TV Commercial shot :)

Jav400 · 11-06-2003, 02:27 PM

If I am not mistaken I saw a Gateway commercial that included a very quick shot of the aquarium running on a plasma screen in the background. If anyone else sees this commercial see if you can confirm this.

shoe124 · 11-07-2003, 05:12 PM

I saw it...It looked really cool....It is only in the opening shot of the commercial....The rest I think had the Gateway name on the computer screens....

ESHIREY · 11-07-2003, 07:46 PM

Damn too slow . I just saw it again and wanted to post it here . Do they have the ok to do that ?

feldon34 · 11-07-2003, 09:17 PM

There's nothing preventing them from showing the Aquarium or requiring them to put name credit.

ESHIREY · 11-07-2003, 09:31 PM

well that stinks .

Tiny Turtle · 11-10-2003, 02:04 AM

W,
Do you think McDonald's should credit GM for showing a happy family driving a Chevy truck at the drive-thru (that's "drive-through", nCliff

) in one of their ads?

/Tiny Credit

cjmaddy · 11-10-2003, 05:20 AM

drfish · 11-10-2003, 06:36 AM

An intentional placement for a Chevy mini ad in a McDonald's commercial is probably reality.

Marketers are sneaky people, sometimes subtle, sometimes not... Movies, video games, other commercials, product placement is everywhere... Tony Hawk has ads for Jeep and Mountian Dew in it, and while I can't think of one specifically at the moment, I know I've seen some obvious ads inside movies...

Edit: I lied, I can think of one, there was a very obvious ad for Victoria's Secret in Terminator 3.

Edit 2: And with that train of thought, Jim should be paying Gateway to put his aquarium in their commercial, not the other way around.

Jim Sachs · 11-10-2003, 07:51 AM

With any kind of legal action, the plaintiff has to demonstrate damages and place a monetary value on them. In cases like this there are no damages, and while the ads have not helped us in the slightest, no harm was done either.

drfish · 11-10-2003, 08:01 AM

Just to clarify, I wasn't saying that they were helping you, I'm pretty sure no one but us would even notice. And obviously you wouldn't be paying them for that...

ESHIREY · 11-10-2003, 09:53 AM

I just thought Jim should get some kind of credit . I'm sure Mickey D's had something worked out . But then , what do I know ..

Jim Sachs · 11-10-2003, 09:58 PM

On a related note -

I went to Innoventions at Epcot today. The Aquarium is no longer being displayed there.

Ralph · 11-15-2003, 07:45 AM

I noticed yesterday that the Serene Screen saver is available at Costco (Canadian) $16.99. In keeping with the direction some of this thread has gone..... I could not find the Jim Sachs name any part of the box.

To give credit on a commercial clip is pretty impractical but to not include it on the box.....

Jim Sachs · 11-15-2003, 08:38 AM

My name is in the copyright notice on the back of the box.

P.S. - Don't look for the Aquarium in U.S. Costco stores, it's only in Canada. There is still a small chance that U.S. stores will carry it in the future.

Ralph · 11-15-2003, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
My name is in the copyright notice on the back of the box.

Then my apologies

I looked but must have missed it.

Jim Sachs · 11-15-2003, 09:56 PM

It's pretty small

11-06-2003, 02:27 PM	#1
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	TV Commercial shot If I am not mistaken I saw a Gateway commercial that included a very quick shot of the aquarium running on a plasma screen in the background. If anyone else sees this commercial see if you can confirm this. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

11-07-2003, 07:46 PM	#3
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Damn too slow . I just saw it again and wanted to post it here . Do they have the ok to do that ? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

11-07-2003, 09:17 PM	#4
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	There's nothing preventing them from showing the Aquarium or requiring them to put name credit. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

11-07-2003, 09:31 PM	#5
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	well that stinks . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

11-10-2003, 02:04 AM	#6
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	W, Do you think McDonald's should credit GM for showing a happy family driving a Chevy truck at the drive-thru (that's "drive-through", nCliff ) in one of their ads? /Tiny Credit Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

11-07-2003, 05:12 PM	#2
shoe124 Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 1	I saw it...It looked really cool....It is only in the opening shot of the commercial....The rest I think had the Gateway name on the computer screens....

11-10-2003, 05:20 AM	#7
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854

11-10-2003, 06:36 AM	#8
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	An intentional placement for a Chevy mini ad in a McDonald's commercial is probably reality. Marketers are sneaky people, sometimes subtle, sometimes not... Movies, video games, other commercials, product placement is everywhere... Tony Hawk has ads for Jeep and Mountian Dew in it, and while I can't think of one specifically at the moment, I know I've seen some obvious ads inside movies... Edit: I lied, I can think of one, there was a very obvious ad for Victoria's Secret in Terminator 3. Edit 2: And with that train of thought, Jim should be paying Gateway to put his aquarium in their commercial, not the other way around. I don't watch commercials.

11-10-2003, 07:51 AM	#9
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	With any kind of legal action, the plaintiff has to demonstrate damages and place a monetary value on them. In cases like this there are no damages, and while the ads have not helped us in the slightest, no harm was done either. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-10-2003, 08:01 AM	#10
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	Just to clarify, I wasn't saying that they were helping you, I'm pretty sure no one but us would even notice. And obviously you wouldn't be paying them for that... I don't watch commercials.

11-10-2003, 09:53 AM	#11
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	I just thought Jim should get some kind of credit . I'm sure Mickey D's had something worked out . But then , what do I know .. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

11-10-2003, 09:58 PM	#12
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	On a related note - I went to Innoventions at Epcot today. The Aquarium is no longer being displayed there. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-15-2003, 07:45 AM	#13
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	I noticed yesterday that the Serene Screen saver is available at Costco (Canadian) $16.99. In keeping with the direction some of this thread has gone..... I could not find the Jim Sachs name any part of the box. To give credit on a commercial clip is pretty impractical but to not include it on the box.....

11-15-2003, 08:38 AM	#14
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	My name is in the copyright notice on the back of the box. P.S. - Don't look for the Aquarium in U.S. Costco stores, it's only in Canada. There is still a small chance that U.S. stores will carry it in the future. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

11-15-2003, 03:24 PM	#15
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,438	Originally posted by Jim Sachs My name is in the copyright notice on the back of the box. Then my apologies I looked but must have missed it.

11-15-2003, 09:56 PM	#16
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	It's pretty small Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium