[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-25 Thread Richard Bluestein
Yes.

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adam Quirk, Wreck  Salvage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Awards don't mean a goddamn thing.  They're stupid.  They're all
stupid.
 It's beyond me that we feel the need to set aside a night to give
out these
 jagoff bowling trophies so all these people can pat each other on
the back
 about how much money they're making boring the piss out of half the
world.
 
 Jerry Seinfeld
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_OqvUbBNA4
 
 
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-25 Thread David Meade
Ah. Sorry, I didn't realize simple statements like that in the face of
overwhelming evidence to the contrary was sufficient. My bad.

I am the King of England.

- Dave


On 7/24/07, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 I understand.

 
 From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 On Behalf Of David Meade
 Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:05 PM
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


 On 7/24/07, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:john%40podtech.net
 wrote:
 
  Not true Kent. I responded immediately to Lan and what was said shall
  remain private. It is over and we fully respect CC and producers work.
 

 I think what you keep failing to understand, John, is that your issue WITH
 LAN is over  your issue WITH THE COMMUNITY as to how it ended is NOT.

 You can't wash away one with the other, and you cant pretend they are the
 same and expect the community to buy it.

 Saying the reason we didn't have to pay Lan what he asked after we stole
 his stuff is private isn't going to relieve concerns by content producers
 as to if PodTech respects the true ownership of the content. Why would we
 as content producers ever choose to trust such a company with our work
 ever
 again?

 Your issue with Lan may be over, but your issue with the community is not
 ... and your constant refusal to understand the difference between the two
 is not painting PodTech in the best of lights.

 If you want the issue with the community to be over, you're going to have
 to
 a) stop confusing the two and b) talk to the community about the issue
 that
 remains. Moving discussions off list and outside the view of the community
 isn't going to help you do that.

 trust me, you don't know the whole story sounds like a load of crap to
 me
 ... either Lan owned the image or he didn't. You've acknowledged that he
 did. And happily for you Lan has let you off the hook  but PodTech
 has yet to address THE COMMUNITY as to why it felt it didn't have to pay
 Lan
 what he asked even after he negotiated down from his first invoice.

 - Dave

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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-25 Thread Kent Nichols
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Kent,
 We are not shitting on the creative commons.  We are proponents of
it.  A mistake was made plain and simple.
 
 Sorry about misspelling your name I know it's Kent not Ken.


http://podtech.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/vloggies-event-making-it-open-are-videobloggers-better-off-one-year-later/

Seems like you don't know my name is Kent.  Should I refer to you as
Joh?  :)

-Kent



Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Deirdre Straughan
Well, drat, and here I was all proud to learn (way after the fact) to learn
that I got a Vloggie (which goes to show how much importance I attached to
this - I didn't even know anything of mine was in the running).

I guess we can do The People's Vlog Awards or some such. If we want to. I
obviously didn't get to the Vloggies, but it seems to me that a lot of fun
and constructive conversations were had just hanging out at other
videoblogging events, without worrying about who was more recognized than
anybody else. How about Florence (you know, the place in Italy)? I may be
able to organize something there if anyone's interested...


-- 
best regards,
Deirdré Straughan

living  travelling in Italy
(and other Countries Beginning with I)
www.beginningwithi.com


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RE: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread John Furrier
Ken,
Last year the Vloggies was a PodTech event designed to bring together artists 
and video developers.  You remember Ken because you were part of the growing 
group trying to make a living while developing kick ass content.  We invested 
heavily in that and brought in sponsors who wanted to be part of the ecosystem. 
 Today new sponsors are coming in to the industry and the existing advertisers 
continue to sponsor (fund) shows and video development across all networks.  
I'm proud of all the energy and industry momentum that was a result of 
PodTech's investment in the Vloggies.

Is the industry better off than it was a year ago??  A lot of videobloggers are 
much better off this year than last year as the result of everyones creative 
work.  The sponsors *are* recognizing it with dollars. This is the result of 
hard work by the industry not by one company but everyone involved in 
pioneering videoblogging - from the founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies to 
Pixelodeon.  In between many companies have been formed and new producers are 
joining and participating on a global scale.  I see this as a great thing. In 
fact new organizations like the Association of Downloadable Media are forming 
to promote new advertising models around video and audio.  The industry is 
growing and viable business models are developing.

That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open industry 
event.  PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try a 'land grab' as you 
say.  I'm exploring and having conversations with partners about the format of 
the Vloggies this year.  Although we trademarked the term we are happy to work 
with any group with ideas to make it open like we did last year.

We are in business to make money and do the right thing to grow with the 
industry.  As a company we do make good business decisions and make some 
mistakes.  Yeah a photo was accidentally used and some people didn't get their 
Vloggies on time - our bad but not intentional.  If more great content can 
continue to come out from video pros (on PodTech or other network and sites) 
and more advertisers continue to accelerate their sponsorship and advertising 
efforts then I'm happy and the mistakes don't seem that bad.  At the end of the 
day we are all part of a growing ecosystem and the goal of PodTech and the 
Vloggies is working with our peers in this ecosystem.


From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent 
Nichols
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:19 PM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


Off-list? If you want to engage my professional services, contact my
agents. Barrett Garese at UTA.

If you want to talk about the Vloggies, let's talk about the Vloggies
here in public.

I support an open awards show that is owned by no company. I think that
Trademarking Vloggies gives your company too much control. The Oscars
are owned by the film industry, and the Emmys are owned by the TV
industry. There were several sponsors last year, don't they also have
as much right to the mark of the Vloggies as PodTech?

Oh but you have more rights don't you? Because the person that came up
with the idea, the person that organized it and made it a success was on
your dime... The person that was just let go, right after the Trademark
was filed...

By landgrabbing Vloggies, you are trying to own an industry, which is
unconscionable.

You guys are smart, you're just caught in a lot of bad decisions.

You should donate that mark to the Creative Commons, or EFF, or create a
new non-profit that will run the awards. That would be the right thing
to do, and might start repairing the PR nightmare you guys are
experiencing right now.

