MooPig Verbal Agreements Department :: "Reality TV Lawsuit"

What's Number One will Surprise You
Conjoined by Pat Darnell  |  June 6, 2013  |  Bryan TX

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Have you ever watched 'Pawn Stars' ? We have. Apparently for cable TV it is one of top ten shows out there. It has gotten so popular that copycat versions have "sprung off" it. The Harrisons own a Las Vegas pawn shop, which is the focus of The History Channel series Pawn Stars. Grand-Pop, Pop, and Son, Harrisons make up a "tri-generational" business.

With more than just a cult following, January 2011, Pawn Stars is History's highest-rated series. An original episode broadcast on January 24, 2011 was watched by seven million viewers, the most-watched telecast ever on History, according to the network and Nielsen Media Research.

Debuting in 2009, ''Pawn Stars'' is now the History Channel's top-rated show, and one of the highest-rated shows on cable television, averaging 5 million viewers per week. This month, [July 2011] Harrison signed a new, record-breaking 80-episode renewal contract for four more seasons of ''Pawn Stars.'' He's also released his first book, ''License to Pawn: Deals, Steals and My Life at the Gold and Silver'' (Hyperion).

That kind of gravy attracts the money grubbers. Five million viewers a week watch four fat men, good-god-and-land-a-sakes, for reals. Yes, there are consultants and fee seekers, and bombastic copy cats all closing in on the Harrisons.

For instance you can find on cable TV "Cajun Pawn Shop," and "Hollywood Pawn" and "Eat up with a Pawn" and first heard here: "MooPig Pawn" where we trade for your tender vittles.

With money grubbers comes always litigations.

Fired ‘Pawn Stars’ manager files lawsuit against reality TV stars - Las Vegas Sun News: "The lawsuit says that around May 2009, Jefferies entered into an oral agreement with the Harrisons to provide management services for the following:
• A $4,000 per monthly fee;
• 5 percent of eBay merchandise sales;
• 5 percent of Rick Harrison’s License to Pawn book;
• 10 percent of Pawn Stars’ slot machine deal;
• 5 percent of Pawn Stars’ coin deal;
• 5 percent of Pawn Stars’ credit card deal;
• 5 percent of Pawn Stars’ merchandise deals;
• 5 percent of the pawn store’s in-store merchandise sales;
• 10 to 15 percent of all paid personal appearances;
• 10 percent of proceeds related to the production and management of the Pawn Stars’ roadshow;
• 5 percent of an energy drink deal.

Jefferies said he also had an oral agreement with Russell for 10 percent of his gross revenue and 10 percent of merchandise deals. ... (Dave Toplikar. Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. HERE) "

Usually, consultants work with firms and are rewarded if their work brings in dough. Most of the time the relationship ends in litigation.

'via Blog this'

CONCLUSION

To quote one of my favorite bloggers, Pribek, I submit this conclusion:

" ... I realize that my TV viewing, at this point, consists of baseball, old or straight-to-DVD movies on Netflix, ridiculous cooking contest scenario game shows and…the History Channel or the Arts and Entertainment network which, of course have nothing to do with history or art (entertaining though) but are instead a stew of new age versions of the Beverly Hillbillies (charming rednecks who have somehow goobered their way into a fortune and/or are somehow making their way through the modern age while retaining elements of hillbilly culture) and shows about pawn shops that depict scenes nothing like any the depressing collections of crap and human refuse that I've seen in real life pawn shops.
Go figure…  (Pribek, Jack. JUly 19, 2012. LINK) ... "

I am listening to this while I cogitate these articles ...



______________________Reference
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct/08/fired-pawn-stars-manager-files-lawsuit-against-rea/#axzz2VQ0B2MbK
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/25/pawn-stars-delivers-7-million-viewers-an-all-time-high-for-history/80200/
http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/06/smallbusiness/rick_harrison/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn_Stars
http://gspawn.com/
http://www.hyperionbooks.com/?s=rick+harrison
http://pribek.net/2012/07/19/as-seen-on-tv/

MooPig Cyber Security :: "No -- it can't be -- it's a Rockefeller"

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The End of our Game is Near, Again
by Pat Darnell  |  May 22, 2011  |  Bryan TX

" ... If the U.S. Government has attempted to control and censor the Internet before it will most likely happen again. The establishments agenda is on the wall that they want to either control the Internet to be more like cable TV or have it shut down. The one that told that agenda is non other then Jay Rockefeller. ... "

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5/22/2011 5:52 AM
Re: BREAKING & URGENT---So long GLP---Obama has had enough --- S.968 bill that will eliminate free information on the Internet Quote [+] #
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this should be pinned

when did civil law become criminal law?

copyright infringement is NOT the jurisdiction of the Attorney General of the United States!

when was the last time you heard of the AJ's office going after someone over a book copyright or movie rights?

i am sickened by this.

this is just attempt to chill free speech.

