Showing posts with label dj coffman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dj coffman. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Scott Kurtz: World Champion Grudge Holder
I offer the man behind PVPOnline.com my begrudging respect. I always thought I was one of the best/worst grudge holders in the world, but he's besting me with how he's holding on to his beef with DJ Coffman.
pvponline The new Wowio deal is bad? Shocking. Thank god we have a new champion for creator rights. Hope that works out better than cult recruitment.
I don't know if he has any Irish in him. I'd doublecheck the family tree just to make sure, if I were him...because no one holds a grudge like those of Irish heritage, in my experience.
All in all, those two crazy kids should just realize life is too short to carry those negative feelings around for too long.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
DJ Coffman: Revised WOWIO Contracts Shady
DJ Coffman started Twittering about it at first, but went on to blog about it:
1.1 EXPANSION OF GRANT OF RIGHTS. In addition to the grant of rights by Publisher under the Agreement, Publisher hereby grants and conveys to WOWIO the following rights in and to the Content:
The right to display page images derived from Content for free in a web browser with interactive display advertising (“PREVIEW”).
* BOOM. Right off the top you’re essentially giving them the right to use the content inside your ebooks as pretty much “webcomics” that they’ll monetize by selling advertising and boost their pageviews. They go on to say they’ll give you 20% of any advertising made, more on that in a bit…
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Publisher shall have the option through the Publisher account interface to make Ebooks eligible for free distribution with embedded advertising when sponsors are available (“SPONSORSHIP OPTION”). If Publisher elects to activate the Sponsorship Option, Publisher hereby grants Company the right to distribute Ebooks for free with embedded advertising. The default setting for this option is “active”.
*”When” Sponsors are available? What happens when sponsors aren’t available? That seems really vague. Who’s going to be in charge of getting sponsors now? Platinum?!? UGH.
It would seem that Platinum infected WOWIO in record time. I think Rich Johnston had something about another site that was already doing international and paid a little less lucratively than the old Wowio terms. Given the vaguity and apparent move to featuring books as webcomics with only 20% of advertising going to the publishers (fucking 80% to the distributor????), I'm thinking that other company probably looks like the better option now.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Coffman & Kurtz Still At It?
So, I noticed DJ Coffman post the following on Twitter:
djcoffman Platinum just emailed me a cease and desist from using the herobynight.com and .net addresses. That was nice of them.
pvponline I just sent myself a cease and desist letter demanding that I stop being so awesome with my own creations. I'm going to fight myself on this
pvponline Oh crap. I just sued myself for not honoring previous C&D me sent myself. Can't afford lawyer. Will have to defend myself twice.
pvponline Your honor, I'm a flight risk and request bail be withheld and immediately object to said request on the grounds that I am not a flight risk
djcoffman If they keep it up, I'll send them all to camp cupcake, if they'd like?
pvponline Jury's out. I just came to myself with a last minute deal. I want myself to settle. But my closing statement totally killed my other closing
pvponline Took the deal and settled out of court. I have to be my own butler for a month.
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