- write your congresspeople, etc.
- donate to epic and eff.
- actively support indy media.
- seek cheaper alternatives that do not directly feed the greedy bastard's coffers. (matinees, buy used, rent, etc.)
- talk to everyone you know, and find new ways to explain our plight in words non-geeks can better understand.
AND:
- start organizing the believers.
- get the word out that there are enough people to put together a large-scale, highly-visible protest/boycott. get the news's attention at least.
- organize protests in the big tech/consumer-heavy cities. peacefully picket the record stores, movie theatres, etc. bystanders and walkers-by will start getting the message. at least they'll see and hear it.
- when peacefully protesting/picketing/boycotting on a large, national scale, you will get news coverage. there's no such thing as bad publicity.
- while this large-scale protest/boycott is going on, have the epic and eff's best faces on all the news shows (that couldn't possibly NOT cover this by now) to discuss this huge protest phenomonon that's sweeping the nation.
even if the news doesn't cover a single bit of it, at least you have the people on the streets seeing what's going on, and maybe some of them will get the message, and join in.
if everyone doesn't work as one on this, we'll never win.
Doesn't matter whether the movie was good or not, geeks. He signed an NDA (I did when I went to work for ILM years ago), and I am sure was told numerous times, that nothing leaves that place. You are told that when you interview, on your first day by HR/Legal, and again in your new hire orientation. You are also reminded by the bosses via broadcast e-mail to the entire company while the show is ramping up, and during production. Heck, during the production of the Special Editions, and TPM, the art department made some cool posters, a'la WWI/WWII propaganda posters warning about leaking information ("loose lips sink starships" was one...)
He knew, and he's not the first to do something like this.
Whether it was George's movie or not, all images, sound effects, props, and everything else that wasn't _given_ to you (i.e. production swag, posters, or other gifts), is the property of the studio.
If your production house is working on some other studio's movie, and images/sounds/props/sets/costumes/whatever are leaked or stolen, your production house can be found liable, and be sued by said studio. Those things are trade secrets.
It might be worth it to use a CA that is established, and looks to be around for a while. (I know, nothing's forever - especially on the 'net...)
What I mean is, some CAs are running on VC $$$, and wouldn't it suck if you had to go out and get a new cert when their $$$ dries up and they go outta business.
When a CA ceases to exist, there is no real way for your customers to verify the validity of your certificate, as the trusted 3rd party vouching for your company's identity will no longer be in business. This can be extremely important.
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Do everything you're already doing:
- write your congresspeople, etc.
- donate to epic and eff.
- actively support indy media.
- seek cheaper alternatives that do not directly feed the greedy bastard's coffers. (matinees, buy used, rent, etc.)
- talk to everyone you know, and find new ways to explain our plight in words non-geeks can better understand.
AND:
- start organizing the believers.
- get the word out that there are enough people to put together a large-scale, highly-visible protest/boycott. get the news's attention at least.
- organize protests in the big tech/consumer-heavy cities. peacefully picket the record stores, movie theatres, etc. bystanders and walkers-by will start getting the message. at least they'll see and hear it.
- when peacefully protesting/picketing/boycotting on a large, national scale, you will get news coverage. there's no such thing as bad publicity.
- while this large-scale protest/boycott is going on, have the epic and eff's best faces on all the news shows (that couldn't possibly NOT cover this by now) to discuss this huge protest phenomonon that's sweeping the nation.
even if the news doesn't cover a single bit of it, at least you have the people on the streets seeing what's going on, and maybe some of them will get the message, and join in.
if everyone doesn't work as one on this, we'll never win.
Doesn't matter whether the movie was good or not, geeks. He signed an NDA (I did when I went to work for ILM years ago), and I am sure was told numerous times, that nothing leaves that place. You are told that when you interview, on your first day by HR/Legal, and again in your new hire orientation. You are also reminded by the bosses via broadcast e-mail to the entire company while the show is ramping up, and during production. Heck, during the production of the Special Editions, and TPM, the art department made some cool posters, a'la WWI/WWII propaganda posters warning about leaking information ("loose lips sink starships" was one...)
He knew, and he's not the first to do something like this.
Whether it was George's movie or not, all images, sound effects, props, and everything else that wasn't _given_ to you (i.e. production swag, posters, or other gifts), is the property of the studio.
If your production house is working on some other studio's movie, and images/sounds/props/sets/costumes/whatever are leaked or stolen, your production house can be found liable, and be sued by said studio. Those things are trade secrets.
It might be worth it to use a CA that is established, and looks to be around for a while. (I know, nothing's forever - especially on the 'net...) What I mean is, some CAs are running on VC $$$, and wouldn't it suck if you had to go out and get a new cert when their $$$ dries up and they go outta business. When a CA ceases to exist, there is no real way for your customers to verify the validity of your certificate, as the trusted 3rd party vouching for your company's identity will no longer be in business. This can be extremely important.