-Kent, askaninja.com

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, 
John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Kent,
 Email me if you'd like to get involved and we can chat off list

 John

 
 From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
[mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
 Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 6:08 PM
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


 Well, great.

 So what are you going to do with the Vloggies this year John?

 -K

 --- In
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
John Furrier john@ wrote:
 
  Kent,
  You're not sure. In fact you're way off base. Trademarks are first
 use and the filing was part of many others like the BlogHaus and other
 events. It had nothing to do with Irina being a full time employee.
 Irina is an awesome person and is doing great work in videoblogging.
 
 
 
  
  From:
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging

Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Ron Watson
  
 developing kick ass content. We invested heavily in that and  
 brought in sponsors who wanted to be part of the ecosystem. Today  
 new sponsors are coming in to the industry and the existing  
 advertisers continue to sponsor (fund) shows and video development  
 across all networks. I'm proud of all the energy and industry  
 momentum that was a result of PodTech's investment in the Vloggies.

 Is the industry better off than it was a year ago?? A lot of  
 videobloggers are much better off this year than last year as the  
 result of everyones creative work. The sponsors *are* recognizing  
 it with dollars. This is the result of hard work by the industry  
 not by one company but everyone involved in pioneering  
 videoblogging - from the founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies  
 to Pixelodeon. In between many companies have been formed and new  
 producers are joining and participating on a global scale. I see  
 this as a great thing. In fact new organizations like the  
 Association of Downloadable Media are forming to promote new  
 advertising models around video and audio. The industry is growing  
 and viable business models are developing.

 That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open  
 industry event. PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try a  
 'land grab' as you say. I'm exploring and having conversations with  
 partners about the format of the Vloggies this year. Although we  
 trademarked the term we are happy to work with any group with ideas  
 to make it open like we did last year.

 We are in business to make money and do the right thing to grow  
 with the industry. As a company we do make good business decisions  
 and make some mistakes. Yeah a photo was accidentally used and some  
 people didn't get their Vloggies on time - our bad but not  
 intentional. If more great content can continue to come out from  
 video pros (on PodTech or other network and sites) and more  
 advertisers continue to accelerate their sponsorship and  
 advertising efforts then I'm happy and the mistakes don't seem that  
 bad. At the end of the day we are all part of a growing ecosystem  
 and the goal of PodTech and the Vloggies is working with our peers  
 in this ecosystem.

 
 From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com  
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
 Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:19 PM
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

 Off-list? If you want to engage my professional services, contact my
 agents. Barrett Garese at UTA.

 If you want to talk about the Vloggies, let's talk about the Vloggies
 here in public.

 I support an open awards show that is owned by no company. I think  
 that
 Trademarking Vloggies gives your company too much control. The Oscars
 are owned by the film industry, and the Emmys are owned by the TV
 industry. There were several sponsors last year, don't they also have
 as much right to the mark of the Vloggies as PodTech?

 Oh but you have more rights don't you? Because the person that came up
 with the idea, the person that organized it and made it a success  
 was on
 your dime... The person that was just let go, right after the  
 Trademark
 was filed...

 By landgrabbing Vloggies, you are trying to own an industry,  
 which is
 unconscionable.

 You guys are smart, you're just caught in a lot of bad decisions.

 You should donate that mark to the Creative Commons, or EFF, or  
 create a
 new non-profit that will run the awards. That would be the right thing
 to do, and might start repairing the PR nightmare you guys are
 experiencing right now.

 -Kent, askaninja.com

 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:videoblogging% 
 40yahoogroups.com, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  Kent,
  Email me if you'd like to get involved and we can chat off list
 
  John
 
  
  From:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging% 
 40yahoogroups.com
 [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging% 
 40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
  Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 6:08 PM
  To:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging% 
 40yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone
 
 
  Well, great.
 
  So what are you going to do with the Vloggies this year John?
 
  -K
 
  --- In
 videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging% 
 40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
 John Furrier john@ wrote:
  
   Kent,
   You're not sure. In fact you're way off base. Trademarks are first
  use and the filing was part of many others like the BlogHaus and  
 other
  events. It had nothing to do with Irina being a full time employee.
  Irina is an awesome person and is doing great work in videoblogging.
  
  
  
   
   From:
 videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging% 
 40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
 
 [mailto:videoblogging

[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread pouringdownpix
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Deirdre Straughan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


 How about Florence (you know, the place in Italy)? I may be
 able to organize something there if anyone's interested...
 
 

vlog awards in florence?! y'all buried the lede. 

all winners to stay in a villa in fiesole. 

ci veddiamo dopo.


daniel, pouringdown.tv




RE: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread John Furrier
Thanks Ron.  I'm happy to talk about stuff publically but as you said some 
stuff is handled in private.

I am a big believer in net neutrality.


From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron 
Watson
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:57 AM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


This is the reason that corporations don't like a net neutral internet.

You want to know why Net Neutrality is going to go away? This is the
reason. I don't really have much to say bad or good about podtech,
but the way this whole thing with Lan  Irina is going down must be
extremely uncomfortable for Podtech, as a corporation.

Corporations don't do this stuff, and when they do, they don't do it
well. They're too big and they're too slow to interact in the manner
that people act on the internet. Transparency is an anathema to a
corporation.

And, please, don't think that this is directed solely at Podtech, it
is just a tangible example.

John wants to do this off list because that's how business is done.
Business is done in private, the details of the deals are kept out of
the public eye. It's much easier to handle there. Lawyers and courts
are a fact of life for corporate business. Conducting business in
daylight in public is a serious problem because the end result cannot
be predicted. There are no procedural rules in this environment, and
it's impossible to know how the dialogue will ebb and flow.

In court, or on the phone in private, it's much easier to control the
situation. The possibilities are finite. On a list like this they are
not.

Press releases, commercial ads, and such are one way communication.
Information delivered from on high, in one direction, with the full
faith and credit of, say, the NYT, is hard to counter as a single
person. It's much easier to get what you want when you can't be
called out in public by a smart, passionate person or persons.

