Monday, April 12, 2010

Worth a Look

Here are some stories from the last week of the greenpage that might be worth your time...

The Biggest Marketing Challenge of the Next 10 Years (Part 3)

Arts Marketing: "Part three of the series features responses from two experienced theatrical marketers--one that works at one of the finest training institutions in the nation, and the other works at a top Broadway marketing and advertising firm."


Hollywood filmmakers abuse lowly production staff

Reuters: "They are Hollywood's production assistants, the lowest-paid workers on the set -- if paid at all -- and the only ones without a union, the only ones no union even wants to bother with. In Hollywood's caste system, they are the untouchables.
These PAs work in nearly every phase of production and postproduction, and sometimes their employers break the law by not even paying them."


Another Lawsuit Over Costume Copyrights: Gorilla Holding A Cage

Techdirt: "Following our recent story about copyright on Mardis Gras costumes, it seems that now we're hearing more and more about costume copyrights. THREsq points us to the news of a lawsuit involving the maker of those 'gorilla holding a cage' Halloween costumes (pdf) claiming that a competing gorilla-holding-cage costume maker was violating its copyrights"


Google to face copyright lawsuit by visual artists

Yahoo! News: "Google Inc is expected to be sued by photographers, illustrators and other visual artists who claim the company is infringing their rights by scanning and displaying their work without compensation."


Lifehack Challenge: 24 Hour Digital Fast

Stepcase Lifehack: "Are you too connected? Have you handed too much time over to ever-present technological marvels that offer charming reasons to take up every moment of your life? If you,
* Reach for your phone the moment you wake up
* Check your email while still working on a reply
* Have ever silenced your child or ignored a loved one’s voice so you could pay attention to “internet friends”
* Can’t go more than 30 seconds of silence without breaking out a mobile device
There’s a good chance you might be suffering from over-connectedness. What’s the solution? For many, a little time away from the madness is all it takes to regain a healthy perspective and jump back in with a smile."

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