I think this is good.

Ahh but what did you think of the invitation to submit it to the TV show.

Scroll down and read the comments on the bottom of the page. i got offered by a production company to submit Al the moon god to a TV contest.

I dunno if i should put it up? do yo uthink they claim the rights to it?
 
As for the first comment, I am very leary of that kind of stuff. In fact, I think this is a very dangerous trend. I've seen a lot of this popping up.

So, they get a bunch of people to submit content FOR FREE, then they can sell advertising and make MILLIONS for the network, and then give away the paltry $1000 to ONE person a week. Basically, this is one more way for networks to make money off of talent without paying them, in my view. I don't like these kinds of things at all.

Futhermore, read the terms they give you. As many of these "viral video" sites state, by uploading, you are granting them rights to derivative works as well.

From YouTube: "However, by submitting the User Submissions to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions..."

I know I am paranoid about this kind of stuff, but basically if you upload to YouTube, they can then take "Al the moon God," make a show around him and never pay you a cent. You just gave them that right. So if these sites have these kinds of terms, imagine what NBC will want. Just be careful is all, I say.

But the trade off is, will you get enough exposure out of it to make up for it? Maybe, maybe not.

Anyway, the video was quite funny, Timur. When, oh when are you bringing some of your comic genius my way? You said you were going to call...but (sniff) you never do...(sniff)...
 
You could email them and ask them specific questions about the terms. You definitely want to retain rights to the character you created.

I'm with desperatecomfort, it pays to be paranoid. :thumbsup:
 
lol


Yea but im friends with the creators of Bolt .com. They dont claim the rights to anything. Its yours.

But i dunno, i think i could get the 1K. I could use 1 K....... :*( im poor.


MArk, buddy, there is a phone call in your near future....

Thanks to everyone for the comments. I had this up in the grabs section a while back. But only like 10 people watched it. lol
 
TimurCivan said:
....MArk, buddy, there is a phone call in your near future....

Thanks to everyone for the comments. I had this up in the grabs section a while back. But only like 10 people watched it. lol
Click to expand...

whoa ... you're psychic too!
 
Nice work Timur. I saw this over at Shawn's and it is really well done and funny. I think if you have no plans for Al The Moon God I would definitely contact them. If they say they keep the rights, then I would consider whether or nor it is worth it. If they don't, then definitely submit it.

Alex
 
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