Now Podtech is not really the kind of Corporation that I have
problems with... yet. They are more akin to us than to Sony, which is
why they are on this list and are participating as best they can.

I understand that some people don't like the blanket condemnation
that my gripes against 'the corporation' sound like, but it's very
hard to come up with language that effectively communicates the
nuances between big giant corporations and small ones, and besides,
the only thing stopping small corporations from becoming large ones
is the amount of money they make. Once they hit critical mass and get
the power to flood the world with their message and to legislate and
lawyer their will without serious challenge, they become the target
of my arguments.

So what am I saying here?

I'm just saying that Corporations should not be looked at as
artificial people. They should not be writing our laws. They should
not be filtering our news. They should not be electing our public
officials.

Corporations should be able to do business, and should have the
limited liability to protect them from unforeseen mistakes and
consequences of their business, but they should still be responsible
for malfeasance. Incorporating should protect a company from mistakes
and unintended consequences, but it should not be a get out of jail
free card, as it is today.

Net Neutrality is our equalizer. We, regular old people can have just
as shiny an image, just as wide a reach, and just as clean a path to
reach people as a big giant corporation. They structural advantages
of entities with an equivalent GDP of small European countries is
mitigated, as much as it can be. It sets up a near meritocracy, which
is a good thing. Much better than a plutocracy.

Anyway, John, Robert, I commend you for trying to get in front of
things on this list, but you're in dangerous waters. You're damned if
you do, damned if you don't. This list is the ultimate in
responsibility for a corporation, and could do you worlds of good
within the community that is driving your business. It also can bite,
very hard, as I'm sure you're feeling right now.

For those of you on the list, take a look at how things are working.
This is the power of net neutrality. We're on a level playing field,
information is democratized or a 'free market' for those of you with
that persuasion. If we're not careful, it's going to go away. The
sway and power of the passionate and enlightened people on this list
will go away because nobody will have the patience to wait for the
'transaction' of information.

The same holds true of our videoblogs and video podcasts, but even
moreso, because of the large size of the files.

If we want to participate - to do shows, to check the PodTechs, the
Heavy.coms, Magnify.nets, and such, to have a say in the development
of the digital commons, please stick your neck out for net neutrality.

I guess I'll quit now.

Cheers,

Ron Watson
http://k9disc.blip.tv
http://k9disc.com
http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog
http

[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Kent Nichols
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com , John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Ken,

Please learn my name.  It's sloppy and disrespectful.  Kent.  Nichols. 
Co-Creator of AskANinja.com.

 Last year the Vloggies was a PodTech event designed to bring together
artists and video developers.  You remember Ken because you were part of
the growing group trying to make a living while developing kick ass
content.  We invested heavily in that and brought in sponsors who wanted
to be part of the ecosystem.  Today new sponsors are coming in to the
industry and the existing advertisers continue to sponsor (fund) shows
and video development across all networks.  I'm proud of all the energy
and industry momentum that was a result of PodTech's investment in the
Vloggies.

Great, how many new advertisers have you and your company brought to the
table?  Now take Scoble off the table.  I agree all ad dollars flowing
in the industry is a good thing.  But it's going to take years and years
and a lot of hard work by countless people to move advertising into
online video.

But I fail to see the direct result of the your investment in the
Vloggies doing that.

 Is the industry better off than it was a year ago??  A lot of
videobloggers are much better off this year than last year as the result
of everyones creative work.  The sponsors *are* recognizing it with
dollars. This is the result of hard work by the industry not by one
company but everyone involved in pioneering videoblogging - from the
founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies to Pixelodeon.  In between many
companies have been formed and new producers are joining and
participating on a global scale.  I see this as a great thing. In fact
new organizations like the Association of Downloadable Media are forming
to promote new advertising models around video and audio.  The industry
is growing and viable business models are developing.

I sent a message to the ADM, and received no response.  I spoke to a few
members and they said they were at a meeting a few months ago and the
were surprised that they had joined this group and the announcement
caught them off guard.

Having a single meeting and throwing up a web site isn't making a
coalition.

 That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open
industry event.  PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try a
'land grab' as you say.  I'm exploring and having conversations with
partners about the format of the Vloggies this year.  Although we
trademarked the term we are happy to work with any group with ideas to
make it open like we did last year.

Great.  Form a non-profit with board members from various companies and
give the trademark to that non-profit.

 We are in business to make money and do the right thing to grow with
the industry.  As a company we do make good business decisions and make
some mistakes.  Yeah a photo was accidentally used and some people
didn't get their Vloggies on time - our bad but not intentional.  If
more great content can continue to come out from video pros (on PodTech
or other network and sites) and more advertisers continue to accelerate
their sponsorship and advertising efforts then I'm happy and the
mistakes don't seem that bad.  At the end of the day we are all part of
a growing ecosystem and the goal of PodTech and the Vloggies is working
with our peers in this ecosystem.


These mistakes don't seem that bad to you because you are the one that
made them.  Shitting all over creative commons, and then claiming it
wasn't about the money is ludicrous.  Undermining the sense of community
in this industry by trying to own the awards show is the height of
arrogance and lameness.

John, I'm begging you to form a non-profit.  Let the awards live there. 
It will happen with or without you, and it may as well be with you and
your trademark.

--
Kent Nichols
http://askaninja.com http://askaninja.com/
http://hopeisemo.com http://hopeisemo.com/


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RE: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread John Furrier
Kent,
We are not shitting on the creative commons.  We are proponents of it.  A 
mistake was made plain and simple.

Sorry about misspelling your name I know it's Kent not Ken.


From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent 
Nichols
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:39 AM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com 
, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Ken,

Please learn my name. It's sloppy and disrespectful. Kent. Nichols.
Co-Creator of AskANinja.com.

 Last year the Vloggies was a PodTech event designed to bring together
artists and video developers. You remember Ken because you were part of
the growing group trying to make a living while developing kick ass
content. We invested heavily in that and brought in sponsors who wanted
to be part of the ecosystem. Today new sponsors are coming in to the
industry and the existing advertisers continue to sponsor (fund) shows
and video development across all networks. I'm proud of all the energy
and industry momentum that was a result of PodTech's investment in the
Vloggies.