someone steals your material then sue

using some quotes is acceptable literary practice
the arts, journalism, and the industry should set the standards not a law enforcement division

if people could not quote, there would be no non-fiction books

Justice Department is NUTS

LEAHY IS NUTS

" ... Both law enforcement and rights holders are currently limited in the remedies available to combat websites dedicated to offering infringing content and products,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the bill’s main sponsor. The proposal is an offshoot to the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act introduced last year. It was scrapped by its authors in exchange for the Protect IP Act in a bid to win Senate passage.” ...[LINK]"

well, then everybody should sue CNN cause they pull stuff off the net all the time to show it and discuss it on their t.v. show (i won't call it journalism)

and google is totally composed of other people's stuff

so google should be shut down

Feds will just have to be legally forced to uphold the Fair Use Act.

http://youtu.be/Ct9xzXUQLuY

" ... This bill is yet another bill that will further give the U.S. Government even more power to shut down any website which criticizes the Establishment or any mega fascist Corporation all under the guise of further protecting copyright. ..."

What's the ISSUE? [U.S.W.G.O. LINK]
 "... A new bill [S.968] ... being supported by the Obama Administration and being sponsored by at least 11 senators of all stripes is being introduced that will threaten news aggregation, truth blogs, documentary filmmakers, political websites, and any website that uses portions or snippets from mainstream media websites or any portion of any copyrighted content."

MooPig Reserves the Right to "Make-it-up" as We Go ... even if it means our Demise. [Ed. 22May2011]

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What, me Worry?

I Read these Periodicals: eWeek, Baseline, & CIO Insight

Dear Colleagues and fellow Innovation Mechanics:

I stand with you in not wanting to give in to secular competition, or be scandalized at the expense of losing my professional standing. In here with my peers, I often run across articles that fully support my prideful stance.

I have strong inclination that Customer Experience is the fastest growing business consideration in the new microcosm of Blogging, and cyber-raceous-space communicating. Following is just one of many found articles on innovation. I submit: "knock-off" has become the mother of innovation.

It may not be just the product your and my customers are looking for. "Our business ambience has much to do with our patent businesses," says Innovations. The future looks bright if we reverse decree "self-serve" to: trusting each other as patron and server, in our B2B enterprises. I think it is a good idea.

Do we not always keep an eye out for key-words and bench-mark decisions in the positive sense, to nurture free-world entrepreneurs in missions of business applications? I personally know that there is no simple shortcut, only a strong sense of "which and why" best practices apply in daily tasks to win customer loyalty, when there is so much ill will in the communities.

In sharing this entire article with you, as it appears in Innovations, supplement to Baseline, eWeek, and CIO Insight, our innovator spirits will gain confidence to stand up and be counted. PD

Innovation Through Customer Experience

In today’s ultra-competitive business environment, creating a unique customer experience could well be what makes or breaks your company.We live in a border less, 24 x 7 world in which competitive advantage is fleeting and seemingly unsustainable. Ideas are a commodity, and innovations are routinely knocked off by competitors in a matter of a few weeks or months.

In his new book, The Coming China Wars, University of California Business School professor Peter Navarro tells of one city in China that has become so adept at counterfeiting U.S.auto parts that the practice now makes up the majority of its economy. This is a two-pronged problem for U.S.companies because not only are they unable to sustain an advantage against a copycat competitor, but their brand is beholden to the quality of parts they did not’t even produce.

In a world of simple knock offs, we need another route to sustainable advantage. That route is customer experience.

When you think of the companies that have broken out of the pack to redefine their markets in recent years – companies like Starbucks, Nike, Google, Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines, and Apple – they have succeeded by creating an experience that customers find compelling enough to seek out for themselves. That experience is a barrier to entry for competitors. It’s distinctive, and nearly impossible to copy.

Customer experience does not’t necessarily mean customer service, although that’s a big part of it. Customer experience is about an interaction that has special meaning for the customer. BMW owners can tell you that there’s something about the feel of driving their car that no other vehicle can replicate. A Harley motorcycle enthusiast would never own another brand. Nike has used its advertising to create an identity that its customers instinctively want to adopt. People will wait in line to buy overpriced coffee at Starbucks because there’s something soothing and invigorating about the atmosphere.

One of my favorite examples of a company that provides outstanding customer experience in a commodity business is Wawa, a Pennsylvania-based convenience store operator. Its commitment to friendly and positive customer service has earned it a fanatical following. There are Wawa fan clubs on MySpace.com, Live Journal.com and Face book.com, where visitors exchange their best customer service stories. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never distinguished one convenience store from another. This 540-store grocery chain has managed to create a cult of customer enthusiasts that any business would envy.

Customer experience comes in many forms, and they don’t necessarily involve technology. In fact, successful companies often do nothing more than find out what really matters to their customers, and then focus on doing that very, very well. A great example of this is Southwest airlines. The airline industry is obsessed with complexity; its fare structure alone is incomprehensible to its customers, and the logic of the hub-and-spoke system is often baffling. Southwest went back to basics and focused on doing a few things well that customers said really mattered to them: take off on time, arrive on time, get them their baggage quickly, and don’t charge a lot of money. Believe it or not, those simple things are differentiators in the airline business.

Think about what you can do to create a unique customer experience. Ask customers what they want, and then give them that plus more. Find ways to delight them and they will be yours for a very long time.

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