NO KILL I ([info]glockgal) wrote,
2009-05-05 20:19:00
AVATAR/ZAZZLE/VIACOM UPDATE

FOFL ZAZZLE HAS PUT THE ORIGINALLY REMOVED RACEBENDING PRODUCTS BACK FOR SALE.

The story since last time you joined this hoohah:
- Zazzle removes products from the racebending store, claiming it's copyright infringement
- I inquire clarification
- They tell me Viacom claims intellectual property
- I'm like wtf and post on my LJ
- SO MANY PEOPLE GIVE ME AMAZING ADVICE, including the kickass people from [info]otw_news and [info]jedifreac. the hero to my sidekick.
- BoingBoing.net does a write up about it.
- Zazzle tells me that the products were removed because Viacom does routine searches on Zazzle to remove IP
- I put up MORE products, some saying 'CENSORED BY V1ACOM'
- One of those products gets removed, claiming again 'intellectual property'.
- I file a DMCA counternotification from Zazzle
- [info]scrollgirl, bless her, emails Viacom and asks them for an explanation.
- VIACOM REPLIES IMMEDIATELY (!!!) saying:
We didn’t take anything down from Glockgal’s Zazzle store. Zazzle did it without our request or our knowledge. When we eventually heard about what they had done, we asked them to restore the merchandise as quickly as possible.
- Zazzle products...back for sale. Including all of the keywords.

Most hilarious part? Try doing a keyword search for 'airbender' on Zazzle. Other than a couple more obscure products which had never been removed, my products are the ONLY ONES THAT SHOW UP.
(this is subject to change, if the Zazzle or Viacom peeps read this journal. Hiya! *waves*)






This has been one incredibly surreal event in my life. The blending of fannish and real life...crimeny. Good god, a big thank you so EVERYONE who helped and gave advice and told me not to just shrug and accept this.

heh
Tags: avatar, avatar: the last airbender, the last airbender

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[info]parsimonia

May 6 2009, 03:32:26 UTC 3 years ago

\o/
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:50:40 UTC 3 years ago

WHEE!
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[info]caterfree10

May 6 2009, 03:36:11 UTC 3 years ago

*points to icon*

[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:50:57 UTC 3 years ago

Re: *points to icon*

LOVES

[info]caterfree10

3 years ago

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[info]ali_wildgoose

May 6 2009, 03:41:08 UTC 3 years ago

I'm sorry this ended up being such a huge mess! But you were totally ACE in how you dealt with it, seriously!

[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:52:17 UTC 3 years ago

Nawww I almost feel like it kinda worked out for the better, in a way. Viacom and Zazzle didn't know that I had an entire phalanx of WAY smarter people to back me up and provide support. Heh! I LOVE PEOPLE.

[info]francescacoppa

3 years ago

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[info]furiosity

May 6 2009, 03:42:18 UTC 3 years ago

Awesome.
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:52:27 UTC 3 years ago

Truly!
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[info]quietrevolution

May 6 2009, 03:49:05 UTC 3 years ago

If I were you, I'd email Zazzle one more time and ask for them to make it perfectly clear whether or not Zazzle removed the products without their request or knowledge as Viacom is claiming. I'm of the opinion Viacom is lying, but it's always best to have these things plainly stated, ya know?

You did damn good!

[info]jedifreac

May 6 2009, 06:31:15 UTC 3 years ago

haha, yeah, just because they put it back up doesn't mean they DON'T have to respond to your DCMA.
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[info]glockgal

3 years ago

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[info]kerryblaze

May 6 2009, 04:05:57 UTC 3 years ago

I love you!!!
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:53:38 UTC 3 years ago

I LOVE YOU TOOOO!!!
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[info]dahemo

May 6 2009, 04:19:23 UTC 3 years ago

Wut. That's crazy.

I think this is what happens when people don't understand IP laws.
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:54:19 UTC 3 years ago

You'd think that, you know. CORPORATIONS might. Weh.

XD
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[info]gestaltrose

May 6 2009, 04:25:45 UTC 3 years ago

go you \o/

[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:55:05 UTC 3 years ago

GO TEAM! If I didn't have all the advice and support from people saying to question this, I might have just curled up and pretended it didn't happen.

YAY!

