Comments on: So much to learn, so little time http://www.webdirections.org/uncategorized/so-much-to-learn-so-little-time/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: adminhttp://www.webdirections.org/uncategorized/so-much-to-learn-so-little-time/comment-page-1/#comment-381 admin Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:21:04 +0000 http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/so-much-to-learn-so-little-time/#comment-381 Shameless marketing plug - we have a session in the conference focussing on intellectual property, privacy and other related issues. With the rise of "user generated content", and creative commons type licenses, this is going to be a significant issue that not only lawyers will need to be aware of.john Shameless marketing plug — we have a session in the conference focussing on intellectual property, privacy and other related issues. With the rise of “user generated content”, and creative commons type licenses, this is going to be a significant issue that not only lawyers will need to be aware of.

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]]> By: Cherylhttp://www.webdirections.org/uncategorized/so-much-to-learn-so-little-time/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Cheryl Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:01:51 +0000 http://westciv.com/webdirections08/blog/so-much-to-learn-so-little-time/#comment-380 Having worked for a similar company and having a similar situation happen, I can totally see how this slipped through. (I'm not saying it's right, just that I can see how it happened).I've been in a situation where the agency (who makes ads for a living and should have known better) didn't get a model to sign a release... I think the problem is a lot of agencies are creatively led but not that internet savvy, it's quite new for them - so I can see how they got excited that there were so many flickr photos with creative commons and they just assumed that meant they could use it for free. To their credit Virgin Mobile do post the URL of the flickr photo they are using, at least they did in the last ads I saw. I'm sure the legal team that signed off on the ads aren't internet law specialists, they are probably corporate lawyers.FWIW, I really liked the Virgin Mobile ads. Having worked for a similar company and having a similar situation happen, I can totally see how this slipped through. (I’m not saying it’s right, just that I can see how it happened).

I’ve been in a situation where the agency (who makes ads for a living and should have known better) didn’t get a model to sign a release… I think the problem is a lot of agencies are creatively led but not that internet savvy, it’s quite new for them — so I can see how they got excited that there were so many flickr photos with creative commons and they just assumed that meant they could use it for free. To their credit Virgin Mobile do post the URL of the flickr photo they are using, at least they did in the last ads I saw. I’m sure the legal team that signed off on the ads aren’t internet law specialists, they are probably corporate lawyers.

FWIW, I really liked the Virgin Mobile ads.

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