Comments on: Goodness Prevails: Iron Man Screening Is ON. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: A Chronology of Brands that Got Punk’d by Social Media http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2389832 A Chronology of Brands that Got Punk’d by Social Media Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:13:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2389832 [...] Marvel nearly cuts of bloggers from Iron Man screening Techcrunch (700,000 + subscribed) who intended to host a screening for loyal tech readers (perhaps a perfect audience of tech bloggers) were cut off by Marvel. Techcrunch is known for copy and pasting legal notes right onto the blog, fortunatly, things were quickly resolved. [...] [...] Marvel nearly cuts of bloggers from Iron Man screening Techcrunch (700,000 + subscribed) who intended to host a screening for loyal tech readers (perhaps a perfect audience of tech bloggers) were cut off by Marvel. Techcrunch is known for copy and pasting legal notes right onto the blog, fortunatly, things were quickly resolved. [...]

]]> By: Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Some Movie She’s In | Tipstech.info http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2380852 Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Some Movie She’s In | Tipstech.info Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:34:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2380852 [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...] [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...]

]]> By: Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Some Movie She’s In: tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2380626 Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Some Movie She’s In: tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:15:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2380626 [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...] [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...]

]]> By: Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Some Motion picture She’s In | Tipstech.info http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2380506 Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Some Motion picture She’s In | Tipstech.info Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:40:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2380506 [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...] [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...]

]]> By: Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Wanted http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2379016 Come See Angelina Jolie In An Exclusive Preview Of Wanted Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:25:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2379016 [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...] [...] you to our readers and encourage warm fuzzy, advertisement-clicking feelings in you all. And the Iron Man screening we did was a blast. Besides, we think Angelina Jolie is kind of [...]

]]> By: Hendra http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2246928 Hendra Fri, 02 May 2008 01:50:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2246928 Did Mr. Assoff ever call back? Did Mr. Assoff ever call back?

]]> By: blackfeathers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2245369 blackfeathers Thu, 01 May 2008 20:07:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2245369 select 'ironman' from marvel where lawsuits=0; select ‘ironman’ from marvel where lawsuits=0;

]]> By: law http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2244987 law Thu, 01 May 2008 18:43:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2244987 Great Event! Movie was awesome. Great Event! Movie was awesome.

]]> By: Oh boy... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2243492 Oh boy... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:31:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2243492 @ Chris -- "My original comment was misunderstood then. After which I made clarifying statements. I’m baffled as to why somebody who took a bar exam and went through law school would do so many things that would draw legal complaints." Uh, dude. He went through the proper channels.... Way to not pay attention to the situation... Mike did everything right. But they thug-posse pulled a Monty Burns on him and released the dogs anyway. @ Chris —
“My original comment was misunderstood then. After which I made clarifying statements. I’m baffled as to why somebody who took a bar exam and went through law school would do so many things that would draw legal complaints.”

Uh, dude. He went through the proper channels…. Way to not pay attention to the situation…

Mike did everything right. But they thug-posse pulled a Monty Burns on him and released the dogs anyway.

]]> By: Oh boy... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2243473 Oh boy... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:28:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2243473 Heh... walk away from the comp to eat breakfast, then come back and finish, and click "post"... and there's Sam missing the boat a few posts above me upon the refresh. No luck yet. Heh… walk away from the comp to eat breakfast, then come back and finish, and click “post”… and there’s Sam missing the boat a few posts above me upon the refresh. No luck yet.

]]> By: Oh boy... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2243449 Oh boy... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:23:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2243449 @ Sam -- Like that other commenter before said - the Old Media Thugs are used to bullying smaller sites all the time. One simple call to Paramout Group Sales would have avoided this whole debacle... But hey, that's a whole 10 minutes out of someone's day at both Marvel and Paramount. OMG, that's 2 oh-so-important-people being inconvenienced... It's much easier to just threaten the website. And Oracle? Well, what else do you expect from them? They're happy to make Marvel their bitch, and let them take the heat and hate for it. So, after reading Mikes comment at #8, I wonder how long it will take YOU to apologize here for jumping to your conclusions? Ah, irony... @ Sam —

Like that other commenter before said - the Old Media Thugs are used to bullying smaller sites all the time. One simple call to Paramout Group Sales would have avoided this whole debacle… But hey, that’s a whole 10 minutes out of someone’s day at both Marvel and Paramount.

OMG, that’s 2 oh-so-important-people being inconvenienced…

It’s much easier to just threaten the website.

And Oracle?
Well, what else do you expect from them?
They’re happy to make Marvel their bitch, and let them take the heat and hate for it.

