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]]> By: cathlawson http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-9597 cathlawson Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:50:30 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-9597 Hi there - the blatant copy and paste is annoying. I've had it happen to me online but didn't pursue it. I'm guessing it would be quite difficult to sue on the Internet, unless you could actually track down the offender. Offline, the threat of suing would usually work though. Congrats on the new office. Hi there – the blatant copy and paste is annoying. I’ve had it happen to me online but didn’t pursue it. I’m guessing it would be quite difficult to sue on the Internet, unless you could actually track down the offender. Offline, the threat of suing would usually work though. Congrats on the new office.

]]> By: The Baldchemist http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-9594 The Baldchemist Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:22:58 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-9594 Just another thought. I hate cliches but the old one about being copied is the finest form of flattery sits well with me. Our site is for information only. For our punters. so there is nothing to buy; neither are we interested in having buttons tell me that I am the 30000000000 visitor. By the way, how on Earth are you going to sue some bastard that pinches your stuff? Get on with what you do best and feel flattered when someone thinks your stuff is so good. Stirling is right. Dont waste your time and energy searching and wondering . Just write great compelling stuff. By the way, we have opened a new office in Linkoping Sweden for tose who are interested. The Baldchemist Just another thought. I hate cliches but the old one about being copied is the finest form of flattery sits well with me.
Our site is for information only. For our punters. so there is nothing to buy; neither are we interested in having buttons tell me that I am the 30000000000 visitor.
By the way, how on Earth are you going to sue some bastard that pinches your stuff?
Get on with what you do best and feel flattered when someone thinks your stuff is so good.
Stirling is right. Dont waste your time and energy searching and wondering . Just write great compelling stuff.
By the way, we have opened a new office in Linkoping Sweden for tose who are interested.
The Baldchemist

]]> By: The Baldchemist http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-9593 The Baldchemist Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:12:45 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-9593 Hello again Cath. It's interesting isn't it? Personally I believe that anyone can have my stuff to do what they like with. The reason being; that if you have to pinch stuff you will soon get caught out when you have to talk about it with your punters. Marketing, strategies, design, depend not only on having great motivational copy but to know how to discuss it also. Individual syntax easily reveals to a smart punter that what was written hasn't come from the mouth they hear it from. From my point of view, there is very little that hasn't been written, designed or created that hasn't in some form been done before. The problem I believe is when a blatant copy and paste is used. So lets not worry about people taking our stuff. They get caught out sooner or later. Take the creative. Take the substance. But for crying out load, rewrite the stuff in your own style. Another nice post Cath. lets get on with what we do best. Those that copy are already behind. We just move on to even more new and exiting creative copy and ideas. Take good care. The Baldchemist Hello again Cath.
It’s interesting isn’t it? Personally I believe that anyone can have my stuff to do what they like with. The reason being; that if you have to pinch stuff you will soon get caught out when you have to talk about it with your punters.
Marketing, strategies, design, depend not only on having great motivational copy but to know how to discuss it also.
Individual syntax easily reveals to a smart punter that what was written hasn’t come from the mouth they hear it from.
From my point of view, there is very little that hasn’t been written, designed or created that hasn’t in some form been done before.
The problem I believe is when a blatant copy and paste is used.
So lets not worry about people taking our stuff. They get caught out sooner or later. Take the creative. Take the substance. But for crying out load, rewrite the stuff in your own style.
Another nice post Cath.
lets get on with what we do best. Those that copy are already behind. We just move on to even more new and exiting creative copy and ideas.
Take good care. The Baldchemist

]]> By: cathlawson http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-8725 cathlawson Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:38:01 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-8725 Hi Tim - That seems drastic. And it also seems a little unfair that you should have to prove that you didn't want someone to steal something you actually own. Do you know anyone who this has actually happened to? Hi Tim – That seems drastic. And it also seems a little unfair that you should have to prove that you didn’t want someone to steal something you actually own.

Do you know anyone who this has actually happened to?

]]> By: Tim http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-8708 Tim Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:58:46 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-8708 re:"You don’t need to put the copyright symbol on your website or blog either. But I think some websites, including this one, lead people to believe the copyright symbol is necessary." Sorry to disagree with you, but when it comes to U.S. copyright law, a person would be wise to display the copyright symbol along with the original date of publication. Reason: the mere fact that you own the copyright to your own published works is practically meaningless if you find yourself in the position of having to reign in a thief (an individual who is guilty of copyright infringement). In order to put yourself in the position of being able to pursue statutory damages, it needs to be clear to the federal court of jurisdiction that you have asserted copyright over your published works. And displaying the copyright symbol along with your original date of publication is simply one tool for accomplishing that goal. Why do you need "to be in the position of being able to pursue statutory damages"? Because unless you can convince the infringer that you have the potential to extract significant costs and damages in court, you have very little leverage to convince the infringer to settle, or at least to stop infringing and to comply with a cease and desist request. re:”You don’t need to put the copyright symbol on your website or blog either. But I think some websites, including this one, lead people to believe the copyright symbol is necessary.”

