Tara Hunt of Citizen Agency wrote a good read on her blog about the question I know many women get who need to be visible online - “Aren’t you afraid, as a woman, about being so open online?”

As a person who been told in e-mail and to my face that I am working for the devil, I have learned no matter how hard you try and how nice you are, some people just won’t like you. (The one problem with the Devil remark, it has been directed to different companies I have worked for or consulted for. )

I agree with Tara, the precise reason that people bully others is to shut them up. The important point to take home here I think is the openness of the relationships people need to have to do business online. Women need to must be able to as free as men to choose the degree of openness they think is appropriate to compete and work with others. Failure to do so means they will fail to advance and grow.

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“I think they have to understand that the Nielsens are not telling the story anymore and that the 18-49 demographic they’re all so keen on is online and that’s how increasingly they are getting their news and entertainment.”
-Carol Barbee, producer of Jericho
From the LA Times Show Tracker Blog

Will old institutions learn the hard facts such as people moving from printed books to electronic formats? Plus their ways to measure their supporters are vastly outdated for many demographics because cell phones and the Internet. The ones who do will still be in business in 10 years.

FYI: The Jericho fans have sent bags of nuts to CBS headquarters in protest. Nutsonline even made it easy for you to sent nuts to CBS via their “NUTS for Jericho” page.

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A state Democratic Party flier for congressional candidate Darcy Burner (WA 8th) includes an “unauthorized used” photo. This is a nice way of saying they took it and used it. I am sure they hoped the photographer did not have the resources to deal with it being stolen. Sorry, I am an Eastern Washington boy, so we are very blunt on these matters. The photo, by Michael Yon, is a U.S. solider with a dying Iraqi girl in his arms. You can see the flyer here.

“It’s a copyright infringement, it’s a legal matter,” D.C. attorney John Mason told Seattle Times reporter, David Postman.

As person who has made a living from intellectual property almost their whole adult life, including stock photography, I have zero tolerance for copyright infringement. The photo is this man’s property to use as he sees fit and to sell or not sell as he sees fit. End of story.

If Burner does not condemn the action of the state party and offer payment and an apology to Mr. Michael Yon, then please vote for Congressman Dave Reichert!

After all the 8th CD is the home of Microsoft and we need someone congress who gets it when it comes to intellectual property.

Yes, the flier was produced by the Washington State Democratic Party, not her campaign, but the goal is to help her gain office. Time to show the voters your character Darcy. This was done in your name and for your gain.

Democratic spokesman Kelly Steele said, “Our attorneys have been contacted and are investigating. As Mr. Mason said, it’s a legal matter”, per Postman’s blog.

But it is also a statement on the Democratic state party’s ethics, business practices and views on intellectual property rights. It also will also give an insight into Darcy Burner’s stand on those issues too.

Hats off to both Sound Politics and The Seattle Time’s David Postman for covering this.

Update

It has been pointed out to me that this is the second time copyrighted material has been used without permission for Darcy to gain the seat, the first being the DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) using TVW footage without permission. TVW is Washington’s state’s version of C-SPAN and is non-partisan. You can go here to read the Seattle Times Editorial Board story, “Denounce the ad, Darcy Burner.”

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