Great, how many new advertisers have you and your company brought to the
table? Now take Scoble off the table. I agree all ad dollars flowing
in the industry is a good thing. But it's going to take years and years
and a lot of hard work by countless people to move advertising into
online video.

But I fail to see the direct result of the your investment in the
Vloggies doing that.

 Is the industry better off than it was a year ago?? A lot of
videobloggers are much better off this year than last year as the result
of everyones creative work. The sponsors *are* recognizing it with
dollars. This is the result of hard work by the industry not by one
company but everyone involved in pioneering videoblogging - from the
founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies to Pixelodeon. In between many
companies have been formed and new producers are joining and
participating on a global scale. I see this as a great thing. In fact
new organizations like the Association of Downloadable Media are forming
to promote new advertising models around video and audio. The industry
is growing and viable business models are developing.

I sent a message to the ADM, and received no response. I spoke to a few
members and they said they were at a meeting a few months ago and the
were surprised that they had joined this group and the announcement
caught them off guard.

Having a single meeting and throwing up a web site isn't making a
coalition.

 That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open
industry event. PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try a
'land grab' as you say. I'm exploring and having conversations with
partners about the format of the Vloggies this year. Although we
trademarked the term we are happy to work with any group with ideas to
make it open like we did last year.

Great. Form a non-profit with board members from various companies and
give the trademark to that non-profit.

 We are in business to make money and do the right thing to grow with
the industry. As a company we do make good business decisions and make
some mistakes. Yeah a photo was accidentally used and some people
didn't get their Vloggies on time - our bad but not intentional. If
more great content can continue to come out from video pros (on PodTech
or other network and sites) and more advertisers continue to accelerate
their sponsorship and advertising efforts then I'm happy and the
mistakes don't seem that bad. At the end of the day we are all part of
a growing ecosystem and the goal of PodTech and the Vloggies is working
with our peers in this ecosystem.


These mistakes don't seem that bad to you because you are the one that
made them. Shitting all over creative commons, and then claiming it
wasn't about the money is ludicrous. Undermining the sense of community
in this industry by trying to own the awards show is the height of
arrogance and lameness.

John, I'm begging you to form a non-profit. Let the awards live there.
It will happen with or without you, and it may as well be with you and
your trademark.

--
Kent Nichols
http://askaninja.com http://askaninja.com/
http://hopeisemo.com http://hopeisemo.com/

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Eddie Codel
Registering as a Community Mark is an alternative worth a look.

http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/01/14/the-case-for-community-marks/

-eddie

On 7/24/07, Kent Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 John, I'm begging you to form a non-profit.  Let the awards live there.
 It will happen with or without you, and it may as well be with you and
 your trademark.

 --
 Kent Nichols
 http://askaninja.com http://askaninja.com/
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Steve Watkins
That Community Mark article was great. Im not sure there is any legal
reality in it though, which may make it slightly pointless. Creative
Commons harneses existing legal system and cncepts about intellectual
property, to build a system which should be compatible with existing
legal system, courts, the idea of contracts, etc.

I dont know if the same could be done with trademarks, if it can be
done then its probably by building on the existing trademark laws. So
a community could create and use something as a trademark, and could
give other some additional rights to use the trademark, subject to
certain terms. 

But unlike copyright, there are additional burdens on the trademark
'owner' to use it or lose it, so if the legal requirements to
'protect' the trademark are incompatible with the vision of allowing
some community reuse, there will be a problem, so Im not sure it would
work.

This and other things leads me to believe that in practical terms, at
this stage having a non-profit looking after the trademark, rather
than relying on a new concept in mark protection that has no legal
basis, is the safer approach. Its a bit like trying to be legally
sound with the concept of 'a community', if the community is not a
recognised legal entity, then its a set of individuals who could fall
out at some point and each claim to be the legitimate community. So
you put a proper entity together, but it costs time  money. 

I suppose there may be another way to handle the trademark thing
without needing an entity to formally registering trademarks. You can
start using something as a mark, create some human-readable rules for
community use of the mark, and not do anything more formal. If someone
else tries to register that mark later, you can try get get the
application rejected, based on existing widespread use of the mark by
yourselves. (As far as I remember, you can put TM on stuff without
formally registering it, its the registered R symbol that you cant use
unless you have the trademark officially registered.)

Categories of use are another complication. The same marks can be
registered and used by different people/entities if they are in
different categories of use and dont fall foul of any of the rules
about being deliberately misleading.

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Eddie Codel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Registering as a Community Mark is an alternative worth a look.
 
 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/01/14/the-case-for-community-marks/
 
 -eddie
 
 On 7/24/07, Kent Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  John, I'm begging you to form a non-profit.  Let the awards live
there.
  It will happen with or without you, and it may as well be with you and
  your trademark.
 
  --
  Kent Nichols
  http://askaninja.com http://askaninja.com/
  http://hopeisemo.com http://hopeisemo.com/
 
 
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Steve Watkins
Short version of what I was getting at is that putting CM at the end
of something may not achieve anything (other than awareness of the
issue), wheras putting TM is probably better than nothing and offers
at least some potential recourse later if someone else tries to
'steal' the mark.

I mean I guess its ok to just invent and use something like the 'Copy
Left' symbol because thats about giving away rights, but the Community
Mark idea is not about declaring no rights reserved, just changing the
balance, and that requires something with a legal basis , equivalent
to how creative commons is made real, in my opinion.

Cheers

Steve Elbows

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Steve Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 That Community Mark article was great. Im not sure there is any legal
 reality in it though, which may make it slightly pointless. Creative
 Commons harneses existing legal system and cncepts about intellectual
 property, to build a system which should be compatible with existing
 legal system, courts, the idea of contracts, etc.
 
 I dont know if the same could be done with trademarks, if it can be
 done then its probably by building on the existing trademark laws. So
 a community could create and use something as a trademark, and could
 give other some additional rights to use the trademark, subject to
 certain terms. 
 
