The Gvlshornbook

Cyber Security Begins @home
by The Roaring Girl

Recently, there was a semi-hysterical(to me, anyway) about the DDoS of government computers.Computer Security has not politics. It is about securing our own information be it banking or facebook profiles. As I stated in a comment to that post, If you use a computer, surf the web, and download cracked software and indiscriminately click links without checking the status bar to make sure it’s the website it claims to be, you will be part of any cyber-attack that will occur. Why? because you have given over your computer to another who was paid handsomely for getting you to install trojans that no longer relay spam, but rather take orders from the highest bidder.

Your PC will be a “zombie”.

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Goodnight, Dom.

I love actor reels. Don’t you? Here then, is the Audition reel for the “Gathering Storm” Please take note of the Greenscreen

<Concerned about Viacom’s knowing all and taking all? Arm yourself with information that could render that a moot point. The Center for Social Media has a document that can help you navigate the FairUse dispute regarding the use of copyright material
From the Introduction:

.This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances.

This is a guide to current acceptable practices, drawing on the actual activities of creators, as discussed among other places in the study Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User-Generated Video[1]and backed by the judgment of a national panel of experts. It also draws, by way of analogy, upon the professional judgment and experience of documentary filmmakers, whose own code of best practices has been recognized throughout the film and television businesses.

 
The document does not codify “Fair USe”

When you create a fanvid or mashup, to fall under Fair Use, the work must answer two (2) key questions:

* Did the unlicensed use “transform” the material taken from the copyrighted work by using it for a different purpose than that of the original, or did it just repeat the work for the same intent and value as the original?
* Was the material taken appropriate in kind and amount, considering the nature of the copyrighted work and of the use?

In the case of a fanvid, this can be tricky. how long a clip is Fair Use? I have videos that are acceptable for Youtube and some that are not I presume due to the length of the clips I used in order to get the point made. A prime example of Fair Use is the Make McCain Exicting Challenge over at The Colbert Report.

The document, available as in PDF, lists several BEST PRACTICES for the use of copyrighted material/

Remix Culture

Notes
[1]When college kids make mashups of Hollywood movies, are they violating the law? Not necessarily, according to the latest study on copyright and creativity from the Center and American University’s Washington College of Law.

Tags: remixculture, fanvid, copyright, fair use

A lot has been said regarding the return of The A Daily Show with John Stewart and the ColberT ReporT and alot of it is quite ugly. First, some basic lessons in the Language of the Strike:

Scab = A SCAB originally referred to the non-union, lower skilled individual who will cross the picket line because a slightly higher wage has been dangled before them. Think the SAG/AFTRA Contract strike and the DELL Dude. yeah, apparently SAG let him in anyway.

Strikebreaker = refers to a union member who crosses a picket line.

I support the WGA in their quest for equity, and yet, I know that both men crossed to save the jobs of nearly 400 non-writing employees. To hear some WGA members, these lost jobs are just part of doing business. Then there is the dilemma of their contracts as members of AFTRA, of which Comedy Central is a signatory. There is a “No Strike” clause in that Basic Cable contract. When the two walked off the set Nov. 5th, they breached their AFTRA contract, while abiding by the Strike rules of the WGA. Neither men are Steve Carrel, where they could call in a “fuck you” and shut everything down. Nor are they Jay Leno, who may or may not be violating WGA rules regarding “Struck Work” by wirting his own material - Jay is also a member of AFTRA.

For reasons known only to the negotiating teams, a request for an Interim Agreement with Comedy Central for the two shows to bring back their writers was rejected. REJECTED. THE WGA BLEW AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESSURE the AMPTP, by having Comedy Central sign the Interim Agreement - you know DAMN well, that they would not have gone to the WGA unless VIACOM and Sumner Redstone gave them the “alles klarheit” to do so.

Now, back to their dilemma:
WGA? AFTRA? Strike? Work/save 400 jobs…
you tell me.

What did you say about the internet and revenue, again? I can’t hear your over your cash registers:BET Launches Online Ad Network | WebProNews

BET Networks said today that the BET Digital Media Group will be launching a vertical advertising network in an effort to give advertisers more exposure to African-American Internet users.

The BET Digital Media Group said the vertical advertising network featuring 30 Web sites would focus on music, entertainment and lifestyle content relevant to the urban and African-American communities.
The new advertising will allow advertisers to target African-American consumers across relevant and professional Web sites. BET’s vertical advertising network will offer Web site publishers revenue opportunities by connecting publishers to advertisers trying to reach urban and African-American consumers.

According to Jupiter Research, African Americans are likelier to respond positively to online advertising, and are the second largest online minority after Hispanics with 22.7 million users.

So, let me get this straight: You are full of shit about what you want to pay those of us who MAKE YOU YOUR MONEY? man, is this summer going to be real long

““We respect the rights of our freelance and temporary employees to express their opinions on the changes that have been made” VIACOM the MTV Freelancers walkout

MTV walkoutt

by metro / metro new york

DEC 11, 2007

Times Square. Hundreds of freelancers working for Viacom, which owns MTV Networks, walked out of MTV headquarters yesterday to protest the terms of their new contracts, which cut benefits.

They estimated freelancers make up half of Viacom’s workforce.

“We respect the rights of our freelance and temporary employees to express their opinions on the changes that have been made,” Viacom said in a statement. “Our new programs and policies are still highly competitive with the rest of our industry.”

HALF the workforce of VIACOM is freelance. HALF. and they want to cut benefits to HALF the workforce? Oh, Sumner, you are indeed getting spongy in your pia mater

Thank you, unitedhollywood.com