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Yet another Fiverr thread

by audreyw
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Hi guys,

I'm new here and it seems like many of you are familiar with Fiverr. I just joined not even two weeks ago. My main gig is a writing/typing gig and I was wondering how much of the rights do I own of the articles that I've sold there so far? Am I giving the buyer full rights to the article or just publishing rights?
I'm not sure if it's possible to sell the same articles somewhere else. And despite Google being a good friend of mine, I haven't found an answer to this question. Any thoughts?

Thank you!!
#article #fiverr #plr #resell #thread
  • Profile picture of the author RogueOne
    Am I giving the buyer full rights to the article or just publishing rights?
    With out knowing the details of your ad, I would guess buyers assume they own it completely.
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    • Profile picture of the author thedog
      Fiverr states in their TOS, that everything you sell is then the copyright of the buyer.

      If you state that it's PLR, essentially, that you're selling in the description, then it may be ok.

      However, why would someone buy an articles that's going to be sold possibly multiple times... when they have so much choice for original material on there.

      Maybe you should try a quality PLR pack, and limit it to 10, 20 copies or something. If it's big enough it could do well.
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  • Profile picture of the author stoltingmediagroup
    Originally Posted by audreyw View Post

    I was wondering how much of the rights do I own of the articles that I've sold there so far? Am I giving the buyer full rights to the article or just publishing rights? I'm not sure if it's possible to sell the same articles somewhere else. And despite Google being a good friend of mine, I haven't found an answer to this question. Any thoughts?
    If you have not made it clear in writing to your buyer what his/her rights are, then your buyer will probably do whatever they want with the article, whether your idea of their rights is different or not.

    You speak of reselling the same articles somewhere else? If hundreds of your fiverr buyers come across those articles elsewhere, what type of feedback do you think you will receive? (especially if your gig is one of those "I will write you an article for 5 bucks) type of gig.

    I suggest you start spelling out the rights for your articles in your gigs, so that both you and your buyers are clear on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author prem khaira
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    Present the RIGHTS in your Gigs Description.

    When your Gig Extras feature is enabled in the F=future.... you might want to consider adding special rights for more money

    Good luck to ya.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by audreyw View Post

    Am I giving the buyer full rights to the article or just publishing rights?
    The answer is in Fiverr's Terms Of Service: you're giving full rights, unless specified otherwise, not just publishing rights.

    Originally Posted by audreyw View Post

    despite Google being a good friend of mine, I haven't found an answer to this question.
    I claim no such familiarity or friendship with Google, myself, but I always read the Terms Of Service of people with whom I do business online.
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  • Profile picture of the author Writer Gateway
    Here is the clause from Fiverr's terms that is relevant to your question:

    "unless clearly stated otherwise in the Gig description text, when the work is delivered, the buyer is granted all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to, copyrights for the work delivered from the seller and the seller waives any and all moral rights therein."

    Fiverr's Terms of Service
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  • Profile picture of the author audreyw
    Thanks everyone who answered! It makes sense. In this case, I won't resell them, keeping a good feedback is more important for me. And respecting the terms of service of course!

    Thanks again!
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    • Profile picture of the author thedog
      Originally Posted by audreyw View Post

      Thanks everyone who answered! It makes sense. In this case, I won't resell them, keeping a good feedback is more important for me. And respecting the terms of service of course!

      Thanks again!
      The competition is so fierce on fiverr, especially for writing, I'd recommend blowing the competition out of the water, and way over delivering... offer double or triple the word count... you can always change this after you've got a few gigs under your belt.

      Good luck.
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