Star Search Casting Principles

We are building Star Search Casting to make the world more open and transparent, which we believe will create greater understanding and connection. Star Search Casting promotes openness and transparency by giving individuals greater power to share and connect, and certain principles guide Star Search Casting in pursuing these goals. Achieving these principles should be constrained only by limitations of law, technology, and evolving social norms. We therefore establish these Principles as the foundation of the Terms of Use Agreement of those within the Star Search Casting Service.

1. Freedom to Share and Connect

   People should have the freedom to share whatever information they want, in any medium and any format, and have the right to connect online with anyone - any person, organization or service - as long as they both consent to the connection.

2. Ownership and Control of Information

   People should own their information. They should have the freedom to share it with anyone they want and take it with them anywhere they want, including removing it from the Star Search Casting Service. People should have the freedom to decide with whom they will share their information, and to set privacy controls to protect those choices. Those controls, however, are not capable of limiting how those who have received information may use it, particularly outside the Star Search Casting Service.

3. Free Flow of Information

   People should have the freedom to access all of the information made available to them by others. People should also have practical tools that make it easy, quick, and efficient to share and access this information.

4. Fundamental Equality

   Every Person - whether individual, advertiser, developer, organization, or other entity - should have representation and access to distribution and information within the Star Search Casting Service, regardless of the Person's primary activity. There should be a single set of principles, rights, and responsibilities that should apply to all People using the Star Search Casting Service.

5. Social Value

   People should have the freedom to build trust and reputation through their identity and connections, and should not have their presence on the Star Search Casting Service removed for reasons other than those described in Star Search Casting's Terms of Use Agreement.

6. Open Platforms and Standards

   People should have programmatic interfaces for sharing and accessing the information available to them. The specifications for these interfaces should be published and made available and accessible to everyone.

7. Fundamental Service

   People should be able to use Star Search Casting for free to establish a presence, connect with others, and share information with them. Every Person should be able to use the Star Search Casting Service regardless of his or her level of participation or contribution.

8. Transparent Process

   Star Search Casting should publicly make available information about its purpose, plans, policies, and operations. Star Search Casting should have a town hall process of notice and comment and a system of voting to encourage input and discourse on amendments to these Principles or to the Terms of Use Agreement.

9. One World

   The Star Search Casting Service should transcend geographic and national boundaries and be available to everyone in the world.