Comments on: The Law and Your Blog

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:23:58 +0000

One other thing you must consider when using a blog for commercial purposes i.e affiliate marketing, is that you use a disclaimer to indicate that your blog is for commercial intent. You must also disclose the truth, if you are using a ‘persona’ who is a fictional character (as done in TV commercials) or if you are using fictional scenarios in your blog content. You are well protected if the disclaimer is in place. However without the disclaimer, the FTC can come after you and they are in fact doing that now.

By: TheZ

TheZ — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:35:25 +0000

Wow I didn’t realize how much more indepth things could be while blogging. I read so many blogs and most of them have neg. remarks and other entries. I guess I’ll have to watch what I blog about as well.

By: Hero

Hero — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:43:16 +0000

Thank you for informing me of this issue. I was not fully aware of these effects from your actions as I do not blog as often as I should. Now, (I’m speaking for everyone.) The laws don’t just apply to blogging. The same copyright, material, and defamation laws apply to basically everything. Do not post false statements on forums, websites, and don’t say it out loud to someone’s face either. It crushes their privacy and boundaries and is just plain mean. (Defamation) Copyrighting is also a very big issue on other platforms. Do not copy+paste someone’s work or steal someone’s materials (such as pictures) without asking, especially copyrighted pictures. These things can get you in serious trouble.