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It appears he did get reached out to by netflix

"I thank everyone for their attention, time and support. It has been very overwhelming, and has broken a number of records in regards to page-views at my personal blog. Special thanks to PetaPixel who agreed to republish the article in its entirety this morning.

As of 12:30pm (UTC+11) while I was away from the desk, I received a reply from Netflix. The reply reads as follows:"

You can read the rest on his blog: http://goughlui.com/2017/11/22/netflix-uses-my-vhs-cassette-...

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So 20 + "a few" days without any response at all.

But after an upvoted blog post they're back to you in an hour or two.

I suppose it's a truism but I'm increasingly annoyed that you would need a (large) platform to be even responded to, much less be treated fairly.

Same issue all over. It was also flagrant with Apple you notice people who try going through proper channels it's a flip of the coin whether they'd be handled or given the run around, whereas media would trigger a PR scramble. Then Apple has the gall to tell you "going to the media never helps".

Hmm, he included his contact @ Netflix's full name... that's no good.

It's the Corporate Communications Manager at Netflix, they are pretty much a public spokesperson for the company so I don't think there is any harm done here. It's not a low-level employee.

Fair enough. I guess it shouldn't be a big deal, but still a little weird to leave that in to me.

It's informative as to whom others should contact in the future.

(1) You shouldn't have to find this info in some blog post after some googling.

(2) You should address functions, not people. People change, but someone dealing with copyright infringement at Netflix will still be there in five years.

I don't think it's a big deal to leave some public figure's name in there (though I would personally have censored it out), but the argument you make doesn't make sense to me.

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