So, after reading Mikes comment at #8, I wonder how long it will take YOU to apologize here for jumping to your conclusions?

Ah, irony…

]]> By: Tyler Wright http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2242024 Tyler Wright Thu, 01 May 2008 07:54:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2242024 laughing out loud at your sarcasm laughing out loud at your sarcasm

]]> By: mimizone http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2241933 mimizone Thu, 01 May 2008 07:30:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2241933 Thanks techcrunch for the early screening!! Loved it! Do it again for Speed Racer?? :) Thanks techcrunch for the early screening!! Loved it!
Do it again for Speed Racer?? :)

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » [fr] L'affaire Iron Man, Marvel, TechCrunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2241873 TechCrunch en français » [fr] L'affaire Iron Man, Marvel, TechCrunch Thu, 01 May 2008 07:15:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2241873 [...] semble être le promoteur du film. Les avocats de TechCrunch et les forces du bien ont finalement eu gain de cause et grâce à Iron [...] [...] semble être le promoteur du film. Les avocats de TechCrunch et les forces du bien ont finalement eu gain de cause et grâce à Iron [...]

]]> By: FatBastard http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240605 FatBastard Thu, 01 May 2008 00:51:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240605 OK, I'm both too cheap and too busy to register BoycottMarvell.com. All the same, any doubt I had that the magic at Marvell was long gone is dispelled. They are just cranking what cash they can out of a bunch of franchises where the creativity checked out 30 years ago. No kidding the comics are the least part of their business. Creativity in general is the least part of their business. The saddest part - as they hand what once was marvelously creative place over to bean counters and lawyers, they don't even seem to have hired good lawyers, just (or so it appears) unimaginative drones from no name law schools that get their jollies playing pseudo tough guy. What a travesty. My perception of Marvell is changed. OK, I’m both too cheap and too busy to register BoycottMarvell.com.

All the same, any doubt I had that the magic at Marvell was long gone is dispelled. They are just cranking what cash they can out of a bunch of franchises where the creativity checked out 30 years ago. No kidding the comics are the least part of their business. Creativity in general is the least part of their business.

The saddest part - as they hand what once was marvelously creative place over to bean counters and lawyers, they don’t even seem to have hired good lawyers, just (or so it appears) unimaginative drones from no name law schools that get their jollies playing pseudo tough guy.

What a travesty. My perception of Marvell is changed.

]]> By: sam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240489 sam Thu, 01 May 2008 00:21:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240489 mike... my point in the earlier comment (#4) was that although marvel was going to sue, the entire thing appears to have been a mistake. in that what oracle was doing, and what you are doing are indeed complementary, and that someone thought that they weren't. the fact that you obtained a lawyer was a good move and in all likelyhood was a push to get the appropriate resource within marvel/paramount to act. the fact that you had a number of screaming bitchy minions yelling like little biatch*s probably didn't sway anyone with authority within either marvel, or paramount. but i could be wrong!! my whole point was that people should chill, and relax, and perhaps get to the root of an issue before acting like a bunch of tweaked out catholic school girls! peace! mike…

my point in the earlier comment (#4) was that although marvel was going to sue, the entire thing appears to have been a mistake. in that what oracle was doing, and what you are doing are indeed complementary, and that someone thought that they weren’t.

the fact that you obtained a lawyer was a good move and in all likelyhood was a push to get the appropriate resource within marvel/paramount to act. the fact that you had a number of screaming bitchy minions yelling like little biatch*s probably didn’t sway anyone with authority within either marvel, or paramount.

but i could be wrong!!

my whole point was that people should chill, and relax, and perhaps get to the root of an issue before acting like a bunch of tweaked out catholic school girls!

peace!

]]> By: Cease & Desist 101: Think Long and Hard Before Hitting Send | BrokerScience.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240387 Cease & Desist 101: Think Long and Hard Before Hitting Send | BrokerScience.com Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:50:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240387 [...] As expected the TechCrunch prevails vs Marvel at the cost of $2000 for TechCrunch council. Talk about a waste of resources, Party A pays attorney [...] [...] As expected the TechCrunch prevails vs Marvel at the cost of $2000 for TechCrunch council. Talk about a waste of resources, Party A pays attorney [...]

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240032 Augie De Blieck Jr. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:17:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2240032 Yeah, one more post -- didn't see that Mike called the group sales number on the website. So nevermind that point. Sorry for the confusion. Yeah, one more post — didn’t see that Mike called the group sales number on the website. So nevermind that point. Sorry for the confusion.

