jmaynard
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Posts: 0 | CompUSA commercial
on Monday, January, 17, 2005 5:50 PM
I've now been asked a couple of times if I did a commercial for CompUSA:
They show a guy sitting at a computer with someone who (according to my sister) looks just like me, down to body shape and mustache, standing behind him in a duplicate of my costume. The voiceover says, "We have computer geeks who can fix your computer problems." The geek then leans over and quickly fixes the problem.
No, I had nothing to do with it. I wish I did.
Any of you folks out there happen to have the commercial on videotape or TiVo? If so, I'll deeply appreciate a copy. So far, I've only heard of it being run on TV in Dallas and Houston, but it's possible it ran elsewhere. I've now gotten reports that it's run on Fox Sports Southwest and ESPN.
If you've seen it, or got it on video, please let me know ASAP. Thanks.
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Traahn
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Posts: 3,301 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Monday, January, 17, 2005 7:02 PM
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Corruption
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Monday, January, 17, 2005 8:08 PM
I have not seen the commercial.
Can they do that? Use your likeness and the suit you designed?
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jmaynard
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Tuesday, January, 18, 2005 2:23 AM
Corruption Wrote:Can they do that? Use your likeness and the suit you designed?
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That's a good question. Until I see the commercial, I can't answer it definitively. If they did, in fact, produce someone who looks just like me (as my sister says they did), then we're gonna have a serious discussion about it.abortion pills online abortion pill online purchase cytotec abortion
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Compucore
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Posts: 4,450 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Tuesday, January, 18, 2005 7:24 AM
Let us know once you have found out if they did. I can only assume that they are not allowed to do so under US Law. I don't know if this applies to the same thing under the Canadian law as well.
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DaveTRON
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Posts: 5,314 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Monday, January, 24, 2005 1:53 AM
Jay,
Where are they playing this commercial? Do you know if there is a specific network it's on?
I have been watching out for it and trying to catch it. No luck so far.
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jmaynard
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Monday, January, 24, 2005 8:05 AM
| DaveTRON Wrote:Where are they playing this commercial? Do you know if there is a specific network it's on? |
I've been told it runs on Fox Sports and ESPN. I watched both playoff games yesterday and didn't see it.
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Me either, but I've been told that a DVD is headed my way with 5 different commercials on it.
Let's just say my agent is Not Happy.
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Traahn
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Posts: 3,301 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Tuesday, January, 25, 2005 8:09 PM
Well, good luck! I still haven't seen it... but please keep us updated.
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DaveTRON
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Posts: 5,314 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, January, 28, 2005 2:13 AM
Anyone else spot this on TV yet?
Isn't the Superbowl on this weekend? I think that might be a likely place to watch for it.
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jmaynard
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, January, 28, 2005 2:57 AM
| DaveTRON Wrote:Isn't the Superbowl on this weekend? I think that might be a likely place to watch for it. |
February 6.
I don't know if CompUSA would have spent Super Bowl-class dollars on this commercial...though I wouldn't mind much if they did.
I watched the conference championships last weekend, and they did not run it then.
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Kamui
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, January, 28, 2005 9:58 AM
Compucore Wrote:Let us know once you have found out if they did. I can only assume that they are not allowed to do so under US Law. I don't know if this applies to the same thing under the Canadian law as well.
jmaynard Wrote:Corruption Wrote:Can they do that? Use your likeness and the suit you designed?
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That's a good question. Until I see the commercial, I can't answer it definitively. If they did, in fact, produce someone who looks just like me (as my sister says they did), then we're gonna have a serious discussion about it. |
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They can't under Canadian laws. It falls under copyright laws. The only way they are actually allowed to use that is if they were either using it as a parody, for education or as a critique. Since they were doing neither.... it definately ILLEGAL by Canadian law. Matter of fact, illegal all across the board. Good thing we like to talk about law in our media courses.
