Your subject line is misleading. This has nothing to do with vlogging. This is a case of copyright violation.
David http://www.taoofdavid.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Randolfe Wicker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I read an interesting article today about how NBC made You Tube stop carrying a downloadable segment of a show that NBC also had as a free download on it's own site. > > I can imagine what fun "remixing" some of this commercial stuff might be. > > Here is just the beginning of the article: > > > > > NBC Needs To Fall Into Some Internet Marketing Cracks > A media critique by Wayne Friedman, Monday, February 20, 2006 > NBC DOESN'T WANT THE HELP of strangers--especially strangers who want to help promote its shows. > > Such is the case with YouTube.com, which offered up a free download of a short "Saturday Night Live" sketch. NBC itself also offers the sketch free on its Web site. But NBC told YouTube to give the skit the heave-ho. > > Why? Perhaps this could lead to abuse. Perhaps someone would get too crazy and start promoting other shows, real crappy ones. Then what? I don't know. Perhaps they could climb out of last place. > > NBC's official response to YouTube is this: "We're taking a long and careful look at how to protect our content," said a spokeswoman, who added that the company means no ill will toward fan sites. > > This is backward thinking. Buzz marketing, viral marketing, word-of-mouth marketing is what network marketing executives should be dreaming about, efforts which can coolly relaunch shows, or tout quality--but underappreciated--shows. Viral marketing may be imperfect--but it could be the answer in an age of fractionalization" > > > > Randolfe (Randy) Wicker > > Videographer, Writer, Activist > Advisor: The Immortality Institute > http://www.blip.tv/posts/?user=Randolfe%20Wicker > Hoboken, NJ > http://www.randywickerreporting.blogspot.com/ > 201-656-3280 > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
