Just wondering if we fought this as one

[Rexx]

Daniel,

Good move. Good attitude.

We can only hope Manly admin's approach is similarly mature.

What stuns me about all of this is the club's apparent narrow-minded, defensive attitude. Surely someone there realises these supporter groups, and the supporters that prefer them, are HUGE assets to them.

They should be working with you, talking with you about how you can work collaboratively together & even looking to put links on their site to your sites - not closing you down or making life difficult.

You're not the opposition.

 

[Dan]

Thank you Rexx. It is understandable with the cluture of the club.
I guess we are still feeling the ripple effects of the joint venture and the culture that was bred due to it.

I ended up drafting a 2 page response in email and have sent it directly to Mr Wilson with disclaimers that it be read by him and only him. I wish to communicate with the him on this as i feel a resolution would be hindered in discussing the matters with a person without the power to action them.

I have made the concessions required and removed the content.

I also want to apologise for my "knee jerk" reaction. I responded on these forums with emotion and frustration rather than with my professional manner, skills and attitude.
It was good to see the support but I really should have read the letter over a number of times and calmly thought about it as well as consulted my solicitor before going off half cocked.

In the end I am confident we are not in breach of NRL or Manly Sea Eagles IP, and if we are I feel reasonable concession can be made to allow us to operate with very little change to the site.

An offer was made by the Sea Eagles in the letter to assist the supporters sites by allowing access to certain content to be reproduced on supporter sites with some limitations. I see this as both generous and beneficial to promoting the brand that we all are trying to promote. I will take them up on this offer and create a special "MSE content" page with all relevant information, content etc and working within the rules outlined within the document.

We do not currently use any MSE articles or content so from my standpoint the clubs actions have been beneficial for both of our parties.

In all I don't see that it will be a major problem and Silvertails.net was the least of the offenders in this, because we have always been conscious of IP laws and issues.

I have also spoken with Matt of the White Stripe supporters and explained my stance and where I see the law and what the problems were. From what I can gather he has responded positively to this and rather than continue to argue with the club or escalate the issue he has started making the minor changes to his site and the way they operate.

I just hope the club appreciates this and helps us to continue to provide an aesthetically pleasing site to go along with our multitude of content and great members.

Dan

 

[Canteen Worker]

Well done!

 

[byso]

Yep, good stuff Dan.

 

[Rexx]

Daniel,

It's a strong man(/woman) who can reflect honestly on his actions, objectively see and admit what needs to change, and not get caught in blaming others.

That's the sort of leader I'd happily follow any day.