 But unlike copyright, there are additional burdens on the trademark
 'owner' to use it or lose it, so if the legal requirements to
 'protect' the trademark are incompatible with the vision of allowing
 some community reuse, there will be a problem, so Im not sure it would
 work.
 
 This and other things leads me to believe that in practical terms, at
 this stage having a non-profit looking after the trademark, rather
 than relying on a new concept in mark protection that has no legal
 basis, is the safer approach. Its a bit like trying to be legally
 sound with the concept of 'a community', if the community is not a
 recognised legal entity, then its a set of individuals who could fall
 out at some point and each claim to be the legitimate community. So
 you put a proper entity together, but it costs time  money. 
 
 I suppose there may be another way to handle the trademark thing
 without needing an entity to formally registering trademarks. You can
 start using something as a mark, create some human-readable rules for
 community use of the mark, and not do anything more formal. If someone
 else tries to register that mark later, you can try get get the
 application rejected, based on existing widespread use of the mark by
 yourselves. (As far as I remember, you can put TM on stuff without
 formally registering it, its the registered R symbol that you cant use
 unless you have the trademark officially registered.)
 
 Categories of use are another complication. The same marks can be
 registered and used by different people/entities if they are in
 different categories of use and dont fall foul of any of the rules
 about being deliberately misleading.
 
 Cheers
 
 Steve Elbows
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Eddie Codel eddie@ wrote:
 
  Registering as a Community Mark is an alternative worth a look.
  
  http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/01/14/the-case-for-community-marks/
  
  -eddie
  
  On 7/24/07, Kent Nichols digitalfilmmaker@ wrote:
  
   John, I'm begging you to form a non-profit.  Let the awards live
 there.
   It will happen with or without you, and it may as well be with
you and
   your trademark.
  
   --
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   http://askaninja.com http://askaninja.com/
   http://hopeisemo.com http://hopeisemo.com/
  
  
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Kent Nichols
Not to fully rehash the Lan situation, but we all make mistakes. 
Mistakes are human, it's how we handle mistakes that determines our
character.

When the mistake was brought to your attention, and an invoice was
presented, you ignored/didn't pay it.  If you truly believed in CC,
you would have acknowledged the mistake, paid Lan's reasonable invoice
(and it was quite reasonable), and then made a donation to CC on top
of that.

Instead you paid Lan a fee he did not agree to and he bittersweetly
donated it to CC, to which you hastily agreed to donate when you saw
public opinion was against you.

If a small company like PodTech, who is actually aware of CC, doesn't
really respect or understand CC, then how are we as creators going to
ever get larger companies to understand it?

The same goes with this Trademark issue.  You trademarked it because
you see value there.  Value for your company.  Not for the industry,
not for the community, but for you.

Great for you.  Yippee.  But it leaves the community in a lurch.

Create a non-profit, give the trademark to it, and let's move on.

-Kent, askaninja.com

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Kent,
 We are not shitting on the creative commons.  We are proponents of
it.  A mistake was made plain and simple.
 
 Sorry about misspelling your name I know it's Kent not Ken.
 
 
 From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
 Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:39 AM
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone
 
 
 --- In
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com

mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
, John Furrier john@ wrote:
 
  Ken,
 
 Please learn my name. It's sloppy and disrespectful. Kent. Nichols.
 Co-Creator of AskANinja.com.
 
  Last year the Vloggies was a PodTech event designed to bring together
 artists and video developers. You remember Ken because you were part of
 the growing group trying to make a living while developing kick ass
 content. We invested heavily in that and brought in sponsors who wanted
 to be part of the ecosystem. Today new sponsors are coming in to the
 industry and the existing advertisers continue to sponsor (fund) shows
 and video development across all networks. I'm proud of all the energy
 and industry momentum that was a result of PodTech's investment in the
 Vloggies.
 
 Great, how many new advertisers have you and your company brought to the
 table? Now take Scoble off the table. I agree all ad dollars flowing
 in the industry is a good thing. But it's going to take years and years
 and a lot of hard work by countless people to move advertising into
 online video.
 
 But I fail to see the direct result of the your investment in the
 Vloggies doing that.
 
  Is the industry better off than it was a year ago?? A lot of
 videobloggers are much better off this year than last year as the result
 of everyones creative work. The sponsors *are* recognizing it with
 dollars. This is the result of hard work by the industry not by one
 company but everyone involved in pioneering videoblogging - from the
 founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies to Pixelodeon. In between many
 companies have been formed and new producers are joining and
 participating on a global scale. I see this as a great thing. In fact
 new organizations like the Association of Downloadable Media are forming
 to promote new advertising models around video and audio. The industry
 is growing and viable business models are developing.
 
 I sent a message to the ADM, and received no response. I spoke to a few
 members and they said they were at a meeting a few months ago and the
 were surprised that they had joined this group and the announcement
 caught them off guard.
 
 Having a single meeting and throwing up a web site isn't making a
 coalition.
 
  That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open
 industry event. PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try a
 'land grab' as you say. I'm exploring and having conversations with
 partners about the format of the Vloggies this year. Although we
 trademarked the term we are happy to work with any group with ideas to
 make it open like we did last year.
 
 Great. Form a non-profit with board members from various companies and
 give the trademark to that non-profit.
 
  We are in business to make money and do the right thing to grow with
 the industry. As a company we do make good business decisions and make
 some mistakes. Yeah a photo was accidentally used and some people
 didn't get their Vloggies on time - our bad but not intentional. If
 more great content can continue to come out from video pros (on PodTech
 or other network and sites) and more advertisers continue to accelerate
 their sponsorship and advertising efforts then I'm happy and the
 mistakes don't seem that bad. At the end

RE: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread John Furrier
Not true Kent.  I responded immediately to Lan and what was said shall remain 
private.  It is over and we fully respect CC and producers work.


From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent 
Nichols
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:51 AM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


Not to fully rehash the Lan situation, but we all make mistakes.
Mistakes are human, it's how we handle mistakes that determines our
character.

When the mistake was brought to your attention, and an invoice was
presented, you ignored/didn't pay it. If you truly believed in CC,
you would have acknowledged the mistake, paid Lan's reasonable invoice
(and it was quite reasonable), and then made a donation to CC on top
of that.

Instead you paid Lan a fee he did not agree to and he bittersweetly
donated it to CC, to which you hastily agreed to donate when you saw
public opinion was against you.

If a small company like PodTech, who is actually aware of CC, doesn't
really respect or understand CC, then how are we as creators going to
ever get larger companies to understand it?

The same goes with this Trademark issue. You trademarked it because
you see value there. Value for your company. Not for the industry,
not for the community, but for you.

Great for you. Yippee. But it leaves the community in a lurch.

Create a non-profit, give the trademark to it, and let's move on.

-Kent, askaninja.com

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, 
John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Kent,
 We are not shitting on the creative commons. We are proponents of
it. A mistake was made plain and simple.

 Sorry about misspelling your name I know it's Kent not Ken.

 
 From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
[mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
 Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:39 AM
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


 --- In
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com

mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
, John Furrier john@ wrote:
 
  Ken,

 Please learn my name. It's sloppy and disrespectful. Kent. Nichols.
 Co-Creator of AskANinja.com.

  Last year the Vloggies was a PodTech event designed to bring together
 artists and video developers. You remember Ken because you were part of
 the growing group trying to make a living while developing kick ass
 content. We invested heavily in that and brought in sponsors who wanted
 to be part of the ecosystem. Today new sponsors are coming in to the
 industry and the existing advertisers continue to sponsor (fund) shows
 and video development across all networks. I'm proud of all the energy
 and industry momentum that was a result of PodTech's investment in the
 Vloggies.

 Great, how many new advertisers have you and your company brought to the
 table? Now take Scoble off the table. I agree all ad dollars flowing
 in the industry is a good thing. But it's going to take years and years
 and a lot of hard work by countless people to move advertising into
 online video.

 But I fail to see the direct result of the your investment in the
 Vloggies doing that.

  Is the industry better off than it was a year ago?? A lot of
 videobloggers are much better off this year than last year as the result
 of everyones creative work. The sponsors *are* recognizing it with
 dollars. This is the result of hard work by the industry not by one
 company but everyone involved in pioneering videoblogging - from the
 founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies to Pixelodeon. In between many
 companies have been formed and new producers are joining and
 participating on a global scale. I see this as a great thing. In fact
 new organizations like the Association of Downloadable Media are forming
 to promote new advertising models around video and audio. The industry
 is growing and viable business models are developing.

 I sent a message to the ADM, and received no response. I spoke to a few
 members and they said they were at a meeting a few months ago and the
 were surprised that they had joined this group and the announcement
 caught them off guard.

 Having a single meeting and throwing up a web site isn't making a
 coalition.

  That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open
 industry event. PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try a
 'land grab' as you say. I'm exploring and having conversations with
 partners about the format of the Vloggies this year. Although we
 trademarked the term we are happy to work with any group with ideas to
 make it open like we did last year.

 Great. Form a non-profit with board members from

[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Kent Nichols
Actions speak louder than words.

Until you create a neutral non-profit to house that mark, you're all
words.

-K, askaninja.com


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Not true Kent.  I responded immediately to Lan and what was said
shall remain private.  It is over and we fully respect CC and
producers work.
 
 
 From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
 Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:51 AM
 To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone
 
 
 Not to fully rehash the Lan situation, but we all make mistakes.
 Mistakes are human, it's how we handle mistakes that determines our
 character.
 
 When the mistake was brought to your attention, and an invoice was
 presented, you ignored/didn't pay it. If you truly believed in CC,
 you would have acknowledged the mistake, paid Lan's reasonable invoice
 (and it was quite reasonable), and then made a donation to CC on top
 of that.
 
 Instead you paid Lan a fee he did not agree to and he bittersweetly
 donated it to CC, to which you hastily agreed to donate when you saw
 public opinion was against you.
 
 If a small company like PodTech, who is actually aware of CC, doesn't
 really respect or understand CC, then how are we as creators going to
 ever get larger companies to understand it?
 
 The same goes with this Trademark issue. You trademarked it because
 you see value there. Value for your company. Not for the industry,
 not for the community, but for you.
 
 Great for you. Yippee. But it leaves the community in a lurch.
 
 Create a non-profit, give the trademark to it, and let's move on.
 
 -Kent, askaninja.com
 
 --- In
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
John Furrier john@ wrote:
 
  Kent,
  We are not shitting on the creative commons. We are proponents of
 it. A mistake was made plain and simple.
 
  Sorry about misspelling your name I know it's Kent not Ken.
 
  
  From:
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com

[mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
  Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:39 AM
  To:
videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone
 
 
  --- In

videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
 

mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
 , John Furrier john@ wrote:
  
   Ken,
 
  Please learn my name. It's sloppy and disrespectful. Kent. Nichols.
  Co-Creator of AskANinja.com.
 
   Last year the Vloggies was a PodTech event designed to bring
together
  artists and video developers. You remember Ken because you were
part of
  the growing group trying to make a living while developing kick ass
  content. We invested heavily in that and brought in sponsors who
wanted
  to be part of the ecosystem. Today new sponsors are coming in to the
  industry and the existing advertisers continue to sponsor (fund) shows
  and video development across all networks. I'm proud of all the energy
  and industry momentum that was a result of PodTech's investment in the
  Vloggies.
 
  Great, how many new advertisers have you and your company brought
to the
  table? Now take Scoble off the table. I agree all ad dollars flowing
  in the industry is a good thing. But it's going to take years and
years
  and a lot of hard work by countless people to move advertising into
  online video.
 
  But I fail to see the direct result of the your investment in the
  Vloggies doing that.
 
   Is the industry better off than it was a year ago?? A lot of
  videobloggers are much better off this year than last year as the
result
  of everyones creative work. The sponsors *are* recognizing it with
  dollars. This is the result of hard work by the industry not by one
  company but everyone involved in pioneering videoblogging - from the
  founding group to vloggercon to Vloggies to Pixelodeon. In between
many
  companies have been formed and new producers are joining and
  participating on a global scale. I see this as a great thing. In fact
  new organizations like the Association of Downloadable Media are
forming
  to promote new advertising models around video and audio. The industry
  is growing and viable business models are developing.
 