Sorry to disagree with you, but when it comes to U.S. copyright law, a person would be wise to display the copyright symbol along with the original date of publication. Reason: the mere fact that you own the copyright to your own published works is practically meaningless if you find yourself in the position of having to reign in a thief (an individual who is guilty of copyright infringement). In order to put yourself in the position of being able to pursue statutory damages, it needs to be clear to the federal court of jurisdiction that you have asserted copyright over your published works. And displaying the copyright symbol along with your original date of publication is simply one tool for accomplishing that goal.

Why do you need “to be in the position of being able to pursue statutory damages”? Because unless you can convince the infringer that you have the potential to extract significant costs and damages in court, you have very little leverage to convince the infringer to settle, or at least to stop infringing and to comply with a cease and desist request.

]]> By: cathlawson http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-8403 cathlawson Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:26:26 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-8403 Hi JEMi - I know what you mean - I've also seen some strange and long paragraphs warning people of what will happen if they plagiarise. And some of them are quite scary. Hi JEMi – I know what you mean – I’ve also seen some strange and long paragraphs warning people of what will happen if they plagiarise. And some of them are quite scary.

]]> By: JEMi | Tips for Life, Love, You http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-8363 JEMi | Tips for Life, Love, You Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:06:00 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-8363 I'll have you know you had me sputter a chuckle in surprise as I read this post "Please don't steal my car" I imagined this with a sad/hopeful smilie drawn on JEMi style seeing that I am addicted to emoticons :-D lol That being said I personally never put the copyright symbol on my site because (now this was an assumption on my part) all my works are on my site, its written in my personal style and if someone thought to snatch and paste, well I think I'd be able to show plenty of proof that its .. well.. JEMi stuff LOL to Hunter's comment - sigh - you guys are quite funny :) Oh and Barbara - that's HORRIBLE that your entire blog was copied! When I see a copyright symbol on a blog, in the very least, it does remind me to think "this stuff is protected". You know when it seems "paranoid" and weirds me out? When theres like a huge copyright and explanation in Bold, caps, and or exclamation marks about the terrible thing that is plagiarism on ... a very personal blog You know, something about what that person had for breakfast, and they're really cute little dog I've seen this on occasion and I've always found that strange. <em>JEMi | Tips for Life, Love, You's last blog post..<a href='http://www.inmyheels.com/stripped-vulnerability-in-love/' rel="nofollow">Stripped: Vulnerability In Love</a></em> I’ll have you know you had me sputter a chuckle in surprise as I read this post

“Please don’t steal my car”

I imagined this with a sad/hopeful smilie drawn on JEMi style seeing that I am addicted to emoticons :-D

lol

That being said I personally never put the copyright symbol on my site because (now this was an assumption on my part) all my works are on my site, its written in my personal style and if someone thought to snatch and paste, well I think I’d be able to show plenty of proof that its .. well.. JEMi stuff

LOL to Hunter’s comment – sigh – you guys are quite funny :)

Oh and Barbara – that’s HORRIBLE that your entire blog was copied!

When I see a copyright symbol on a blog, in the very least, it does remind me to think “this stuff is protected”. You know when it seems “paranoid” and weirds me out?

When theres like a huge copyright and explanation in Bold, caps, and or exclamation marks about the terrible thing that is plagiarism on … a very personal blog

You know, something about what that person had for breakfast, and they’re really cute little dog

I’ve seen this on occasion and I’ve always found that strange.

JEMi | Tips for Life, Love, You’s last blog post..Stripped: Vulnerability In Love

]]> By: cathlawson http://cathlawson.com/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-8358 cathlawson Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:07:28 +0000 http://cathlawson.com/blog/2008/03/20/internet-copyright/#comment-8358 Hi James - that is a good point - it may deter people who don't have a clue from pinching from you, if they're honest to begin with. The trouble is on the Internet - it's so easy for people to copy and paste stuff, without working out whether they're supposed to be doing it isn't it? The same people probably wouldn't go to the trouble of typing out chunks of text from a book. Hi James – that is a good point – it may deter people who don’t have a clue from pinching from you, if they’re honest to begin with.

The trouble is on the Internet – it’s so easy for people to copy and paste stuff, without working out whether they’re supposed to be doing it isn’t it? The same people probably wouldn’t go to the trouble of typing out chunks of text from a book.

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