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My situation is complicated and I do not know when I’ll recover. I had four days of “missing time” at the start of the year. My kidneys failed due to a negative reaction from an IV antibiotic. I was virtually unconscious. Till I recover I am on dialysis three times a week.

But the show is for sale. Please send me a direct message to inquire.
 
Gene Steinberg said:
My situation is complicated and I do not know when I’ll recover. I had four days of “missing time” at the start of the year. My kidneys failed due to a negative reaction from an IV antibiotic. I was virtually unconscious. Till I recover I am on dialysis three times a week.

But the show is for sale. Please send me a direct message to inquire.
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That sounds horrific, Gene. I'm very sorry to hear that you're having to work through such difficult health issues. All of us miss the show and miss your presence with Tim on the show. No one could imagine The Paracast without you at the helm. Maybe a consortium of well off Paracast fans can get together to create a buyer's group? I wish you a quick recovery and better health soon.
 
Gene Steinberg said:
My situation is complicated and I do not know when I’ll recover. I had four days of “missing time” at the start of the year. My kidneys failed due to a negative reaction from an IV antibiotic. I was virtually unconscious. Till I recover I am on dialysis three times a week.

But the show is for sale. Please send me a direct message to inquire.
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Sorry things are so bad Gene.
 
Gene Steinberg said:
My situation is complicated and I do not know when I’ll recover. I had four days of “missing time” at the start of the year. My kidneys failed due to a negative reaction from an IV antibiotic. I was virtually unconscious. Till I recover I am on dialysis three times a week.

But the show is for sale. Please send me a direct message to inquire.
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Since Gene isn't responding to my DM ( I don't know the reason ), I'll just post my thoughts here.

My personal feeling is that transforming the Paracast into a legacy product in the public domain under Creative Commons ( CCO ), with terms that would allow for attributions when used commercially would be the easiest way to move forward with the most chance of generating revenue.

Selling the show in the traditional sense would be much more of a challenge. Paranormal shows are now a dime a dozen — and free to watch on Tubi. The market is saturated and interest is waning. Besides that, most buyers are going to need to know exactly how a sale would work, including accounting history, liability for past and future costs and content, terms for exclusivity, distribution, and re-distribution of past shows, and whether or not you have a reliable agent who can handle a legal sales contract for you.

A Creative Commons ( CCO ) would bypass all that, allowing anyone motivated enough to begin working on their legacy project immediately. In theory, that could mean more than one project, which in theory could mean more than one possible stream of revenue. It could also mean future appearances for yourself on their shows ( if you were interested ). Also, there'd be nothing preventing you from making a rebound and doing your own thing either. I see no downside — so there's something to think about.

NOTE: If the idea of creating a legacy Paracast under a CCO piques anyone else's interest, join the discussion. As @Burnt State suggests, a few paracasters working together should be able to come-up with some kind of plan to a least preserve the show's legacy — maybe even get a little money flowing in Gene's direction.​

In the meantime, a couple of questions for you ( Gene ):
  1. Can paracasters freely share their downloaded Paracast and DMR episode files amongst themselves?
  2. For those having trouble finding links to Paracast and DMR downloads on the forum — is it okay to post links to them?

That's all I can think of right now, unless anyone happens to know some angel investor/collector who's into paranormal memorabilia?
There's an idea — try seeing what it might go for in an auction!
Martin Willis at Podcast UFO might be able to help with that.

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I sent Martin an email to see if he might have any insights or suggestions, and if he does, either he or I will follow-up. In the meantime Gene, I'm sure many paracasters only hope for the best of outcomes for you.
 
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Gene Steinberg said:
My situation is complicated and I do not know when I’ll recover. I had four days of “missing time” at the start of the year. My kidneys failed due to a negative reaction from an IV antibiotic. I was virtually unconscious. Till I recover I am on dialysis three times a week.

But the show is for sale. Please send me a direct message to inquire.
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Very sorry to hear this, Gene. You have much to deal with and get in order. I wish you peace and calm, joy and love, as you go forward.
 
Gene Steinberg said:
No I am not changing rights to the show at this point. It still brings in money I sorely need. If someone wants to take it over as a purchase I’m game. I’d like to see it continue even without me.
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A note on the above — A Creative Commons License wouldn't mean that you would lose any revenue streams that you already have. However it would mean that the more people who make use of it, the more exposure it would get, meaning more potential for revenue from your existing stream — plus attributions — and in the event that you cannot continue the show — it would continue as long as other Creative Commons License users keep it alive as part of their projects.

There would be details to work out, like how to keep this particular forum maintained and running in your absence — but at least the idea gives you an option to think about. If you just "sell the show" — you stand to lose all your rights to it — including this forum.

Think of the CCO route as more like sharing ( syndicating ) the show where you can stay involved and in control on the platform you run ( here ), without losing anything but control over how other people run it on their platforms. There are some potential downsides to that — like critics could use it to promote their own skeptical views of the content, and if you don't like it, you wouldn't be able to censor their content or revoke their licenses — but didn't someone once say, "All press is good press" ?

BTW: You're sort of doing it already with all the other platforms that The Paracast is currently streaming on. That's one of the places we left-off back before COVID hit. Not sure how you got that all going, but I think it was a good move. I didn't notice any shows with my name on them as well as yours, but if they're out there, that's fine. Use them, and if they make a dime or two for you even better. Consider it my contribution.

Q: What about posting links to Don Ecker's DMR episodes? Member @withoutlimits09 wants to download them.
I can probably help with that if it's okay with you.
 
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