Of course, I'd avoid lawyers like the plague if I were you. As bad as CompUSA was, lawyers are even a little worse cause they use these little legal loop-holes to screw you over. Careful there, Jay!
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GreenAdder
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Posts: 4 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, January, 28, 2005 1:42 PM
Firstoff, I haven't seen the commercial in question if indeed it does exist. I'm sure we'll have an answer on that within the next week or so.
Secondly, if the commercial exists, it could always be an "unofficial" one, similar to the fake Volkswagen ad that recently made headlines.
If the commercial is real and is official, you still may unfortunately have a hard time making any sort of case. This goes double if they got permission from Disney (or whoever holds the copyright) to use Tron. They could easily counter any argument with "you don't own Tron, nor do you own his suit." I'm not a lawyer, mind you. I'm a 25 year old slacker and occasional amateur filmmaker. But I've seen enough news to see how corporations respond to similar claims.
I wish you the best of luck if the ad turns out to be genuine. I think most of us (and especially the members of Tron-Sector) will realize who's trying to cash in on whose image, and who's in the right.
If it isn't real, and somebody's pulling one over on you, I'd suggest having a long talk with them instead.
Good luck, Jay.
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Kamui
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Thursday, February, 03, 2005 1:59 PM
GreenAdder Wrote:Firstoff, I haven't seen the commercial in question if indeed it does exist. I'm sure we'll have an answer on that within the next week or so.
Secondly, if the commercial exists, it could always be an "unofficial" one, similar to the fake Volkswagen ad that recently made headlines.
If the commercial is real and is official, you still may unfortunately have a hard time making any sort of case. This goes double if they got permission from Disney (or whoever holds the copyright) to use Tron. They could easily counter any argument with "you don't own Tron, nor do you own his suit." I'm not a lawyer, mind you. I'm a 25 year old slacker and occasional amateur filmmaker. But I've seen enough news to see how corporations respond to similar claims.
I wish you the best of luck if the ad turns out to be genuine. I think most of us (and especially the members of Tron-Sector) will realize who's trying to cash in on whose image, and who's in the right.
If it isn't real, and somebody's pulling one over on you, I'd suggest having a long talk with them instead.
Good luck, Jay.
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Correct me if I'm wrong here, since I've never actually have seen any "Tron Guy" clips (I don't think I have the channel that it's on. I have so few channels over here along with being stuck on dial-up.) is it supposed to be some sorta parody thing? If that's the case, Jay would be protected by copyright law because of this. In that case, CompUSA is in for it.
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KiaPurity
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Posts: 3,488 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Thursday, February, 03, 2005 7:14 PM
Yes, but intentionally imiating a real life person = big no no.
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DaveTRON
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Posts: 5,314 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Thursday, February, 03, 2005 9:22 PM
Jay sent me a copy of these, and after viewing them I gotta say I think it might be a stretch to call it a direct copy of Jay. Certainly a lot of similarity, but there are some differences too that make it unique unto itself.
It's certainly a legal quagmire. I wouldn't put any bets on a win or a lose if it were to go legal.
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Kamui
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, February, 04, 2005 8:49 AM
Recomendation: Don't. There's definately nothing gained by that. All it would be is a BIG waste of time. (Of course..... empoying the use of recognizers is an entirly different story *Evil grin* )
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Posts: 1,230 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, February, 04, 2005 9:34 AM
| DaveTRON Wrote:Jay sent me a copy of these... |
Could they be added to the sector here in some form so the rest of us can see what everyone is thanking about?
Just curious...
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DaveTRON
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Posts: 5,314 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, February, 04, 2005 2:22 PM
I might put up some screenshots, but it might not be wise to put the videos up right now.
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wwwmwww
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Posts: 1,230 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, February, 04, 2005 3:10 PM
Screenshots will do. No need to bend the laws any more then they already have been.
Carl
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jmaynard
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Posts: 0 | Re: CompUSA commercial
on Friday, February, 04, 2005 9:03 PM
I've got four screenshots up...
Picture 1
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Picture 4
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