Open Media Network's first steps

Bruno Giussani writes:  "There are many ways to get videos from and publish them on the Internet. There are few that are easy, convenient, fast and legal.  ¶  Open Media Network is one of them. It an attempt at creating a delivery system for downloading and watching videos, as well as to publish them, and at developing over time a public repository of rich media content. The underlying strength of the system is a "grid network" technology that speeds up downloading considerably. Files are stored and managed centrally and delivered within a digital-rights management mechanism, and the OMN provides a listing by categories and tags making it easier to find the desired video. A future version will also include a payment feature so that producers can sell content through the OMN. (Oh: and they just released their beta client for Mac). ..."  Link:  Lunch over IP.  Disclosure -- I'm chairing a group of public broadcasting stations and independent producers that's collaborating closely with OMN.  --Dennis