Re: MCM - Digest V1 #362

["Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com>]

Charlene wrote:

> Someone has asked if we are going to tape the conference (or allow it
taped)
> so people could take the tapes to their home fish clubs. What do ya'll
> think? We could sell them for helping with fundraising but on the other
> hand, we want people to come, not to count on buying cheap tapes in lieu
of
> coming in future years. Some conferences do tape and sell them. Give me
> feedback on this. Thanks

Then:

> I just got another message from the guy who inquired about taping
> conference-he will donate $1000. up front to have speakers taped and tapes
> duplicated. He thinks this would be a good outreach tool and he has a good
> point. We could sell them thro our bookstore in TAG etc for fundraising.
> Give me your feedback guys. Thanks

First, Charlene, who's the guy?

Second, what is he expecting to get out of it that he's willing to "donate"
$1000. (particularly since he seems to have no plans to remunerate the
speakers?) Sorry if I sound cynical, but while I am very happy to volunteer
my time, photographs and knowledge to SPEAK at the conference, and spend the
money to GET to the conference, I take a dim view of the idea of a private
party financially benefitting by simply taping and distributing my talk and
all of my slides.

Third, if I were involved with creating a video that was to be sold, or even
widely distributed, I would want to also be able to review and edit it, a
process that is not going to be possible with a tape of a live talk.

4th, While I have allowed clubs that have paid my expenses to come and talk
to their group to tape my talk for _their own club's use_, I have _not given
permission for the club to distribute that tape further.

If anyone is going to tape the conference, I'd want Erik do it, so that we
KNOW that AGA retains full rights to the final tape.  I've seen Eriks work,
and know he can do an oustanding job.  I also know him well enough to know I
and the AGA won't be exploited.

Karen