From the stupid video file, here's a story about a film critic that got busted selling "screener" DVDs (for a really low amount). Surprising that he'd be so short sighted, given how easy they are to trace.
I have a friend who is an attorney, and he's defending an employee that let one of these screener DVDs "slip" to a buddy. The buddy put it on the web.
It's 2006 folks. Nothing you do online is secret.
YouTube is ending 2006 with dozens of technical support problems, and customer service that is reminiscent of AOL when it had a virtual monopoly. In fact, YouTubers have organized a “Bed In” to bring the company’s attention to problems. Ironically many can’t participate because the site, for days, hasn’t accepting videos in a timely manner….
The headline is a quote by Mark Cuban, who is very rich. The full quote, as captured by Adam Kleinberg in last week’s Videonomics event in Dallas Cowboys stadium, is: “Online video is irrelevant. The top videos most days on YouTube get 250-750k views. If you got that kind of traffic on TV, you’d be…
Some highlights of a rather skeptical view of online video ads (with my thoughts below in the circle bullets). Writted by Tom Hespos, president of Underscore Marketing, for a recent Mediapost.com article: “I have a rather controversial stance on online video ads: I think a lot of people will make a lot of money in…
You know him as the kid from “Farting in Public.” And many confuse him with the boy from “The Man Show.” I’ve put together the “Best of Spencer” playlist since many of my viewers are more interested in this 14-year-old than any of my own videos. Be sure to see the latest — Old Man…
A month ago while on vacation in Florida I discovered I had forgotten my Canon HV30. I panicked. I searched my laptop case (a giant man purse) for a Flip cam to hold me over. Note how easy it is to say “flip cam” instead of “small video camera.” No luck. On a trip to…
Those industry writers (you know the type) often sit safely in the bleachers and observe the insanity below. But what if you drag the journalist into the center ring? What happens? What occurs when Peter Coffin poses as Whitney on a YouTube video? How does she react (see below). Does she use her TS Elliot…
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Screeners are one of the pleasures of dumpsterdiving. When I was homeless in L.A., finding screeners was a joy (I had a laptop in my shopping cart which I kept charged up in AM/PM restrooms–and you thought us bums were only taking showers in there).
Thank God for screeners. The best city to find screeners in the dumpsters was Culver City. I could’ve sold those screeners to the guy who buys them in the U.S. Vets homeless veterans shelter parking lot in Inglewood, but I have too much respect for (and joy from) filmmakers to be that scummy. I’d rather make an honest living from aluminum mining (recycling cans).