Podcasting the Sounds of VFR
I am happy to inform you of the latest VFR Website feature: podcasting. What is podcasting? Well, in the future I will write some more complete documentation, but for now you can refer to the podcasting definition on Wikipedia (a side note: you do not need an iPod to hear a podcast).
Essentially podcasting (or media-file-casting, if you like) means that we can distribute multimedia files using RSS feeds (you can see that “blog feed” also on the left side menu). Boiled down: programmers who turn their shows into mp3 files can archive and distribute the files on the Web.
We are beginning with just one audio file (now two!), but it is my intention to develop a system for any VFR programmer (those who won’t have copyright problems with their programs) to distribute their programs via a combined VFR podcast. For those who are already podcasting their programs, if you like, you can also podcast your program on the combined VFR feed.
As I said, I am working on a streamlined system for programmers to give me their mp3 files to podcast. Along with that announcement I will give some more guidance about some of the copyright issues. In the meantime, let me point you to this Web page of information about podcasting and its copyright issues that VFR programmer and Sharkcast host Bill Childs noted.
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