Comments on: 5 Copyright Hazards to Avoid

By: Eric G. Young

Eric G. Young — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:43:51 +0000

What is your opinion of disclaimer on sites that indicate the site owner will take down images if the alleged author requests. Is this lawful compliance under U.S. copyright law?

By: Jamie Allsop

Jamie Allsop — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:14:40 +0000

This is a really good post and a great list of copyright hazards to look out for. I like how you went into detail and explained how to avoid them.

By: world net

world net — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:57:35 +0000

Only a real bastard mixes the two.

By: Jhay

Jhay — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:37:06 +0000

How about bloggers who are not located in the US but their webhosts are? Would they still be covered by US copyright laws? I’m still a bit confused on this matter.

By: Cheap Door Hangers

Cheap Door Hangers — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:40 +0000

Great tips I think its important for bloggers to under stand the basics of copyright if they are planning on turning their blog into a business.

By: Jay Philips

Jay Philips — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:16:36 +0000

Great list, I especially like how you explain how to avoid the hazards.

By: eyalg

eyalg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:23:31 +0000

re “how to avoid” \ images:
online pubishers \ bloggers can also use http://www.picapp.com and access , legally (and for FREE!) the best editorial and creative content to use in their posts. there are also useful plug ins and tools , such as this WP.Org plug: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/picapp/screenshots/
over 20 mm of images are enabled , from the world top content providers.

By: Greag

Greag — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:03:11 +0000

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By: Mike T

Mike T — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:21:50 +0000

If you use Wordpress, the code itself is probably GPL-licensed, making it available for you to use, but the stylesheets, other scripts and images probably are not. As such, you need to make sure that you are complying with the license of the theme itself and you will likely want to replace the images in the theme, both to ensure proper licensing and to make the theme “yours”.

This would have been so much simpler if the WordPress team said that only 100% GPL and 100% commercial themes would get official recognition on WordPress.com and .org. Only a real bastard mixes the two.