[info]gestaltrose

3 years ago

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[info]idlerat

May 6 2009, 04:37:35 UTC 3 years ago

booyah! Congratulations!
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:55:18 UTC 3 years ago

Fweeee thank you!
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[info]pseudo_tsuga

May 6 2009, 04:52:47 UTC 3 years ago

You are amazing to deal with all of this, including some of the more clueless commenters on BoingBoing.
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 21:58:28 UTC 3 years ago

I am amazed and in awe of how many people offered to help, even people I didn't know. This has been a really unifying experience for me, fandom-wise. I...I'm kinda in love with fandom right now. XD

As for the BoingBoing...yeah. I stopped even looking at the comments. There were some AWESOME ones, but I really didn't want to get derailed and that's exactly what D. Garrison was doing by telling me our cause is not factual enough to be valid. Bleh.
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[info]vejiicakes

May 6 2009, 05:43:31 UTC 3 years ago

WHOOHOO! VICTOLY! :D

Zazzle tells me that the products were removed because Viacom does routine searches on Zazzle to remove IP

VIACOM: We didn’t take anything down from Glockgal’s Zazzle store. Zazzle did it without our request or our knowledge.

WELL I'D SAY ONE OF THESE FOLKS' PANTS IS ON FIRE, MMMMMMM?

[info]carta

May 6 2009, 19:05:57 UTC 3 years ago

Well, those aren't really contradictory statements. If Viacom does do routine searches on Zazzle, Zazzle could have preemptively removed the products. In which case, both statements would be true.

[info]vejiicakes

3 years ago

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[info]glockgal

3 years ago

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[info]aurait

May 6 2009, 06:32:17 UTC 3 years ago

Fantastic news! Though annoying that both Zazzle and Viacom deny accountability for the screw-up.
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[info]glockgal

May 6 2009, 22:01:27 UTC 3 years ago

It's bizarre, innit? I want to give one of the the benefit of the doubt in terms of their culpability, but. I really don't know how to start doing that, considering Viacom's policies in general. :/

Okay, Zazzle, then. I'll put Zazzle under the 'just following orders' clause. (also - YAY Godwin's Law, invoked! XD)
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[info]woldy

May 6 2009, 06:39:07 UTC 3 years ago

Excellent! Good on you for forcing hem to back down :-D
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[info]ratcreature

May 6 2009, 06:59:53 UTC 3 years ago

Wow, so they are trying to pin the blame on each other now? What is this, kindergarten?? But yay! for your products being restored!
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[info]aybara_max

May 6 2009, 07:58:52 UTC 3 years ago

Wow. This, and you, are kind of amazing
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[info]_inbetween_

May 6 2009, 09:05:49 UTC 3 years ago

It's a rare and pleasant occurence (on my LJ) to have something like this dealt with quickly and successfully. Your place in above-and-beyond-fandom-fame is assured!!
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[info]amanuensis1

May 6 2009, 09:51:49 UTC 3 years ago

WIN WIN WIN.
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[info]ursamajor

May 6 2009, 11:44:48 UTC 3 years ago

Hooray! I'm glad things are working out, though I'm still giving both Zazzle *and* Viacom the suspicious hairy eyeball.
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[info]semielliptical

May 6 2009, 12:24:25 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!! Go you for fighting and winning this battle!!
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[info]geewhiz

May 6 2009, 12:39:44 UTC 3 years ago

Hurrah! Now if only Zazzle and Viacom could learn the true meaning of IP & copyright infringement, we'd be set (actually, it seems a good number of businesses need to learn this as well - I think they settle for trying to scare small groups/individuals into ceasing whatever they are doing, hoping they won't notice the lack of evidence to support such demands). THIS IS FANDOM! WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT SELL!*

*does not include SVA
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[info]nebulist

May 6 2009, 13:58:05 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!
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[info]neocloud9

May 6 2009, 14:32:57 UTC 3 years ago

Hell yeah! \o/
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[info]skywardprodigal

May 6 2009, 17:09:53 UTC 3 years ago

That's wonderful news. Thanks for sharing it!
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[info]deepad

May 6 2009, 17:12:37 UTC 3 years ago

I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT THIS.

(I left a comment in the feedback form on the Viacom form, strongly protesting the removal, so I feel a tiny stake of personal ownership.)

And, since I haven't said this before, thank you so much for all your hard work for the Airbender protest - you rock!
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[info]kadymae

May 6 2009, 17:29:31 UTC 3 years ago

Go you!
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