]]> By: Marvel Moves To Shut Down TechCrunch Iron Man Screening | Venture Chronicles http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239955 Marvel Moves To Shut Down TechCrunch Iron Man Screening | Venture Chronicles Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:00:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239955 [...] Mike writes that this has all been worked out. Apparently it was Oracle who was the bad actor, pun intended, in this movie drama for they are [...] [...] Mike writes that this has all been worked out. Apparently it was Oracle who was the bad actor, pun intended, in this movie drama for they are [...]

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239933 Augie De Blieck Jr. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:53:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239933 FatBastard - Please be aware that there's a vast difference in the business units, internally, between legal, licensing, and publishing. Boycotting the comics will do no favors to anyone. The comics are the least profitable part of Marvel's business. And boycotting the movie won't go very far -- this puppy is going to rake in $100 million in the first week, or first weekend. Your little boycott won't amount to a hill of beans. Sounds like this whole thing is the result of miscommunications behind the scenes and, honestly, Tech Crunch. This is Marvel's first big movie on their own. Paramount is not in control here. It's Marvel's movie division. TC went the wrong direction for permission. Paramount should have redirected. FatBastard - Please be aware that there’s a vast difference in the business units, internally, between legal, licensing, and publishing. Boycotting the comics will do no favors to anyone. The comics are the least profitable part of Marvel’s business. And boycotting the movie won’t go very far — this puppy is going to rake in $100 million in the first week, or first weekend. Your little boycott won’t amount to a hill of beans.

Sounds like this whole thing is the result of miscommunications behind the scenes and, honestly, Tech Crunch. This is Marvel’s first big movie on their own. Paramount is not in control here. It’s Marvel’s movie division. TC went the wrong direction for permission. Paramount should have redirected.

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239907 Augie De Blieck Jr. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:49:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239907 I should have guessed the Oracle connection. Here's the ad across the street from the New York Comic Con a couple of weeks back: http://flickr.com/photos/augiedb/2448087906/ I should have guessed the Oracle connection. Here’s the ad across the street from the New York Comic Con a couple of weeks back:

http://flickr.com/photos/augiedb/2448087906/

]]> By: FatBastard http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239709 FatBastard Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:09:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239709 Marvel's not off the hook in my book. They've lost the magic and become a bunch of douches. That they get pushed around by Oracle and let pimple faced lawyers from no name law schools loose to threaten the imnnocent provides no excuse. That they hired some suit from Sony who can sprinkle around some magic dust changes nothing. I'm looking to see if BoycottMarvell.com can still be registered. As for Oracle - well, that's nothing new. They are supposed to be like that. As for Chris's conspiracy theory - you wish you were that smart. I wish I were that smart. Marvel’s not off the hook in my book. They’ve lost the magic and become a bunch of douches. That they get pushed around by Oracle and let pimple faced lawyers from no name law schools loose to threaten the imnnocent provides no excuse. That they hired some suit from Sony who can sprinkle around some magic dust changes nothing. I’m looking to see if BoycottMarvell.com can still be registered.

As for Oracle - well, that’s nothing new. They are supposed to be like that.

As for Chris’s conspiracy theory - you wish you were that smart. I wish I were that smart.

]]> By: Mike B http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239642 Mike B Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239642 Ironman is good, but don't get too excited. Just a fun little flick with a good performance by Robert Downey Jr. Otherwise, the 3rd act is by the book. Ironman is good, but don’t get too excited. Just a fun little flick with a good performance by Robert Downey Jr. Otherwise, the 3rd act is by the book.

]]> By: Martin Jamieson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239622 Martin Jamieson Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:56:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239622 Ironman opens in Australia today, first screening at my local cinema is in 3 hours... I don't think there will be any startling 'leaks' from the TC screening :) @#4 It makes a lot more sense to bitch and scream in blog comments - misunderstandings or not - than go to the trouble of initiating legal action without first checking the facts. Have fun at your outing tonight guys, and make sure you throw some popcorn at those Oracle douches. Ironman opens in Australia today, first screening at my local cinema is in 3 hours… I don’t think there will be any startling ‘leaks’ from the TC screening :)

@#4 It makes a lot more sense to bitch and scream in blog comments - misunderstandings or not - than go to the trouble of initiating legal action without first checking the facts.

Have fun at your outing tonight guys, and make sure you throw some popcorn at those Oracle douches.

]]> By: jdragon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239613 jdragon Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:54:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/30/goodness-prevails-iron-man-screening-is-on/#comment-2239613 Man, I wish I was fast enough to get reserve my seat! What is Oracle showing tonight? Pre-screening of Larry Ellison and his Planes on IMAX? Man, I wish I was fast enough to get reserve my seat! What is Oracle showing tonight? Pre-screening of Larry Ellison and his Planes on IMAX?

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