A copyright question

kenwarrior · 09-04-2009, 04:13 PM

I'm thinking about registering the name of a popular book as a domain, as it gets a lot of search's, without giving it away I can say the title has 6 words which are all very generic and in common use, two of the words are "your"

is there likley to be any copyright issue with this?

TMG Enterprises · 09-04-2009, 04:17 PM

If it is the actual title of the book, I believe you could end up with trademark issues. Not sure copyright applies to the title or not. But the publisher or the author would likely have major issues with you using the title.

Tina

RyanRingold · 09-04-2009, 04:21 PM

My NON expert opinion would be YES you will eventually have trouble with it. You may be able to fly under the radar for a while, but I think eventually you will get slapped with a cease and desist order if not something worse.

Best case scenario... you don't have to spend any money defending yourself... not a good "best case.'

gentlerainman · 09-04-2009, 04:29 PM

This can turn into a real hair-ball real quickly. In 2002 I wrote a book titled Power Prospecting. In 2006 some guy trademarked the term Power Prospecting and now he's got his lawyer writing me cease and desist letters. For a book that was written 5 years previously!

I have no earthly idea how valid this claim is (but you can always get some cheeseball lawyer to file a suite) but the point is that you want to make sure that you get full clearance on the title. If you need inexpensive legal assistance I've had good results with legal zoom.com

Good luck
Mark Satterfield

CDarklock · 09-04-2009, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

If it is the actual title of the book, I believe you could end up with trademark issues. Not sure copyright applies to the title or not.

Copyright doesn't, trademark does.

kenwarrior · 09-04-2009, 04:42 PM

wow thanks for the fast answers, I think I've read enought to stay clear of this one, I like the niche so will try and find a safe domain name

09-04-2009, 04:13 PM	#1
kenwarrior HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Internetville, USA Posts: 148 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	A copyright question I'm thinking about registering the name of a popular book as a domain, as it gets a lot of search's, without giving it away I can say the title has 6 words which are all very generic and in common use, two of the words are "your" is there likley to be any copyright issue with this?
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TMG Enterprises Tina Golden War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,995 Thanks: 810 Thanked 452 Times in 333 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: A copyright question If it is the actual title of the book, I believe you could end up with trademark issues. Not sure copyright applies to the title or not. But the publisher or the author would likely have major issues with you using the title. Tina
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RyanRingold Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan, U.S.A. Posts: 42 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: A copyright question My NON expert opinion would be YES you will eventually have trouble with it. You may be able to fly under the radar for a while, but I think eventually you will get slapped with a cease and desist order if not something worse. Best case scenario... you don't have to spend any money defending yourself... not a good "best case.'
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09-04-2009, 04:29 PM	#4
gentlerainman Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 29 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: A copyright question This can turn into a real hair-ball real quickly. In 2002 I wrote a book titled Power Prospecting. In 2006 some guy trademarked the term Power Prospecting and now he's got his lawyer writing me cease and desist letters. For a book that was written 5 years previously! I have no earthly idea how valid this claim is (but you can always get some cheeseball lawyer to file a suite) but the point is that you want to make sure that you get full clearance on the title. If you need inexpensive legal assistance I've had good results with legal zoom.com Good luck Mark Satterfield
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kenwarrior HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Internetville, USA Posts: 148 Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Re: A copyright question wow thanks for the fast answers, I think I've read enought to stay clear of this one, I like the niche so will try and find a safe domain name
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