OSTN Advertising
Recently there's been a flyer campaign on campus advertising the "Open Student Television Network". The word "Open" is by far the most prominent:
As has been recently noted, though, the video stream is scrambled so that it's only playable on the Windows version of Windows Media Player, which supports DRM. This is not the "Open Student Television Network" the flyers promise; in fact, it's a Closed student television network.
I realize that powers outside Case's control probably dictated this arrangement, so there may not be anything Case can do about the content. What they can do is stop taunting those of us who use non-Windows operating systems with the promise of an "Open" television network which has, in reality, been deliberately restricted so it will not play on our computers. To whoever is responsible for OSTN advertising on campus: please refrain from using the word "Open" where possible, since it's a poor description of the service. If this can't be done, at the very least don't make the word "Open" the most prominent element in the advertisement.
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Comments
Gregory Szorc said on November 22, 2005 06:00 PM:
And they posted illegally all over campus. Maybe USG will recommend a fine to EAI for the posting violations. Someone should have read the campus posting policy.
Andrew Witte said on November 22, 2005 06:29 PM:
Are Case staff subject to the same posting regulations as students, though?
Brian Gray said on November 23, 2005 01:13 PM:
Here is the OPEN web site. They are using the logo as designed.
Look at the governance maybe your concerns are getting sent back to the appropriate people, since Case is represented and OPEN is based in Cleveland.
Andrew Witte said on November 23, 2005 01:26 PM:
There's an ActiveX control on their home page. That says something about their awareness of cross-platform issues, I think.
FormerEmployee said on March 17, 2006 04:59 PM:
I used to work for the current director of OSTN.. Shane Walker. This guy is shit. Read all the comments on this post... http://tutv.blogspot.com/2004/09/partnerships-with-ostn-and-tufts-enews.html
(make sure you click "Post a Comment" to see all of them).
Aaron Shaffer said on November 22, 2005 05:50 PM:
I wonder how OSTN has been implemented at other universities?