  I sent a message to the ADM, and received no response. I spoke to
a few
  members and they said they were at a meeting a few months ago
and the
  were surprised that they had joined this group and the announcement
  caught them off guard.
 
  Having a single meeting and throwing up a web site isn't making a
  coalition.
 
   That being said I'm very much looking at the Vloggies as an open
  industry event. PodTech isn't trying to exploit this event or try

Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread David Meade
On 7/24/07, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Not true Kent.  I responded immediately to Lan and what was said shall
 remain private.  It is over and we fully respect CC and producers work.


I think what you keep failing to understand, John, is that your issue WITH
LAN is over  your issue WITH THE COMMUNITY as to how it ended is NOT.

You can't wash away one with the other, and you cant pretend they are the
same and expect the community to buy it.

Saying the reason we didn't have to pay Lan what he asked after we stole
his stuff is private isn't going to relieve concerns by content producers
as to if PodTech respects the true ownership of the content.  Why would we
as content producers ever choose to trust such a company with our work ever
again?

Your issue with Lan may be over, but your issue with the community is not
... and your constant refusal to understand the difference between the two
is not painting PodTech in the best of lights.

If you want the issue with the community to be over, you're going to have to
a) stop confusing the two and b) talk to the community about the issue that
remains.  Moving discussions off list and outside the view of the community
isn't going to help you do that.

trust me, you don't know the whole story sounds like a load of crap to me
... either Lan owned the image or he didn't.  You've acknowledged that he
did.  And happily for you Lan has let you off the hook    but PodTech
has yet to address THE COMMUNITY as to why it felt it didn't have to pay Lan
what he asked even after he negotiated down from his first invoice.


- Dave

-- 
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread danielmcvicar
Hi Folks...thought I'd chime in here.

The Vloggies were a great thing, and I hope that they continue.  I was
proud to be a part of them, and Irina and Podtech worked very hard on
this project.  The team at Podtech put time and resources into it, and
I don't know if their investment was ever really appreciated.  It's as
if a good deed never goes unpunished.

Sure, there may have been organizational problems, seems to have been
problems getting enough statuettes, but the idea to recognize the
great work being done online is admirable.

And it is ok with me if Podtech owns the trademark. It's their show,
and award.  That doesn't take the value of it away. There are many
award shows that are owned by production companies...a few off the top
of my head, the World Music Awards, the American Music Awards (Dick
Clark Productions).  The Emmies are trademarked by the Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences, as the Oscars are owned by the Motion
Picture Academy.  And trademarked.

It was a real pleasure to work with Irina last year co-hosting the
event, and with John Furrier and the rest of the team at Podtech. 
They created something really beautiful, and I would hate to see it go
away.
 
And if you want to engage my professional services, please contact me
at [EMAIL PROTECTED]


--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kent Nichols
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Off-list?  If you want to engage my professional services, contact my
 agents.  Barrett Garese at UTA.
 
 If you want to talk about the Vloggies, let's talk about the Vloggies
 here in public.
 
 I support an open awards show that is owned by no company.  I think that
 Trademarking Vloggies gives your company too much control.  The Oscars
 are owned by the film industry, and the Emmys are owned by the TV
 industry.  There were several sponsors last year, don't they also have
 as much right to the mark of the Vloggies as PodTech?
 
 Oh but you have more rights don't you?   Because the person that came up
 with the idea, the person that organized it and made it a success was on
 your dime...  The person that was just let go, right after the Trademark
 was filed...
 
 By landgrabbing Vloggies, you are trying to own an industry, which is
 unconscionable.
 
 You guys are smart, you're just caught in a lot of bad decisions.
 
 You should donate that mark to the Creative Commons, or EFF, or create a
 new non-profit that will run the awards.  That would be the right thing
 to do, and might start repairing the PR nightmare you guys are
 experiencing right now.
 
 -Kent, askaninja.com
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, John Furrier john@ wrote:
 
  Kent,
  Email me if you'd like to get involved and we can chat off list
 
  John
 
  
  From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
  Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 6:08 PM
  To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone
 
 
  Well, great.
 
  So what are you going to do with the Vloggies this year John?
 
  -K
 
  --- In
 videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
 John Furrier john@ wrote:
  
   Kent,
   You're not sure. In fact you're way off base. Trademarks are first
  use and the filing was part of many others like the BlogHaus and other
  events. It had nothing to do with Irina being a full time employee.
  Irina is an awesome person and is doing great work in videoblogging.
  
  
  
   
   From:
 videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
 

[mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups\
 .com] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols
   Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:48 PM
   To:
 videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone
  
  
   Hmm. This is interesting...
  
   http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=lgs64d.2.1
  
   PodTech filed for the Trademark on the Vloggies right before they
   fired Irina.
  
   A coincidence I'm sure...
  
   -K
  
   --- In
 

videoblogging@yahoogroups.commailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.comma\
 ilto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
  Robyn Tippins
   robyntippins@ wrote:
   
So if Irina is gone, will there be no Vloggies this year?
   
--
Robyn Tippins
   
Community Manager, MyBlogLog - Yahoo!
Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com
   
   
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Nick Schmidt
Daniel Mcvicar is still alive!! WOO HOO! I haven't heard from him ina
long time.. 

anyway.. i still think Schlomo said it best..
GROUP HUG!!

Just hug it out .. 



Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Adam Quirk, Wreck Salvage
Awards don't mean a goddamn thing.  They're stupid.  They're all stupid.
It's beyond me that we feel the need to set aside a night to give out these
jagoff bowling trophies so all these people can pat each other on the back
about how much money they're making boring the piss out of half the world.

Jerry Seinfeld
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_OqvUbBNA4


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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Michael Sullivan
perfect.

On 7/24/07, Adam Quirk, Wreck  Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Awards don't mean a goddamn thing. They're stupid. They're all stupid.
 It's beyond me that we feel the need to set aside a night to give out
 these
 jagoff bowling trophies so all these people can pat each other on the back
 about how much money they're making boring the piss out of half the
 world.

 Jerry Seinfeld
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_OqvUbBNA4

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread Irina
yep, verdi is right!
i was at a Spark PR bbq on June 15 2006 talking to shlomo and ted rheingold
(dogster.com) and said
man i'm tired of wearing tshirts and minimizer bras to all our events! i
think i'll throw a goofy-ass awards show with a red carpet and fake
paparazzi cuz we should all dress up at least once a year! should i call it
Vloscars or Vloggies? and i'm gonna wear a super fancy-pants dress--
something like on Dynasty.

there u go.

On 7/24/07, Adam Quirk, Wreck  Salvage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread J. Rhett Aultman

No offense, but our Vloggy has meant a lot to us.  In fact, it's the only
positive regard we ever got from Freetime.  It's also the only time that
project ever got linked by anyone else's blogs.  If we hadn't had that
modicum of success in getting even the most rudimentary audience, I
probably wouldn't have had the energy to go forward with Greentime.

When you've already made it, awards are pretty pointless.  When you're
desperately trying to make a name for yourself, every bit of positive
attention counts.

--
Rhett.
http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime
http://www.weatherlight.com/greentime

 Awards don't mean a goddamn thing.  They're stupid.  They're all stupid.
 It's beyond me that we feel the need to set aside a night to give out
 these
 jagoff bowling trophies so all these people can pat each other on the back
 about how much money they're making boring the piss out of half the
 world.

 Jerry Seinfeld
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_OqvUbBNA4


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RE: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread John Furrier
I understand.


From: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
David Meade
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 1:05 PM
To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone


On 7/24/07, John Furrier [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:john%40podtech.net wrote:

 Not true Kent. I responded immediately to Lan and what was said shall
 remain private. It is over and we fully respect CC and producers work.


I think what you keep failing to understand, John, is that your issue WITH
LAN is over  your issue WITH THE COMMUNITY as to how it ended is NOT.

You can't wash away one with the other, and you cant pretend they are the
same and expect the community to buy it.

Saying the reason we didn't have to pay Lan what he asked after we stole
his stuff is private isn't going to relieve concerns by content producers
as to if PodTech respects the true ownership of the content. Why would we
as content producers ever choose to trust such a company with our work ever
again?

Your issue with Lan may be over, but your issue with the community is not
... and your constant refusal to understand the difference between the two
is not painting PodTech in the best of lights.

If you want the issue with the community to be over, you're going to have to
a) stop confusing the two and b) talk to the community about the issue that
remains. Moving discussions off list and outside the view of the community
isn't going to help you do that.

trust me, you don't know the whole story sounds like a load of crap to me
... either Lan owned the image or he didn't. You've acknowledged that he
did. And happily for you Lan has let you off the hook  but PodTech
has yet to address THE COMMUNITY as to why it felt it didn't have to pay Lan
what he asked even after he negotiated down from his first invoice.

- Dave

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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-24 Thread John Coffey
To match your Seinfeld,
 I wouldn't want to be in a club that would have me
as a  member
Grouch Marx
JCH
--- Adam Quirk, Wreck  Salvage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Awards don't mean a goddamn thing.  They're stupid.
  They're all stupid.
 It's beyond me that we feel the need to set aside a
 night to give out these
 jagoff bowling trophies so all these people can pat
 each other on the back
 about how much money they're making boring the piss
 out of half the world.
 
 Jerry Seinfeld
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_OqvUbBNA4
 
 
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-23 Thread Kent Nichols
Hmm.  This is interesting...

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=lgs64d.2.1

PodTech filed for the Trademark on the Vloggies right before they
fired Irina.

A coincidence I'm sure...

-K

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Robyn Tippins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 So if Irina is gone, will there be no Vloggies this year?
 
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 Community Manager, MyBlogLog - Yahoo!
 Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com
 
 
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Re: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-23 Thread Robyn Tippins
well, i don't see why we couldn't come up with a diff name and get
sponsors.  that is, if there is interest in this.

robyn

On 7/23/07, Kent Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Hmm. This is interesting...

 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=lgs64d.2.1

 PodTech filed for the Trademark on the Vloggies right before they
 fired Irina.

 A coincidence I'm sure...

 -K

 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
 Robyn Tippins

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  So if Irina is gone, will there be no Vloggies this year?
 
  --
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  Community Manager, MyBlogLog - Yahoo!
  Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com
 
 
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-23 Thread Lan Bui
Very interesting Kent. But no more information about Vloggies this year is out 
there...

-Lan
www.LanBui.com

--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Kent Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hmm.  This is interesting...
 
 http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=lgs64d.2.1
 
 PodTech filed for the Trademark on the Vloggies right before they
 fired Irina.
 
 A coincidence I'm sure...
 
 -K
 
 --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Robyn Tippins
 robyntippins@ wrote:
 
  So if Irina is gone, will there be no Vloggies this year?
  
  -- 
  Robyn Tippins
  
  Community Manager, MyBlogLog - Yahoo!
  Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com
  
  
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[videoblogging] Re: irina gone

2007-07-23 Thread Jarod

With enough notice, I might be able to get a deal on a venue in
Chicago... with a full bar and a great staff (I'll take that night off).

Jarod.



--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Robyn Tippins
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 well, i don't see why we couldn't come up with a diff name and get
 sponsors.  that is, if there is interest in this.
 
 robyn
 
 On 7/23/07, Kent Nichols [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
Hmm. This is interesting...
 
  http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=docstate=lgs64d.2.1
 
  PodTech filed for the Trademark on the Vloggies right before they
  fired Irina.
 
  A coincidence I'm sure...
 
  -K
 
  --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com
videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com,
  Robyn Tippins
 
  robyntippins@ wrote:
  
   So if Irina is gone, will there be no Vloggies this year?
  
   --
   Robyn Tippins
  
   Community Manager, MyBlogLog - Yahoo!
   Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com
  
  
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 Sleepyblogger.com | Gamingandtech.com
 
 
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