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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Joshua — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:38:45 -0000

Ali Brown's techniques don't work. I've tried many of them and they don't work. All the people who endorse her are her friends.

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

brettbum — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:07:18 -0000

At least she's not wearing one of those spiral moving bras like they used in the first or second Naked Gun. Now those were some hypnotic breasts . . ..

PS, Yes I did stay at a Hooters this week.

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Goal Guru — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:50:51 -0000

I am not sure what the legal definition of "parody" is but the webster's definition is "a farcical 'imitation' of a literary or musical work or style." I think "imitation" is the key word, or at least that is what caught my attention.

If you used someone else's actual footage, I would think could be upsetting to the creator.

Now on the other hand if you hired an actor to imitate her such as a man in drag.... well now that is probably fair game. (disclaimer: I am obviously not an attorney, seek your own counsel)

I wish you and Ali the very best. Hope you two can resolve this, clear the air and be friends again.

Live Your Dreams,

Jill

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

feliciaslattery — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:46:53 -0000

Hi Rick -
Thanks for the Gravatar tip-- I knew there was a way to get my pic uploaded.

Testing to see if it's working now...
Cheers-
Felicia

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

OmahaSEO — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:21:20 -0000

Rick - you make me laugh!

Ali should send you a fruit basket... lined with money. Lawsuit? What is she thinking? "I want you to buy my 'something big' because of my mind, or face the lawyers," that just doesn't seem right after seeing the video.

You could become the 'Weird Al' of the Internet Marketing realm - people won't feel that they've "made it" until Rick Butts does a parody of them. More, more, MORE!

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

rickbutts — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:49:08 -0000

Awww Felicia - let's set the record straight - it was not an ENTIRE evening!

LOL

I'm going to do a show interview with you for my new Hot Seat w/ Rick Butts - and yes I will say your domain name over and over.

BTW: Make sure you have an image uploaded to gravatars.com that corresponds to the email address you use when you comment on blogs - that way your pic will show up instead of the sad little gray pawn next to your name...

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

feliciaslattery — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:19:56 -0000

Dear Rick,
Feel free to make a video about me any time just as long as you include the link to my website and/or talk about my product -- over and over (how many times on this post & in comments did you say there's now a magazine named Ali? I had no idea.).

I will never forget meeting you in person when I didn't like you at all from another video you did. (hmmm... a pattern?) And then after spending an entire evening hanging out & getting to know you I not only respect you, I find you hilariously funny and uber smart to boot with excellent values. I'm glad we're friends.

I agree with you-- you know you've made it big time when someone creates a parody video of you. The lesson here: always remember to not be so big in your britches as to forget to laugh at yourself. I do it every day. My britches are kinda funny.

Hugs,
Felicia
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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

rickbutts — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:46:16 -0000

Thanks JT, Mia, Blondie, and especially T Blake for the legal advice.

People think I do these things to start trouble or to whack big shot people on the nose as a way of getting PR.

Not true.

I try to use humor to highlight irony and to point out crazy stuff I see all around me. A magazine called Ali?

Kinda young, kinda wow ALEE! (think Charlie perfume)

You're gonna make it after alllllll....

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

JT Chandler — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:33:22 -0000

Speaking from experience... trouble is where it's at. Keep up the good work pardner ;)

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Mistress Mia — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:39:08 -0000

Rick, stop playing with Ali Brown's Breasts and get back to work.

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Blondie Boobshell — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:56:14 -0000

The Internet Marketing Queen barely comes up in a Google. Her site is outdated, her personal blog is just that personal. Perhaps she will sign up for my 50.00 an hour consulting. Wish I could see the Vido, pitty. Can you put it on google. Toughen up Mr. Butt, you can copy copyright infringement laws to fight her. It is very hard to go all the way on it. She is huge on Facebook with her 1000 friends who all try to be one of your friends then all they do is market there stuff.

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

rickbutts — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:10:20 -0000

Thanks T. Blake -

The fact is that YouTube is so gun shy that if someone sends in a copyright infringement thing - you are judged guilty until proven innocent.

This requires you to mail in a letter blah - blah - blah. It may as well say...

