Comments on Mantic59's Shaving Journal: Re-Thinking The Concept

I am not a lawyer. I work for one, though. They wo...

2008-07-28T22:50:00.000-05:00

I am not a lawyer. I work for one, though. They would be sure to nudge me into saying what follows is not legal advice.

It's generally fine to mention a brand name, but not show the logo. Logos are copyrighted, and they can lead you to trouble (royalties if you sell the video, etc). I would even think it would be OK to show full frontal (g) of a product without greeking, since these companies would surely appreciate any positive exposure in the world of Gillette Fusion and Mach3. Just my opinion.

Either way, you're doing a great job. Your videos surely helped me make the switch.

BTW, what do you think of Tom's of Maine shaving cream, mantic? I just got 4 tubes of Calendula and 4 tubes of Mint with the recent sale on Amazon, but have yet to try it. It's a no-brush lather, but can I still use a brush?

i would think you wouldn't get into trouble if you...

2008-07-26T20:51:00.000-05:00

i would think you wouldn't get into trouble if you mention a brand name product in a positive way. I would thing the problem arises if you were to slam a product, "Stay away from Brand X." Also, I know companies can be more sensitive about logos and packaging compared with simply stating their brand names. Any intellectual property attorneys/DE shaver fans out there who can help Mantic?

My father does camera work for the Sunday school l...

2008-07-25T19:14:00.000-05:00

My father does camera work for the Sunday school lessons at his church, he specifically uses a wireless lapel mic for his subjects. The difference is night and day, the audio ends up sounding rather professional, especially compared to an on-board camera mic that would pick up all sorts of ambient noise.

Are the pros making a distinction demonstrating tools/product and demonstrating method/technique? I would definitely prefer a live subject if you're actually demonstrating a methodology, but for this Tools thread I think keeping focus on the products themselves works well.

I see what you mean about obfuscation, I like how you handled it for the new razors, going by where they were made. I think an improvement in terms of the soap section would be to focus on detailing the make and characteristics of the soap and have less emphasis on the packaging. A mention of the white and green box to start with is fine, after that I would characterize the VDH producs as softer, glycerin-based soaps (in their three varieties) and the "Mug" soap as the harder tallow-based soap.

And of course, beyond that you could always link to something like SMF's "Cheap shaving tools for a newbie" thread.