Comments on: 5 Holiday Copyright Hazards for Bloggers http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/17/5-holiday-copyright-hazards-for-bloggers/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/17/5-holiday-copyright-hazards-for-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-672854 Jonathan Bailey Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:36:48 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9395#comment-672854 Paul. Agreed. As the Diebold case showed, if you send a DMCA notice in bad faith, you can wind up paying a great deal of money. The problem is that most victims of DMCA notices don't have the resources to go after those who file a bad claim. The Diebold case was litigated by the EFF as was the Crook V. Diehl case. Absolutely correct though, false DMCA equals a very bad move for the claimant... Paul. Agreed. As the Diebold case showed, if you send a DMCA notice in bad faith, you can wind up paying a great deal of money. The problem is that most victims of DMCA notices don’t have the resources to go after those who file a bad claim.

The Diebold case was litigated by the EFF as was the Crook V. Diehl case.

Absolutely correct though, false DMCA equals a very bad move for the claimant…

]]> By: Paul William Tenny http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/17/5-holiday-copyright-hazards-for-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-672585 Paul William Tenny Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:46:39 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9395#comment-672585 If anyone sends a DMCA take down letter over facts -- the prices and store as opposed a scan of an ad -- then that makes the DMCA claim "bad faith". That's a serious problem, there's legal liability for that for the claimant. If anyone sends a DMCA take down letter over facts — the prices and store as opposed a scan of an ad — then that makes the DMCA claim “bad faith”. That’s a serious problem, there’s legal liability for that for the claimant.

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/17/5-holiday-copyright-hazards-for-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-672214 Jonathan Bailey Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:55:02 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9395#comment-672214 Glad you liked the list! You can also get CC licensed media from Wikimedia, which I find very useful for some generic items. There are more and more great places to find the content you need without any copyright woes. Glad you liked the list! You can also get CC licensed media from Wikimedia, which I find very useful for some generic items. There are more and more great places to find the content you need without any copyright woes.

]]> By: Melissa Donovan, Copywriter http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/17/5-holiday-copyright-hazards-for-bloggers/comment-page-1/#comment-671766 Melissa Donovan, Copywriter Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:02:30 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9395#comment-671766 This is an excellent and extremely useful article. I would guess that other than streaming written content on the web, the use of copyrighted images probably has the greatest number of infractions. There are lots of great creative commons images available on Flickr and at iStockPhoto, you can get stock photos and images for as little as a dollar apiece - not a bad investment for a clear, sharp image for your site, which can be used and modified in a number of ways. Awesome tips! This is an excellent and extremely useful article. I would guess that other than streaming written content on the web, the use of copyrighted images probably has the greatest number of infractions. There are lots of great creative commons images available on Flickr and at iStockPhoto, you can get stock photos and images for as little as a dollar apiece – not a bad investment for a clear, sharp image for your site, which can be used and modified in a number of ways. Awesome tips!

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