Nothing. But it is still makes it a dick move given the company's policy.
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Nothing. But it is still makes it a dick move given the company's policy.
If news reporting becomes a matter of complying with 'the company's policy', then everyone might as well pack up and go home!
I've a feeling that'd very quickly reduce the fanbase to a couple of dozen blokes going to war over whether Hal Jordan should be drawn with bigger biceps than Barry Allen. *shudder*
Those sales numbers are considered confidential information, I don't know why exactly, but that's what we've been told numerous times over in the Trek Lit forum.
Personally, I'm with the people who think reporting this early was a crap move, but more from a personal perspective. When it comes to stuff like this I really think the people who are doing it have the right to decide how and when the news comes out. I guess I just see it as really rude to go and ruin all of the plans that had been made just so you can get a big story on your site. It's DC's reboot, so you should let DC decide when people will find out about it.
Personally, I'm with the people who think reporting this early was a crap move, but more from a personal perspective. When it comes to stuff like this I really think the people who are doing it have the right to decide how and when the news comes out. I guess I just see it as really rude to go and ruin all of the plans that had been made just so you can get a big story on your site. It's DC's reboot, so you should let DC decide when people will find out about it.
I use it on the PC Laptop and it works pretty much the same way. I lovedit, and at this point I plan on doing as much of my comic book reading through Comixology as I can. They've even added a couple Marvel issues in the past week or two, so hopefully I'll be able to read their stuff there too.
Which wasn't my point at all, but that's okay.
This kinda sums up my thoughts on the matter more cohesively than anyway I can currently express it.
Exactly so.
There's not a thing wrong with this kind of reporting - it's what those folks are in business to do.
Again, I never once said they were wrong. In journalism, you occasionally make dick moves for the sake of reporting a story. This is one of them.
There may actually be room to interpret this as Industrial Espionage.
How did they come across the information to post?
Has it interferred with their Marketing Plans?
Now, sure, if there's a criminal action being reported, all bets are off, no problem, but, if they're reporting Confidential information, that can be proven to cause a Business Interuption
How did they come across the information to post?
Has it interferred with their Marketing Plans?
Now, sure, if there's a criminal action being reported, all bets are off, no problem, but, if they're reporting Confidential information, that can be proven to cause a Business Interuption
Exactly so. Reporting on stuff that someone wants to keep quiet? Horrors, how dickish!
And here's the BleedingCool report on the new Firestorm - with nice picture! - based on Simone's Tweets:
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/02/dc-relaunch-the-look-of-firestorm/
Simone says:
Oh god, get a grip - Rich lives in the UK, best of luck getting that one to stick. What has happened to this board? Every thread seems to turn into "Internet Lawyer for hire".
This is really easy to solve, creators tell him - that's what has always happened.
That was a really extreme reaction, apparently it's not appropriate for a person ignorant of the industry to ask questions to reduce their ignorance
Feel better now, do you?
Johnston is free and clear. He's been at this a long time. On the other hand, any creators who leaked it despite signing confidentiality agreements could be in trouble if DC finds out it was them. But it's more likely that nothing will come of it.
It would seem the reboot order came from on high from the bosses of Dan Didio/Jim Lee/Geoff Johns. Everyone is being forced to wrap up their stories. Even Morrison is being forced to wrap things up on his Batman run. Jurgens probably got the JLI gig because everybody else jumped ship.
I just don't see the sense in starting a title that's doomed to fail.
If that's true, the lends even more credence--if there was any doubt--this is a reboot.
I have to say... the hype is getting to me. My curiosity might get the better of me. But, I doubt it. But it's fun to hear what's going on.
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