http://commoncraft.com/blog-categories/legal The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-us http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video <p>Yesterday, we posted about a video by a company called rPath with the title "Cloud Computing in Plain English." <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/help-common-craft-reduce-confusion-rpaths-cloud-computing-video">Read about it here</a>.</p> <p>The blog post came as a result of our unsuccessful efforts over six months to illustrate to rPath that their video, because of the combination of the "in Plain English" title and use of paper-cut outs on a whiteboard, was a source of confusion for Common Craft customers. Because rPath insisted on using legal means to communicate their stance, we chose to take a different route that didn't involve lawyers.&nbsp; We simply asked our fans to help us reduce confusion.</p> <p>Over the course of the last 24 hours, we've learned a lot. First, let me say that we couldn't have imagined the level of your response. We are very lucky to have people around us who feel passionately about helping us protect our brand. Within a couple of hours of the blog post, the message to rPath was clear and as you'll see below, we have reached a resolution.&nbsp; We thank you.</p> <p>Along the way we learned that it is possible to mobilize a community to seek a better outcome. However, it comes with risks. We have no control over what is said and it's impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. We are big fans of civility and reason and there is a chance for these kinds of campaigns to diverge from our strongly held values. We've learned to tread lightly.</p> <p>Yesterday afternoon I received a note from Jake Sorofman, rPath's VP of Marketing and someone who was involved in creating the video.&nbsp; Jake's side of the story is that he was never aware of Common Craft or the "in Plain English" series of videos when the video was created. I will take Jake at his word and assume this is the case.&nbsp; For months, we were dealing with another VP, who made it clear a simple solution would not work. Today, Jake and I have discussed it and we both agree that this issue could have been avoided, had we been able to communicate with him early on.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jake has agreed to change the title of the video on YouTube and display a link to commoncraft.com on the YouTube page.&nbsp; The video itself, which contains a watermark with the "in Plain English" title <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0">will remain online</a>.&nbsp; We think this is a reasonable way to resolve the issue and avoid future confusion. Thank you, Jake.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdBd14rjcs0"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2566/3699022748_feddb03e3d_o.jpg" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I'm happy that we were able to resolve this reasonably and without lawyers. Thanks you for all your support! Cheers.</p> http://commoncraft.com/potential-confusion-avoided-rpath-video#comments business help request legal ourwork video Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:47:27 +0000 leelefever 7133 at http://commoncraft.com