GregShelton

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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   I think I will start with public domain movies and than follow your advice re: indie filmmakers and mechanical license
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   Rifftrax guys gave me an idea - what if I setup Amazon shop and will sell legal DVDs. People who buy DVD get access to the same movie on my website (invitation code). Will it work?
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   Thanks for your idea. I will think about it. Really appreciate your advice.
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   Japanese Study English By…Tweeting?(blogs.wsj.com)

   1 points by GregShelton 15y ago|0 comments
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   Thank you for your comments. It seems I have to follow your advice and contact indie moviemakers or use public domain movies
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   "People’s fear and anxiety about doing math—over and above actual math ability—can be an impediment to their math achievement." Education is very anxious business. We have Math Anxiety, Test Anxiety, Foreign Language Anxiety and so on
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   What I mean by transformation is that we transform movies into games (Voice Over videos) by muting some dialog lines. That changes the meaning of the work. It's not entertainment anymore. No one will watch movie with half dialog lines muted
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   I wasn't be able to find any educational license that could be suitable for this project. And I don't know who should I contact in the industry
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   by GregShelton 15y ago

   I'd love to work with independent filmmakers. Unfortunately the main market is outside US and for overcoming Foreign Language Anxiety it's important to use movies people already know and love.
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    by GregShelton 15y ago

    I would not agree that it's copyright infringement. We've transformed the content of copyrighted work and is using it for a transformative (educational) purpose. "since the defendant has engaged in both types of transformation, we would ex
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    by GregShelton 15y ago

    Thank you for your reply. I think they can close this project down without taking me to court
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    by GregShelton 15y ago

    "interest is quitting after the third failure; commitment is continuing after the hundredth" It's brilliant. Thanks for sharing
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    by GregShelton 15y ago

    Clicable http://moviebyheart.com
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    Ask HN: Is my startup legal? MovieByHeart.com

    2 points by GregShelton 15y ago|19 comments
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    Words Fail Me(utexas.edu)

    2 points by GregShelton 15y ago|0 comments
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    by GregShelton 15y ago

    "Matthew Ho, who led the Native Tongue team, says that he came up with the idea for Mandarin Madness through his own struggles to learn the language." That's the way to go
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    by GregShelton 15y ago

    habrahabr.ru - Russian version of HN has a large following.