"Write your letter, print it out on 8 1/2 X 11 paper and then insert it in your shredder - because that is the last you'll ever see or hear from it again."

Perhaps I'll just upload the video into the members area of Scoundrel School because it IS darn funny.

No one famous enough to have her own magazine should be worried over petty little things like this video.

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

T. Blake — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:26:40 -0000

Ummm... hmmmm... did the law change Rick?

I didn't get to see the video but from your description it was a "parody."

If it was neither YouTube nor Ali really understand the law as "parody" is a protected form of speech and as such you can use copyrighted material within the parody. The Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music that "parody" is a protected form of speech and because it is often used as a method for criticism that those creating the parody neither need to ask for nor have to be granted permission to use copyrighted materials within the parody. Because those that are being criticized or parodied would normally not give permission for the usage of the copyrighted material SCOTUS made it protected form of speech whereby normal intellectual property and copyright laws do not apply. Thus copyrighted material used within a parody falls into the "fair use" category.

You might aprise Ms. Brown and YouTube of this fact -- you can quote: Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (92-1292), 510 U.S. 569 (1994) and point them to the following website: http://www.law.cornell.edu/...

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Lee Ann Price — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:20:28 -0000

For someone with a last name of Butts - you dish some great satire. Watch out Stephen Colbert :)

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Nikolai — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:43:17 -0000

I think I should get into hypnosis....

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

rickbutts — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:30:23 -0000

With Obama in the White House - and a large stimulus package headed our way - I guess we are ALL feeling something big coming...

Dare we name it?

Rick Butts

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Amy ~ @allaboutenergy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:22:04 -0000

Welcome back Rick Butts!

Hysterical! Feel something BiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiG! lol! You know Ali is selling mostly to women too for her Million Billion dollar workshops. Guess feeling something BiiiiiG isn't gender specific! ;-)

Love, Hugs, Peace and Joy!

Amy
@allaboutenergy

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

rickbutts — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:17:22 -0000

You know, I wrote the post in full satire mode but, the truth is I admire Alexandria Brown's marketing and hustle.

She has a lot of true fans and of course, once you get big enough to have your own magazine - you know you have arrived when someone creates a parody video for ya!

Rick Butts

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Mike Cunningham — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:09:50 -0000

Rick,

Here I go and Think You've Retired, then you come back with this. You Dirty Dog, I wish I'd of done something near as controversial. Maybe I can get a newspaper to publish my Cartoon Suggesting President Obama is a Chimp!
See the NYTimes Cartoon Controversy.

Great editing
Mike
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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Heather Havenwood — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:22:38 -0000

That was awesome Rick! FEEEEEL Something Big, when you buy Rick Butts!

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Sean — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:03:01 -0000

Have you seen jeffpaul.tv It's video is chock full of breasticles...

That guy surely knows how to present & pitch. Pickedup some of his & Jim Fleck's copywriting stuff, still going through it...so far some pretty good stuff in there.

Spoke to him once for a bit on the phone, seemed like a pretty decent guy that knows what works...and works it.

-S

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Nancy Arroyo-Perez — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:28:28 -0000

Rick,
you are simply too damn funny! I'm pretty sure Ali will just chuckle and LHAO like I did. Mia said you deserved to be spanked for this and she's right but she said you might like that too much! lol

~Nancy

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Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

rickbutts — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:41:59 -0000

You know, after I watched this video the 1,000,000th time - I started to see a subliminal deep hypnotic trance pattern emerge, then I just realized it was the Farah Fawcett 80's hairdo.

We await the ex-ezine-queen's arrival and response - or lawsuit - whichever.

Rick

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Cassie — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:56:34 -0000

I love Ali (she's one smart and mega-successful cookie) and I'm actually surprised that she doesn't whip those puppies out more than she does. Maybe she had a special man in mind when she said "feel something big"....you never know. It did seem a bit weird though.

Re: Ali Brown Parody Video

Heather Vale Goss — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:14:03 -0000

Well, Rick, if you've got it...

As long as she delivers awesome content once you're there (and I know that Ali does), who cares why people buy the tickets, right?

Use the sizzle to get them in the door and the steak to keep them there!

cheers
Heather