50 Cent Sues WorldStarHipHop For Unlawfully Using His Image. Bloggers Take Note!
Posted by Latoicha Givens
Rapper 50 Cent is suing the popular website WorldStarHipHop.com for using his image/likeness without his permission. Basically, the website used the rapper’s photo on its home page…like a banner. 50 cent claims the site’s use of his image resulted in increased traffic for the site and the public perception that 50 cent was affiliated [...]
Read MoreTips to Adequately Protect Your Copyrights Online
Posted by Latoicha Givens
Copyright protection is a huge issue for those who have blogs and/or websites with original content. Unfortunately, most bloggers and website owners have experienced their content being used without their permission. The most common reasons content is stolen are: stealing content from a blog to gain readership; taking graphics or pictures from a site to make their site more attractive; and/or stealing music.
Read More5 Tips to Protect Trademarks Online
Posted by Latoicha Givens
With the explosion of blogs, vlogs, online magazines, and numerous internet businesses, there is tons of unprotected intellectual property on the internet. What is intellectual property? Intellectual Property are creations of the mind. These creations include trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Trademarks are one of the most common forms of intellectual property on the internet. Trademarks [...]
How Ed Lover Can Win His C’Mon Son Domain Name Dispute
Posted by Latoicha Givens
Yesterday this site posted a story about Ed Lover’s dispute over the domain name C’mon Son. Basically Ed Lover has been using the phrase “C’mon Son” as a catchy phrase during his You Tube videos and to name his video episodes. Arguably we can conclude that Ed Lover does have a trademark right to the [...]
Read MoreNew FTC Rules On Blogger Product Endorsements, Effective December 1
Posted by Latoicha Givens
Previously I wrote a post about the “proposed” Federal Trade Commission Rules on Blogger Product Endorsements. Basically, the FTC was considering whether to require bloggers to disclose any financial relationship between themselves and brands whom products they endorse.
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