Are you all aware that for public performance you need to ensure you have paid licensing fees for use of music. Its a copyright infringement for which you can be fined.
See http://www.ppluk.com/http://www.ppluk.com/
Very much aware. The winter tour is being run together with a professional entertainment, and Id be very surprised if they didnt have a PPL.
Did you have a PPL at Robot Crusade Andrew?
And it dont matter- the Entertainment company that Romaing Robots are working with to put on these kick a** winter events has it all sorted in that area. As any Entertainment company would really.
Mr Stu
Depending on venue type most of them will probably carry there own PPL anyway.
Anywhere that has a bar with dukebox, has hosted discos, any sort of public entertainment where music is involved will have to carry one by law anyway.
Possibly a question worth having on the list for Jonno to ask though.
Sam
Enginuity has its own PPL Stu... as I said most venues that have any sort of public entertainment will have.
Sam
My suggestion for a tournament format would be a scorecard for each team listing all other teams in the competition. The first time that you fight any other team gives you a result for the scorecard 3,0,1 win, lose, draw?
Scores could also be tallied on a grid set-up.
This would mean teams attending more venues will have more chance to score more points etc.
Top 4? to do semis + final at tour end?
Roughly: 24 teams / 6 venues = 2 fights a day - easy
Schedule of fights easily worked out in advance.
Failure to turn up = loss ?
If you dont want to fight someone - dont (just lose points)
Just rambling thoughts - but very keen to use tour as an ongoing TOURnament and not just a series of close dates.
Roger.
Oh Geoff - you forgot :
Sledge Hammer Peter Gabrial - One for Thor Dude
The Fly or Acrobat U2 - ones for Mute
Hammer to Fall Queen - Thors too easy
Zoom Fat Larrys Band - one for Storm
#1 Crush Garbage - Big Nippers Tune
Boom, Boom, Boom Venga Boys - Yet another Thor
Oh, its all too easy.
Roger.
Silly question Stu! Why would we be mentioning it! Just wanted to make sure you guys were covered for appropriate license implications although it can be the organisation who is playing the music (if hired) or the venue that has the PPL.
So all of these suggestions would be irrelevant then Bob, thats a shame.
No B52s with Roam then?
Got to carry alot of spears just in case we run into some Zulus. Us British have to watch out you know
Jaws Theme tune.
Ive Got a crush on you - Jawbreakers
Crush on You - Lil Kim
Just Crushin - Will Smith
Others
Storm - Vanessa Mae (Storm II)
Get Higher - Black Grape (flippers)
Get Ready to Bounce - Brooklyn Bounce
I need a Miracle - Coco (Against us
(At least thats whats google came up with)
Roger
I like the principle of your tournament system, the only change I would suggest is win 3 points, draw 2 points and lose 1 point. At least that way some credit is given for having the balls to face up to a better opponent. A sort of reward for the tenacious
Youll never win by fighting everyone and losing, but a definite incentive to face up to the challenge of better machines for those few essential extra points.
Regards
Tim
The problem I see - Hyperthetical situation:
We enter 3 fights and win all 3 (woohoo) and we get 9 points. We cant get any more fights because we cant recharge our batteries fast enough.
Another bot (with BIG batteries... or small motors) has 9 fights and looses all 9 and ends up with 9 points.
Both bots are on the same points.... offering 1 point for entering tends to make me think of entering all of the fights moving an inch and then stopping (very boring though). I think by doing this I could clean up and get around 15-20 point each day without doing any work.
A fairer option would be 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and zero for a loss. Rewards should be made for winning not just entering so that people put on the best show that they can.
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