Comments on: Fame Appeal Breaks the Law http://fameappeal.com/2010/10/fame-appeal-breaks-the-law/ ENTERTAINMENT & FASHION INDUSTRY ON A LEGAL CATWALK Sun, 12 May 2013 14:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® | IDPPPA ok? http://fameappeal.com/2010/10/fame-appeal-breaks-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® | IDPPPA ok? Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:42:31 +0000 http://fameappeal.com/?p=1288#comment-1023 [...] But surprisingly (or maybe not?) not too many fashion law blogs — and we do have our share of fashion law blogs out there! — have opined on the topic, though one almost potentially [...] [...] But surprisingly (or maybe not?) not too many fashion law blogs — and we do have our share of fashion law blogs out there! — have opined on the topic, though one almost potentially [...]

]]> By: Fame Appeal: Fashion & Entertainment Blog http://fameappeal.com/2010/10/fame-appeal-breaks-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Fame Appeal: Fashion & Entertainment Blog Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:19:55 +0000 http://fameappeal.com/?p=1288#comment-343 Love your blog as well, thanks for taking the time and commenting to my little ordeal. I understand the rammifications behind the deletion and wanted to take an innovative spin on why I had to take it down. IP blog's can get in copyright trouble too. Love your blog as well, thanks for taking the time and commenting to my little ordeal. I understand the rammifications behind the deletion and wanted to take an innovative spin on why I had to take it down. IP blog’s can get in copyright trouble too.

]]> By: Uduak Oduok http://fameappeal.com/2010/10/fame-appeal-breaks-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Uduak Oduok Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:18:13 +0000 http://fameappeal.com/?p=1288#comment-341 Fame Appeal, Technically they are right. Although one could ask what's the fuss all about given your good intentions.Right? But at the end of the day, the article was authored for a different website and if you needed to use it, "excerpts" maybe would have been fine. Republishing the whole article, without permission, is violation of their copyright. As a journalist and avid writer, I get a few instances where this happens. I am never appreciative of that. Beyond the fact that you are taking away the site's traffic rankings which in turn affects ad revenues etc., As you correctly point out, the author spent time working on the article. Things to republish in full are press releases or instances where authors give you permission. Otherwise, play safe. Use excerpts 1-2 paragraphs at best and keep it moving. Read and subscribe to your blog. Also, linked on my firm's blog. Cheers, Uduak Oduok, Esq. UDUAK LAW FIRM 8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400 Sacramento, California 95826 Tel: (916) 361-6506 Fax: (916) 361-6516 Email: firm@fashionentlaw.com www.uduaklaw.com Fame Appeal,

Technically they are right. Although one could ask what’s the fuss all about given your good intentions.Right? But at the end of the day, the article was authored for a different website and if you needed to use it, “excerpts” maybe would have been fine. Republishing the whole article, without permission, is violation of their copyright.

As a journalist and avid writer, I get a few instances where this happens. I am never appreciative of that. Beyond the fact that you are taking away the site’s traffic rankings which in turn affects ad revenues etc., As you correctly point out, the author spent time working on the article.

Things to republish in full are press releases or instances where authors give you permission. Otherwise, play safe. Use excerpts 1-2 paragraphs at best and keep it moving.

Read and subscribe to your blog. Also, linked on my firm’s blog.

Cheers,

Uduak Oduok, Esq.
UDUAK LAW FIRM
8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400
Sacramento, California 95826
Tel: (916) 361-6506
Fax: (916) 361-6516
Email: firm@fashionentlaw.com
http://www.uduaklaw.com

]]> By: Copyrighting Fashion: Almost! | Fame Appeal http://fameappeal.com/2010/10/fame-appeal-breaks-the-law/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Copyrighting Fashion: Almost! | Fame Appeal Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:43:46 +0000 http://fameappeal.com/?p=1288#comment-338 [...] explanation of this article’s deletion can be found here. You can find the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (IDPPPA) can be found [...] [...] explanation of this article’s deletion can be found here. You can find the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (IDPPPA) can be found [...]

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