Yes thats part of the problem, although Id guess theres already been more than 4. Many of them did the hosting thing too, but at least that made them more like a real network, covering the 'distribution costs' themselves.
If you really were just a guide then I dont think there would be the same problem. But you fall somewhere between a guide and something else, because guides dont embed the entire content of the shows they are a guide to within their site. You mentioned creative commons previously, and I think this could play into why some people would have a problem with the embedding. If they license their work as 'non-commercial' then is this broken by a commercial entity such as yourselves embedding the video within your site? There are also rules about displaying the license with the work, so you need to check you arent throwing away license info from the creators when you embed the content of their videos in your site. I note you havent yet removed the embedded videos of the person whose complaint about this that first caused you to post about it here. If theres going to be a flood of services doing us all such a wonderful favour in 2007 as you guys are, then I'll have to lend some energy to projects designed to help all sides understand these matter. Please sort out the missing notification email address on your DMCA copyright page. Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "[chrisbrogan.com]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got this hilarious bunch of emails from David at Mommy.tv (a really > great show- and if you've seen The Clip Show, Jim Kirks called me > out!). It TOTALLY seems to point out what some of the animosity is: > > David has four emails from four separate companies saying almost the > same thing. We're one in a series. All of them say something like, > "This is really great stuff. We'd love to feature you. Blah blah." > > Believe me, four is a small number. There will be 104 by the end of > 2007. Some will have most people's best interest in mind. Some will be > a silly idea. Some will make it just by having the right connections. > Some will become notorious for making crucial missteps. > > Network2 might be no different. Who am I to say? But I have some > thoughts on why *I* think we're different. > > I've been at this doing various video projects for a while now (I did > New Media School before http://smallboxes.blip.tv ). My boss, Jeff > Pulver, has been promoting the fact that independent video creation > and distribution is key to the future, that sharing via RSS is > important, and that this space needs to stay open and not walled (most > IPTV deals are "walled garden" content). > > We promote sharing via easy distribution. We promote downloadable > content so that people can enjoy shows on a portable device, while off > the Internet, etc. (If I had to fly to San Fran without a laptop full > of videoblogs, I'd have gone snakey.) We would love to help folks make > money through bringing content together. > > The argument that paying me means we have money to pay videobloggers > for content is interesting, but I can't think of a proper and > non-snarky response. I worked 90+ hours a week since April (40 for my > old day job) and 50 on my own video and audio projects plus PodCamp. > The 50+ hours were unpaid. > > I actually found a job where I'm paid to meet the community through > events like PodCamp, the Halloween Videoblog Fest, the Vloggies, PME, > Video on the Net, etc. I'm paid to reach out to people and try to > bring more attention to your work. I don't think I'll apologize for that. > > You'll have plenty of choices to make over 2007 and maybe some of > 2008. The choices will entail how you want to proceed with your > projects, how you want to be represented or not in this space. You'll > see some people making huge deals with major traditional studios (oh > wait! We already did). You'll see some people make decent cash their > own way (did you buy a duckie?) > > We're offering a way to point people to your sites, your work. We've > built ways for you to share collections of your favorite shows with > others. We've built tagging, sharing, etc. > > Swing by. > > Oh, and just one more time for the chorus: > > If you like the site, but we've somehow got something wrong about your > page, let me know and we'll work to fix it (iteratively at times). > There's only two developers and they're working their head off to > build more features). > > If you don't want to be on the site, please contact me via email or > phone. > > If you want to meet up when I'm somewhere near your neck of the woods, > I'll always post event invites, because I always want to meet folks. > > I'm sleepy and happy to be back to Boston. > > --Chris... >
