Thanks Martin, A very interesting read. Now IANAL :) but reading the posts made at the link, it would appear they're making claims build on sand. Noisy claims sure, but a bit of bluster goes a long way!
Maybe we should just see, as there is no commercial element to this, whether any unpleasant solicitations are made :)) What's the best style of clothing to wear to be martyred as a copyleft Saint? I won't hurt will it? %) P Martin Visser wrote: > Patrick, > > Just be aware that for whatever reason the Sydney Opera House often claim > special protection of it's image for commercial or advertising use - even if > you took the photograph. I haven't really perused all the legal ins and outs > and whether they have a leg to stand on. There is even some interchange from > the SOH mentioned here > http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/2007/06/photographing_t.html > > Until recently, the company I work for, HP, was a major sponsor of the SOH, > and always asked for permission to use footage of the 'House even if was > their own footage. > > I recall that there was discussion around the viability of the use of the > SOH image (and even the SLUG logo) during the planning of LCA 2007. > > I would hate to see all your great creative work hit the cutting room floor > if a lawyer gets a wiff of making a name for himself. (Of course we may just > want to "bring it on" - certainly might open some discussion around > copyright freedoms ;-) ) > > Regards, Martin > > [email protected] > > > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:44 AM, elliott-brennan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Marghanita, >> >> Thanks for the feedback, all of which is doable. >> >> I like the idea of the SLUG snail sailing across the screen towing the >> credits/information. I'll trial that for everyone to look at. The only >> issue >> may be time. Text dissolving on to the screen is quicker and it may be that >> people will find a large number of credits being towed behind a collection >> of snails takes too long. However, I'll give it a go with a mock collection >> of credits and see how it turns out...maybe with a little flag/banner which >> contains the text. >> >> "Also, if this isn't already the case, if the information is included as >> text on the webpage along with the abstract - then the video will be more >> discoverable." >> >> I think this would be a good idea for the final versions if/when posted on >> the various video sites. >> >> I'd also had the idea of having the SLUG icon at the bottom of the video >> (like the TV stations) and having text about who is talking and about what, >> appear regularly at the bottom, like in documentaries. All of this is >> easily >> doable. >> >> I'd like to add a bit of icandy (TM) to the videos and dolly them up a bit >> so they're more attractive to the casual and/or regular viewer. If it's >> agreed to put the vid online (say on Youtube, Vimeo etc) then this may also >> create an audience outside of SLUG and draw in some more people to the >> community in general and *nix at large. >> >> A secondary aim is to show people outside of the community that attractive >> video editing on the Gnu/Linux platform is not only possible but can be >> done >> by everyone (and predominantly - often solely - with GUI applications). >> >> I guess my experience when initially speaking to people about Linux was >> that >> they felt it could not do these things. I'm hoping that if we can show the >> presentations online, in their party dress, then it will help to reduce >> some >> of the resistance and inaccurate views of Linux by showing people that the >> 'extras' are available (it annoys me when writers in newspapers, magazines >> and online describe Linux as a way of accessing the 'net, as if this is all >> you can do). >> >> I'll post the next version later in the week. >> >> Regards, >> >> Patrick >> >> >> On 29/06/2009, Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> elliott-brennan wrote: >>> >>>> Okay. Had some feedback. >>>> >>>> Below is another one. This I like more than any of >>>> the others. A bit more whimsical. >>>> >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjxsbpdSXX8 >>>> >>>> Natch the original is far smoother and better looking. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Patrick >>>> >>>> >>> I like the latest version.... >>> >>> My suggestions: >>> drop the "SLUG" frames. >>> >>> Move "the SLUG SNAIL" so, that its sails are silloutted by the opera >> house >>> sails - or maybe moves across the waves right to left...pauses and then >>> pulls the credits through >>> >>> On a more mundane note, >>> >>> It would be useful to have a standard form credits....following the SLUG >>> right to left...Suggestion:Topic, Speaker, Date, Venue, camera person, >>> editor....team?, License...and perhaps this along with the SLUG logo >> could >>> persist through the video - on fixed black banner bottom of screen >>> >>> Also, if this isn't already the case, if the information is included as >>> text on >>> the webpage along with the abstract - then the video will be more >>> discoverable. >>> >>> Marghanita >>> -- >>> Marghanita da Cruz >>> http://www.ramin.com.au >>> Phone: (+61)0414 869202 >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ >> Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >> > -- Registered GNU/Linux User 368634 www.youcantdothatinlinux.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
