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Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
If it is, it's not anytime in the near future, according to Pete Sinclair:Emerje wrote:Pretty obvious they'll be doing a Red Alert figure somewhere down the line with this mold. Either as an attendee figure, custom class, or sub 3.0. No doubt it's coming.
Pete@BotCon wrote:No plans for Red Alert...
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:If it is, it's not anytime in the near future, according to Pete Sinclair:Emerje wrote:Pretty obvious they'll be doing a Red Alert figure somewhere down the line with this mold. Either as an attendee figure, custom class, or sub 3.0. No doubt it's coming.Pete@BotCon wrote:No plans for Red Alert...
I'm hoping we get a similar case like G1 Breakdown from G2 Breakdown with Red Alert from Cannonball too, however many years it may take.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:If it is, it's not anytime in the near future, according to Pete Sinclair:Emerje wrote:Pretty obvious they'll be doing a Red Alert figure somewhere down the line with this mold. Either as an attendee figure, custom class, or sub 3.0. No doubt it's coming.Pete@BotCon wrote:No plans for Red Alert...
Sure, maybe not this year, maybe not even next year, but there's no way they're letting this opportunity go to waste. I'm sure they said the same thing about G1 Breakdown. That one took three years to get out.
Emerje
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Rated X wrote:When TFCC mails out their magazine, they are publicly releasing it. Begging the members that get it first because they live in texas not to show the pages online is a bunch of crap. Were not talking about stolen samples here. As the consumer, I cant support this secret santa style of promoting upcoming figures. Its like they dont take their fanbase seriously, our money spent is all fun and games to them. Were not kids, were adults with cash so show us the goods.
Va'al wrote:On the other hand, as Burn says, the easiest way to avoid all of this is simply to make it available in both digital and hard copy - since not all members live in the same city, state, country, or even continent.
Va'al wrote:That's not how copyright laws work, unfortunately. Yes, fans could scan or take a photo and post it, but if we as a site were to make it into news, we'd be incurring into copyright infringement. As njb said, above. And we'd have problems, then the fan who scanned it would have problems. Working relathionships would be compromised, even without legal consequences, and we wouldn't have anything to show in the future.
On the other hand, as Burn says, the easiest way to avoid all of this is simply to make it available in both digital and hard copy - since not all members live in the same city, state, country, or even continent.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Va'al wrote:That's not how copyright laws work, unfortunately. Yes, fans could scan or take a photo and post it, but if we as a site were to make it into news, we'd be incurring into copyright infringement. As njb said, above. And we'd have problems, then the fan who scanned it would have problems. Working relathionships would be compromised, even without legal consequences, and we wouldn't have anything to show in the future.
On the other hand, as Burn says, the easiest way to avoid all of this is simply to make it available in both digital and hard copy - since not all members live in the same city, state, country, or even continent.
True, but that doesn't make the spreading of restricted access material any less illegal. The magazine still counts as restricted as the customer is still paying for permission to access the contents within, and as the Hasbro keeps the copyright, spreading it without their permission is automatically made illegal.
As such, the images don't fall under Fair Use (not Public Domain with all copyrights abandoned) until Hasbro lifts the restriction by releasing it via a free public medium. That's what it all boils down to.
Emerje wrote:People don't really understand that when you buy a magazine you aren't buying the content inside, just the right to view it and ownership of the paper it's printed on. The content is still the property of the copyright holders and publishers, the law sides with them. It's their right to say how their content is used and if they say no scanning then no scanning.
Va'al wrote:I do think that making the magazine available digitally and in print format might be an incentive for people not in the US to subscribe, though. Meaning everyone could have a discussion about the contents at the same time, rather than, as Burn mentioned, having to pass on it because your copy still hasn't arrived.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Va'al wrote:I do think that making the magazine available digitally and in print format might be an incentive for people not in the US to subscribe, though. Meaning everyone could have a discussion about the contents at the same time, rather than, as Burn mentioned, having to pass on it because your copy still hasn't arrived.
I'd be all for that, were it not for people thinking that "once something's on the internet, it's free!" Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Va'al wrote:That's not how copyright laws work, unfortunately. Yes, fans could scan or take a photo and post it, but if we as a site were to make it into news, we'd be incurring into copyright infringement. As njb said, above. And we'd have problems, then the fan who scanned it would have problems. Working relathionships would be compromised, even without legal consequences, and we wouldn't have anything to show in the future.
On the other hand, as Burn says, the easiest way to avoid all of this is simply to make it available in both digital and hard copy - since not all members live in the same city, state, country, or even continent.
True, but that doesn't make the spreading of restricted access material any less illegal. The magazine still counts as restricted as the customer is still paying for permission to access the contents within, and as the Hasbro keeps the copyright, spreading it without their permission is automatically made illegal.
As such, the images don't fall under Fair Use (not Public Domain with all copyrights abandoned) until Hasbro lifts the restriction by releasing it via a free public medium. That's what it all boils down to.
Manterax Prime wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Va'al wrote:That's not how copyright laws work, unfortunately. Yes, fans could scan or take a photo and post it, but if we as a site were to make it into news, we'd be incurring into copyright infringement. As njb said, above. And we'd have problems, then the fan who scanned it would have problems. Working relathionships would be compromised, even without legal consequences, and we wouldn't have anything to show in the future.
On the other hand, as Burn says, the easiest way to avoid all of this is simply to make it available in both digital and hard copy - since not all members live in the same city, state, country, or even continent.
True, but that doesn't make the spreading of restricted access material any less illegal. The magazine still counts as restricted as the customer is still paying for permission to access the contents within, and as the Hasbro keeps the copyright, spreading it without their permission is automatically made illegal.
As such, the images don't fall under Fair Use (not Public Domain with all copyrights abandoned) until Hasbro lifts the restriction by releasing it via a free public medium. That's what it all boils down to.
Oh, I'm sorry. I wasn't aware that Fun Pub made it's customers sign an NDA for a magazine that is sold to the PUBLIC.
(sarcasm intended of course)
Burn wrote:Actually it's not sold to the public. It's sold to a private group.
Manterax Prime wrote:Burn wrote:Actually it's not sold to the public. It's sold to a private group.
Ok, back to being serious.
How is it a private group it's sold to when anyone w/ the money to do so can subscribe to the club? Seems pretty public to me.
Manterax Prime wrote:Burn wrote:Actually it's not sold to the public. It's sold to a private group.
Ok, back to being serious.
How is it a private group it's sold to when anyone w/ the money to do so can subscribe to the club? Seems pretty public to me.
Manterax Prime wrote:Burn wrote:Actually it's not sold to the public. It's sold to a private group.
Ok, back to being serious.
How is it a private group it's sold to when anyone w/ the money to do so can subscribe to the club? Seems pretty public to me.
Va'al wrote:Further, they apparently just said that overseas members will not be receiving a copy, because the printers didn't produce the required number of issues.
Burn wrote:Va'al wrote:Further, they apparently just said that overseas members will not be receiving a copy, because the printers didn't produce the required number of issues.
WTF? How can they be this incompetent? They know how many members they have, they put the order in. It's plain and simple.
Of course they'll blame the printers for "not producing the required number of issues". Typical FunPub buck passing.
njb902 wrote:Burn wrote:Va'al wrote:Further, they apparently just said that overseas members will not be receiving a copy, because the printers didn't produce the required number of issues.
WTF? How can they be this incompetent? They know how many members they have, they put the order in. It's plain and simple.
Of course they'll blame the printers for "not producing the required number of issues". Typical FunPub buck passing.
Is the magazine actually specified in the contract? If so I'd be demanding my money back.
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