Comments on: All Your Internets Are Belong To Us: One Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Tells Why She Is Resigning http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2009/09/03/all-your-internets-are-belong-to-us-one-stampin-up-demonstrator-tells-why-she-is-resigning/ Where scrapbooking means business. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:13:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emily http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2009/09/03/all-your-internets-are-belong-to-us-one-stampin-up-demonstrator-tells-why-she-is-resigning/comment-page-1/#comment-4469 Emily Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:28:23 +0000 http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/?p=4626#comment-4469 Here, here! The online communication provisions are just plain absurd. But I think even the part about not being allowed to be on another company's design team is silly. Look at it this way, yes, if your personal blog shows another company's product and links another company's website, your SU! customers might see that and be led to buy those products. But on the flip side, your link from that company's design team might lead non SU! customers to your blog to see that company's product, and then see other things you've done with SU! products, and create customers for you. SU! is controlling and stupid. Here, here! The online communication provisions are just plain absurd. But I think even the part about not being allowed to be on another company’s design team is silly. Look at it this way, yes, if your personal blog shows another company’s product and links another company’s website, your SU! customers might see that and be led to buy those products. But on the flip side, your link from that company’s design team might lead non SU! customers to your blog to see that company’s product, and then see other things you’ve done with SU! products, and create customers for you. SU! is controlling and stupid.

]]> By: QBScrapper http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2009/09/03/all-your-internets-are-belong-to-us-one-stampin-up-demonstrator-tells-why-she-is-resigning/comment-page-1/#comment-4374 QBScrapper Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:10:04 +0000 http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/?p=4626#comment-4374 I am no longer an SU! demo. Haven't been for years. I had issues with some of their policies way back when, so I left. Boy am I glad I did. You know, we all wear many hats in our day to day lives (mom, friend, coach, teacher, wife, co-worker, etc.). What this new agreement tells me is that SU! is afraid of the competition and that they are insecure with their product line and demos. Basically what they are saying is that if you are an SU! demo (whether hobbyist or FT business) you wear that hat 24/7 365 days a year under whatever other hat(s) you may need at the same time. Regardless of what you're doing in your personal life, you represent SU! The next step they will take is the freedom to shop in stores that sell competitive products because heaven forbid if one of your customer saw you buying something that isn't SU! Wow ... that's simply incredible. I know there will be enough demos who don't have a problem with this new IDA because it is their livelihood, but seems like to me this is a way to weed out the hobbyist demos who don't depend on their SU! career to help support their families. Just my .02. It really doesn't affect my life one way or the other, but I know it will affect a lot of people out there. I am no longer an SU! demo. Haven’t been for years. I had issues with some of their policies way back when, so I left. Boy am I glad I did. You know, we all wear many hats in our day to day lives (mom, friend, coach, teacher, wife, co-worker, etc.). What this new agreement tells me is that SU! is afraid of the competition and that they are insecure with their product line and demos. Basically what they are saying is that if you are an SU! demo (whether hobbyist or FT business) you wear that hat 24/7 365 days a year under whatever other hat(s) you may need at the same time. Regardless of what you’re doing in your personal life, you represent SU! The next step they will take is the freedom to shop in stores that sell competitive products because heaven forbid if one of your customer saw you buying something that isn’t SU! Wow … that’s simply incredible. I know there will be enough demos who don’t have a problem with this new IDA because it is their livelihood, but seems like to me this is a way to weed out the hobbyist demos who don’t depend on their SU! career to help support their families. Just my .02. It really doesn’t affect my life one way or the other, but I know it will affect a lot of people out there.

]]> By: Nancy Nally http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2009/09/03/all-your-internets-are-belong-to-us-one-stampin-up-demonstrator-tells-why-she-is-resigning/comment-page-1/#comment-4373 Nancy Nally Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:34:47 +0000 http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/?p=4626#comment-4373 Thank you Em for recommending my podcast as a resource! You are correct in what was said on the Paperclipping Newsbreak episode. As far as I've been able to discover, the actual legal contract itself was not revised by Stampin' Up! in response to the uproar over it. Only the non-binding FAQ describing how they intended to apply it was. Which means they didn't actually revise the legal reach of the contract, they just revised how they say they are going to enforce it. Thank you Em for recommending my podcast as a resource! You are correct in what was said on the Paperclipping Newsbreak episode. As far as I’ve been able to discover, the actual legal contract itself was not revised by Stampin’ Up! in response to the uproar over it. Only the non-binding FAQ describing how they intended to apply it was.

Which means they didn’t actually revise the legal reach of the contract, they just revised how they say they are going to enforce it.

]]> By: Em http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2009/09/03/all-your-internets-are-belong-to-us-one-stampin-up-demonstrator-tells-why-she-is-resigning/comment-page-1/#comment-4371 Em Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:02:51 +0000 http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/?p=4626#comment-4371 A well-written personal response. Thank You for your intelligent take on this. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2122004 This video is also VERY informative. If the information here is correct, and my best guess is that it is, then the contract has not changed--not even one word. The only changes that have taken place are to the song & dance about it (the FAQ) which have no legal applications at all. SU seems to be counting on those who do not speak legal jargon, or those who are trusting enough to buy into such a restrictive policy. A well-written personal response. Thank You for your intelligent take on this.

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2122004 This video is also VERY informative. If the information here is correct, and my best guess is that it is, then the contract has not changed–not even one word. The only changes that have taken place are to the song & dance about it (the FAQ) which have no legal applications at all. SU seems to be counting on those who do not speak legal jargon, or those who are trusting enough to buy into such a restrictive policy.

]]> By: Friend of CEO http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/2009/09/03/all-your-internets-are-belong-to-us-one-stampin-up-demonstrator-tells-why-she-is-resigning/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 Friend of CEO Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:15:31 +0000 http://www.scrapbookupdate.com/?p=4626#comment-4370 So if it's boring, why are you here? Those of us who have to make a decision can read all the points of view. Thanks for keeping the debate going. So if it’s boring, why are you here? Those of us who have to make a decision can read all the points of view.

Thanks for keeping the debate going.

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