[Kevin Hanley]

There are references scattered all around to content ownership, licensing, etc. Basically it refers to stuff that I think comes with the subscription, but there’s so much legalese…with lots of caps about how you’d better read ALL of it…that I gave up and cancelled checkout.

Oh, and the big thing was that it’s unclear whether my full company can share the stock assets or not. The way it’s written, it sounds like we can’t and that’s dumb. I know lawyers write those things, but I’m not interested in hiring my own lawyer to read the lengthy dissertation on all the possible ways to violate their terms. 🙂

Kevin
CVWmedia
Norman, OK

[Kevin Hanley]

Most of our stuff here is custom, but we toss in (and alter…always alter) some stock elements here and there. I was just about to buy the $499 lifetime deal and then during checkout I got to the terms and conditions. The detailed terms and conditions basically get so ridiculously complicated and cryptic that I gave up on them.

DJ used to be a really good company. The leadership has obviously lost touch, which is too bad because I used to occasionally deal with the CEO way back when he started DJ and liked him. The employee reviews speak for themselves. I don’t want to deal with a company like that, good price or not.

Kevin
CVWmedia
Norman, OK

[Kevin Hanley]

I personally feel that letting an employee know that you understand he/she may not agree with the message that the project conveys, AND that you completely respect their opinion and their right to have an opinion, most quality employees would be satisfied. The human element, in my experience, is what employees really need. In other words, knowing that you care about them, and respect them, is what they really want. This is how I feel as a production house owner, and also as someone considering the employee’s perspective in this scenario.

Having said that, I don’t feel that they should be able to refuse to work on the project. If you are able to juggle your staff in a way that puts someone else on the project, great. That would be very fair on your part. But you can’t change your entire operation for something like this, partly because that doesn’t make business sense (and I’m assuming you aren’t forcing your views on them, so they shouldn’t expect to force their views on your company), and also because it sets a precedent that you may have to adhere to in the future.

Kevin
CVWmedia
Norman, OK