thanks for the update Mike, and everyone else so far.... just one more example of why I love Blip and Mike....
Heath http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com --- In [email protected], "Mike Hudack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just got off the phone with Heavy's CFO and followed up with an e- mail > listing specific areas of infringement. I expect to hear from them in > the next hour or so, and if I do not I will follow up with another phone > call. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Watson > > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:00 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Re: MyHeavy.com Disregarding > > Vlogger CC Licenses > > > > They are modifying my video and releasing it under a > > different license for profit and they are not giving me > > attribution. Seems pretty cut and dried to me. > > > > Ron Watson > > http://k9disc.blip.tv > > http://k9disc.com > > http://pawsitivevybe.com/vlog > > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > > > > > > On Jan 4, 2007, at 1:32 AM, Enric wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lucas Gonze" > > <lucas.gonze@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On 1/3/07, Enric <enric@> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Lucas Gonze" > > <lucas.gonze@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a link being fetched on the client side, not a copy > > > on the > > > > > > server side, so it's not a copyright issue. > > > > > > > > > > I see what you mean. They're pulling to the FLV file from > > > blip.tv and > > > > > supimposing in flash they're own material on top. Regardless of > > > the > > > > > method, the presentation and action is breaking the CC non- > > > commercial > > > > > license. They are presenting through their flash player a video > > > that > > > > > they are not licensed to present. Their flash player is > > displaying > > > > > frames of video without the rights to do that. Media > > (bytes) that > > > > > they don't have a right to is being pulled through their player > > > which > > > > > resides on the client side. > > > > > > > > Firefox is licensed to present any material. Neither is Internet > > > > Explorer. The player doesn't need rights here. > > > > > > > > > > I think there's a clear difference between the building the CBS > > > Jumbo-Tron is on and the CBS Jumbo-Tron. If the CBS > > Jumbo-Tron shows > > > video without license then it is the right of the one being > > infringed > > > to have that desist and request compensation. A custom flash player > > > written by online video company MyHeavy.com that overlays > > their logo, > > > display ads on top prior to rolling and such is clearly > > different to > > > any observer and the consumer from a browser. We can discuss the > > > technical differences through many messages. But this product is > > > obvious to any consumer, technical or not, as a commercial > > > presentation of a video. > > > > > > > And even if it did, so what? You have zero chance of > > controlling the > > > > behavior of all the third parties who can author an FLV player in > > > > Flash, while you definitely have the ability to force them to > > > respect > > > > your wishes using Referer headers. > > > > > > That puts the responsibility on the content creator to continually > > > hunt down infringers and put them on notice. There's no > > incentive to > > > stop future infringement. > > > > > > > > > > > It's like spam filtering. You could insist that spammers > > stop if you > > > > yell "STOP" loud enough, and you could even put your theory into > > > > practice by yelling until you ran out of breath, but you wouldn't > > > > achieve anything. Installing a spam filter would be a better idea. > > > > > > > > > > MyHeavy (and Veoh before them) are not spammers. They don't > > move to a > > > new server, zombie a computer and such to continue their work. They > > > are companies or individuals that will act professionaly if > > > incentivized. > > > > > > -- Enric > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
