Not Another PLR Question !

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Hi Warriors,

Im after some advice and yes, it is another plr question for the forum.

I have been checking out a number of reseller sites of late and have noticed
that most of them use varying definitions of private label rights, resale rights, master resale rights etc.

My main question is what are your definitions of these terms ?

Secondly if you bought a product with plr (so you can change it to make your own) but the product you bought didnt come with plr to pass to your customers unless you changed 50 % of the content. What would you consider 50% ?
A sales letter rewrite ? A graphics change ?

PLR, MRR and the like can be a mine field and you obviously don't want to step on peoples toes, so what would you all suggest to the above.

Thanks

Scott
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  • Profile picture of the author Linda Van Fleet
    Scott - it doesn't matter what *your* definition of PLR is - you must follow the definition of the person who is selling you the rights. If you don't understand the seller's definition - ask for clarification.

    As for what makes a 50% change - exactly 50% of the words in the product must be rewritten. You can also add content to get to that 50% mark.

    Hope this helps~

    Linda
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    • Profile picture of the author John Sullivan
      Most sellers will ask for a review copy of what you intend to sell to see if it really is 50% different and they will say what is allowed. Changing the graphics is not enough, you have to be very clear on this point.

      John
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      • Profile picture of the author Jeff Henshaw
        Scott - it doesn't matter what *your* definition of PLR is - you must follow the definition of the person who is selling you the rights. If you don't understand the seller's definition - ask for clarification.
        I agree 100%. If you do not get a license with your purchase, then get back to the vendor and insist that he or she sends you one.

        If you are not sure of the rights on offer prior to buying, email the vendor and ask to be sent a copy of the license to review, before you purchase.

        If you are required to change a % before you do something, then it will almost certainly be a change of content. You have to be very careful when doing this. If you are dealing with a known reputable vendor, then send them your revised copy and keep a copy of their reply to you on file.

        If you do not have any info on the vendor and they have this clause, then use your own judgement. You might want to look for an alternative PLR product - there are tens of thousands out there - all of differing levels of quality, of course.

        Just my thoughts,

        Regards,
        Jeff.
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        • Profile picture of the author Scott Allan
          I'd like to thank everyone who replied.

          All spot on the mark I believe. Most quality product will have some form of licence attached to their plr. I just find it confusing sometimes when one vendor calls plr one thing, for example: change whatever you wish to make your own.

          Or

          Vendor 2 might refer to their plr product with a whole different set of conditions attached.

          PLR, MRR, etc seem to be very broad definitions.

          Thanks again

          Scott
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    • Profile picture of the author Jon Alexander
      Originally Posted by Linda Van Fleet View Post


      As for what makes a 50% change - exactly 50% of the words in the product must be rewritten.
      if only it were that simple. There are numerous ways to calculate the difference between 2 bits of text. Levenschtein distance, similar_text, shingling counts... For example, you could take an article and swap every other word for the one preceding it. The result would be gibberish, obviously. It would also be 100% different. But not to the search engines, who would regard it as identical for SERPS purposes. Or take for example the third word in the text, and replace it with ojsdhfgojerhgiojrewhgoiqhgojqehgto3q4hgoeqrhgoerhh guw5ehehgerhgherogrohgohjoijhiqjh5jyw45ipojhwitroj hoi5rtjho;ir5jqwrtjhouq4jhg etc.

      The result would be wildly different text according to some algorithms, and 99.99% similar according to others.

      Seeing as most people try to make stuff unique for seo purposes, use the same method the search engines use for determining how different it is.
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      • Profile picture of the author Linda Van Fleet
        Originally Posted by Jon Alexander View Post

        if only it were that simple. There are numerous ways to calculate the difference between 2 bits of text. Levenschtein distance, similar_text, shingling counts... For example, you could take an article and swap every other word for the one preceding it. The result would be gibberish, obviously. It would also be 100% different. But not to the search engines, who would regard it as identical for SERPS purposes. Or take for example the third word in the text, and replace it with ojsdhfgojerhgiojrewhgoiqhgojqehgto3q4hgoeqrhgoerhh guw5ehehgerhgherogrohgohjoijhiqjh5jyw45ipojhwitroj hoi5rtjho;ir5jqwrtjhouq4jhg etc.

        The result would be wildly different text according to some algorithms, and 99.99% similar according to others.

        Seeing as most people try to make stuff unique for seo purposes, use the same method the search engines use for determining how different it is.
        There I go -- I assumed most people would understand it would be a 50% difference "to the search engines" - not just rearranging of words or adding gibberish to come up with a percentage. Thanks for clarifying!
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  • Profile picture of the author Bev Clement
    Scott, normally it means the actual document, not the sales page or graphics.

    The other thing to consider is does the PLR come with restricted or unrestricted rights.

    You will find that many unrestricted products end up in sites being given away.

    Also, PLR suppliers will often say you can't pass on the source code, normally that means the original source code. But a number of people ignore that.

    I have seen many products which has a folder which says, "Do not upload" but it is uploaded and then it gets passed around.

    Unrestricted rights often get sold as is.
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    • Profile picture of the author Scott Allan
      Thanks Bev,

      It certainly can be a minefield. As I said its a case of not wanting to step on peoples toes and have integrity as opposed to outright stealing other peoples work, or ignoring their restrictions.

      Scott
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