibly generous donor, recently shot and edited this short video. You may have already seen it, as it was featured in our latest funding drive. Dave talks about why open source is such a worthwhile ... [More] investment for high net-worth individuals and foundations. Although he’s talking specifically about Miro, [...] [Less]

Nitot just posted this awesome photo on his flickrstream:

It turns out that 22% of Miro users are in Germany. So to those of you reading from Deutschland, please join us in crafting a custom version of Miro just for you! You can help in three ways: Moderate: We need people to choose which channels get featured on the German home page, as well as check to make [...]