Critical Commons is a public media archive and fair-use advocacy network supporting the transformative reuse of media in scholarly and creative contexts. It is hosted by the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Media Arts & Practice division - criticalcommons.org 
# Assets Critical Commons provides download links, with media in various formats, and an api we can use for HTML5 embeds.
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HTML5 mp4 https://podcast.anarchive.earth/assets/critical-commons/Oppenheimer%20Walk%20of%20Life.mp4
Fair Use Clip from the movie Oppenheimer - criticalcommons.org
Following from the storied tradition of the original Walk of Life project (wolproject.com) ("hypothesis: "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits is the perfect song to end any movie") This took hold and wouldn't let go until I made it. I expected some dark irony here, but I didn't expect it to be so far into Dr. Stangelove territory.
# History
Critical Commons was launched in 2008 by Steve F. Anderson, with design by Erik Loyer. The project was supported by the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media & Learning Initiative and built using the open-source Plumi video sharing system in collaboration with EngageMedia and Unweb.me - en.wikipedia.org
# Mission The project’s goals are to: - Provide a repository of media (video, audio, and images) with a framework for transformative commentary and scholarly reuse - Advocate for and educate about fair use and copyright exceptions in digital scholarship - Offer tools and a community for embedding, annotating, curating, and contextualizing media in academic work
# Governance Key contributors and collaborators include: - Steve F. Anderson — founder and principal investigator - Holly Willis — chair of the Media Arts + Practice division - Tara McPherson — contributing faculty member - Technical collaborators: Unweb.me, EngageMedia, Infinite Recursion
# Features - Thousands of user-contributed media clips, each paired with transformative commentary - Embedding, annotation, and playlist tools for scholarly and educational use - Reliance on fair use principles and safe-harbor protections under U.S. copyright law.
# Related Initiatives
- Critical Commons Research Network (CCRN) explores digital knowledge-sharing and commons infrastructure
- Broader “critical commons” scholarship examines the social and historical dimensions of the commons
- See criticalcommonsresearch.net
# Impact Critical Commons provides an alternative to commercial media platforms by enabling educators and researchers to use and share media ethically and legally. It bridges the gap between media scholarship, pedagogy, and fair-use practice.
# See
- Critical Commons - wiki.p2pfoundation.net
- About Critical Commons - criticalcommons.org