Participatory Culture Foundation: Difference between revisions

The '''Participatory Culture Foundation''' ('''PCF''') is a non-profit organization based in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Mark |date=December 10, 2005 |title=Internet TV at a crucial fork in the road |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/200394121 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=[[New Scientist]] |id={{ProQuest|200394121}} |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Its primary project is a [[free software|free]] and [[open-source software]] [[Internet television]] platform called [[Miro (software)|Miro]], formerly called the Democracy player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Democracy Internet TV Blog: Announcing Miro |url=http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/07/announing-miro/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927131044/http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/07/announing-miro/ |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |accessdate=August 1, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dibbell |first=Julian |date=March 8, 2006 |title=Mediocre TV |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/232289502 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=[[The Village Voice]] |id={{ProQuest|232289502}} |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> It is also the developer of Broadcast Machine, an open-source video publishing tool.<ref name=":0" />

It is aA [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profitorganization, organization]]the whosePCF's mission is to "develop technology and services that ensure everyone has access to all that the Internet has to offer", because "information is critical to building a more equitable and peaceful society".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our mission is tied to the structure of our organization |url=https://pculture.org/about-pcf |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Participatory Culture Foundation}}</ref>

ItThe organization was founded in February 2005. The [[Downhill Battle]] project precedes PCF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getmiro.com/about/ |title=About Page, Participatory Culture Foundation website |accessdate=August 1, 2007}}</ref>