Another change is about to happen on Wikipedia, which now wants to popularize the concept of “open video”.

The Internet users, in two or three months, may use the button “Add Media” to add videos to the articles of Wikipedia, according to information from Technology Review, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

When you click the new button, the interface will open, allowing the search of audiovisual media that are free of copyrights. From this, the editor of the Encyclopedia Virtual choose the video he thinks is appropriate and insert it within the article.

In principle, there are not many companies and sites that will participate in the concept of “open videos”. It is estimated that, in addition to one million videos from the Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive will provide a catalog of 200 thousand titles. Metavid, which has the slogan of “Open Video Archive of the U.S. Congress,” supports the idea.

Historical materials, political speeches, interviews and iconic documentaries should be part of the first part of the acquis. The intent of the developers of Wikipedia is to increase the number of collaborations, encouraging the video makers have their work published in an open format, in a place of high visibility.

Via: Technology Review.