Here's another example of what's wrong with IP law. There's a company, UVEX, who makes good ski gear. Lindsay Vonn was wearing a pair of their goggles when she won a gold medal a couple of days ago. They posted a simple congratulations to her on their website. The IOC sent them a take down notice saying that they could not use the names of Olympians or mention Olympic events on the website without paying first, because that was part of the IOC's intellectual property. Bogus. Anyway, UVEX responded their website with the following:
Blonde we like wins Downhill (Last name rhymes with "Bonn")
There once was a lawyer from the IOC,
who called us to protect "intellectual property."
"During the Olympics", she said with a sneer
"your site can't use an Olympian's name even if they use your gear."
"No pictures, no video, no blog posts can be used..."
Even if they are old? "No!", she enthused.
While Olympians chase gold the IOC pursues green.
Cough up millions, or your logo cannot be seen.
Except there it is, on top of countless heads!
Tax free endorsements the IOC dreads.
And so it is with a wink and a nudge
that we would like to congratulate a skier whose name we must fudge.
Her hair is long and blonde
Last name rhymes with the German city of Bonn.
Congratulations Women's Downhill winner --
from all of us here at UVEX (no longer an IOC sinner).
Source: http://www.uvexsports.com/2010/02/blonde-we-like-wins-downhill-last-name.html
Friday, February 19, 2010
Friday, July 10, 2009
Whew... 4 days at the cabin over the Fourth of July. Buddies coming town today and tomorrow. Family coming up next weekend. July is a busy, busy month this year.
The Fourth was a blast. I got in a couple of good hill runs through the woods. On the first one, I got scared half to death by a bald eagle, which took off from the ground about 20 yards in front of me. Funny, that never happens to me in the cities :-) It was a nice, relaxing weekend. Got out on the boats, did some kayaking, saw some fireworks, and of course, ate and drank too much. Thank you so much to the Gubrud family for including me!
Maybe I'll post something from this weekend after my buddies leave. Maybe I better not :P
The Fourth was a blast. I got in a couple of good hill runs through the woods. On the first one, I got scared half to death by a bald eagle, which took off from the ground about 20 yards in front of me. Funny, that never happens to me in the cities :-) It was a nice, relaxing weekend. Got out on the boats, did some kayaking, saw some fireworks, and of course, ate and drank too much. Thank you so much to the Gubrud family for including me!
Maybe I'll post something from this weekend after my buddies leave. Maybe I better not :P
Friday, June 26, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Racing Season is Upon Me
And so it begins. Racing season has officially begun for me (and with it, hopefully, blogging season, as I obviously have been doing a terrible job in that category). The Inaugural Get In Gear Half Marathon was on Saturday, and I finished it along with only 805 others. I kind of expected it to be longer, considering the 10K drew over 3,400. Much thanks to Lori and her family, as well as Kyle and Lindy for coming out to support me.
I finished in a somewhat respectable 1:54:37 (official results here, GPS data here). I say "somewhat respectable" because it's a pretty good time for me, based on the times in my running history, yet I absolutely can do better. I've been averaging about 10 - 20 miles a week. That's obviously no where near enough. So I tried to think of this as an early season long training run in preparation for Dam To Dam, and in that regard, it was a success. I would like to hit one run this summer that I'm actually in peak condition for. Something where I used a training plan that doesn't end in a long protracted beer and pizza infused taper.
I also hope to start blogging again -- hopefully someone out there reads this :p
I finished in a somewhat respectable 1:54:37 (official results here, GPS data here). I say "somewhat respectable" because it's a pretty good time for me, based on the times in my running history, yet I absolutely can do better. I've been averaging about 10 - 20 miles a week. That's obviously no where near enough. So I tried to think of this as an early season long training run in preparation for Dam To Dam, and in that regard, it was a success. I would like to hit one run this summer that I'm actually in peak condition for. Something where I used a training plan that doesn't end in a long protracted beer and pizza infused taper.
I also hope to start blogging again -- hopefully someone out there reads this :p
Monday, January 26, 2009
New Years Resolutions Revised
So after a few weeks to think about it, I'm revising my New Year's Resolutions. Revising them to be a little more specific. Dropping one or two. Adding a couple more.
1) Learn a foreign language.
I've settled on Latin American Spanish. I think it will serve me well in future vacations I hope to be lucky enough to take. I thought about French, but ultimately thought that Spanish would prove more useful. Who knows though, maybe I'll find time to do both? Doubtful.
2) Run a 5K in under 20 minutes.
This is incredibly ambitious for me. But I ran one last year unprepared in the 23 minute area (I don't remember the exact time), and ran a 10k while training for the Twin Cities Marathon in 46:30. This makes me think that it's at least possible, if I train for it. I'm putting this goal in place of running another marathon. Just looking for a change. I'm not ruling out another marathon, however ;)
3) Post at least once a week to millcitysnap.com.
I need to get some creativity back. I need to get back to my long lost hobby of photography. That is why I set that site up. Now I need to actually use it. I might try Project 365. Haven't decided yet (Thanks for the idea, Paul).
4) Start a tech blog.
No description at this time. More to follow, probably next week.
So I'm dropping the marathon resolution -- kind of. I replaced it with another running one. So I'm not counting it as "dropped". I also dropped the musical instrument one. I really want to learn to play something again. But there's only so many hours in the week, and I need to pick a hobby. So for now, I'm settling on learning Spanish and getting back to photography.
1) Learn a foreign language.
I've settled on Latin American Spanish. I think it will serve me well in future vacations I hope to be lucky enough to take. I thought about French, but ultimately thought that Spanish would prove more useful. Who knows though, maybe I'll find time to do both? Doubtful.
2) Run a 5K in under 20 minutes.
This is incredibly ambitious for me. But I ran one last year unprepared in the 23 minute area (I don't remember the exact time), and ran a 10k while training for the Twin Cities Marathon in 46:30. This makes me think that it's at least possible, if I train for it. I'm putting this goal in place of running another marathon. Just looking for a change. I'm not ruling out another marathon, however ;)
3) Post at least once a week to millcitysnap.com.
I need to get some creativity back. I need to get back to my long lost hobby of photography. That is why I set that site up. Now I need to actually use it. I might try Project 365. Haven't decided yet (Thanks for the idea, Paul).
4) Start a tech blog.
No description at this time. More to follow, probably next week.
So I'm dropping the marathon resolution -- kind of. I replaced it with another running one. So I'm not counting it as "dropped". I also dropped the musical instrument one. I really want to learn to play something again. But there's only so many hours in the week, and I need to pick a hobby. So for now, I'm settling on learning Spanish and getting back to photography.
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