The Youareahockeyfan blog is growing exponentially and to accommodate all of the new features Goliath and I have planned for the upcoming season, the blog, as you now know it, is going to have to change. At this moment, I have a revamped site being constructed that will mean the end of a lot of things. All of the comments on past posts and pages will be gone (feel free to repost them at your leisure if you want once the new site is up)...though we've considered leaving the original blog intact for a while, all of my stats will be gone,...all of those pageviews gone...back to zero! And I've no idea what this will mean for our exposure for a while, so it may be harder to find us on the web until pageviews build up again, BUT
*purists....breathe now...breathe*
BUT....I really believe this is going to benefit everyone tied to the blog: myself, Goliath, the players and the readers. We'll no longer be confined to the blog itself, which means more media options, more networking options, and even a store where players, their family, friends, and fans will be able to purchase photographs from the games. Commenting will be easier. Contacting us will be easier. Goliath will have his own blog now (Saints preserve us!). Game recaps will now have a better option for photographs and video, which I feel is going to make the entire youareahockeyfan experience better in the long run.
This change has meant that we've had to incorporate and incorporating isn't my idea of a cup of tea, but, I promise you...players and readers alike, it'll still be the same old us, photographing the game, hanging out in the lobby, tossing snacks and cornering players for five second interviews. Goliath will still regularly amuse me, and I'll still regularly puzzle him. And our obsession with churros has not and will not subside.
Thank you so much, guys, for all of the support. I can't believe how far it's come. See you there!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
the Grapefruit Cometh
So this morning...little did I know as I slept ever so peacefully....
That there were a number of people waiting for me with a message....
Uh.....
Several emails were waiting for me this morning hoping to inform me that one of my photographs was recently used in an article and was I aware of it. Their skepticism was due in part to the fact that the site claimed that the source of the photograph was "Archives"....which was clearly bullshit. (I don't know about you, but I never saw a photographer from Quebec in our press corner.)
Anyway, where were we? Ah yes...
No, I was not aware. Thank you, however, for informing me of it.
Enbeauce.com:
It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted photograph entitled "Maxime+leaning+into+the+ice+blog+ready" in the publishing of your article. I have reserved all rights to the photograph, which was first published on February 21 2011 on http://www.youareahockeyfan.com with copyright registered to me.
You neither asked for nor received permission to use this photograph within your article, nor to make or distribute copies of it. I was never contacted, compensated, or even credited. You removed my watermark, cropped my image, and referenced the source as from "Archives" which is clearly false. Therefore, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 USC Section 101, et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages.
And Enbeauce.com....Maxime is 22 years old. Not 26. Not 23. So the next time you decide to update your article, be sure to either remove the photograph you stole, or compensate me for it and properly credit it.
Sorry, guys, it's not in my nature to publicly address something like this, but theft is serious. It's not difficult to properly request permission, obtain permission, compensate and credit, or remove the image if payment and credit is just too much for your organization. When a company gets lazy and rips an image that is loss of revenue for me and for every photographer out there unable to properly showcase their work for fear of theft.
Thank you so much, readers, for looking out for me. I'm on this.
And Max, I remain as ever your biggest fan in Utah, best of luck to you with the new team...though I would much rather have you back here, of course. Take care!
That there were a number of people waiting for me with a message....
Uh.....
Several emails were waiting for me this morning hoping to inform me that one of my photographs was recently used in an article and was I aware of it. Their skepticism was due in part to the fact that the site claimed that the source of the photograph was "Archives"....which was clearly bullshit. (I don't know about you, but I never saw a photographer from Quebec in our press corner.)
Anyway, where were we? Ah yes...
No, I was not aware. Thank you, however, for informing me of it.
Enbeauce.com:
It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted photograph entitled "Maxime+leaning+into+the+ice+blog+ready" in the publishing of your article. I have reserved all rights to the photograph, which was first published on February 21 2011 on http://www.youareahockeyfan.com with copyright registered to me.
You neither asked for nor received permission to use this photograph within your article, nor to make or distribute copies of it. I was never contacted, compensated, or even credited. You removed my watermark, cropped my image, and referenced the source as from "Archives" which is clearly false. Therefore, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 USC Section 101, et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages.
And Enbeauce.com....Maxime is 22 years old. Not 26. Not 23. So the next time you decide to update your article, be sure to either remove the photograph you stole, or compensate me for it and properly credit it.
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| Pamplemousse poops on you. |
Sorry, guys, it's not in my nature to publicly address something like this, but theft is serious. It's not difficult to properly request permission, obtain permission, compensate and credit, or remove the image if payment and credit is just too much for your organization. When a company gets lazy and rips an image that is loss of revenue for me and for every photographer out there unable to properly showcase their work for fear of theft.
Thank you so much, readers, for looking out for me. I'm on this.
And Max, I remain as ever your biggest fan in Utah, best of luck to you with the new team...though I would much rather have you back here, of course. Take care!
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