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.com<mailto: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.com<mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups\ > .com>] On Behalf Of Kent Nichols > > > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 2:48 PM > > > To: > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: irina gone > > > > > > > > > Hmm. This is interesting... > > > > > > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=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<mailto:videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com><ma\ > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >
