Do I have to change my article title?

by perryny Posted: 14 years ago 5 replies

I wrote an article a few days ago and submitted it to several sites. I got a voicemail today from an author whose book shares a very similar title to my article.

My article: The Independent Computer Consultant: How to Get Paid On Time, Every Time

Her Book: How to Get Paid On Time, Every Time

I'm sure she'll ask me to change the title, which I don't want to. I just don't want to wait through the article approval process again, and I don't want to recreate my PDF files for the document sharing sites I've submitted to.

Am I legally required to change the title?

Thanks,
-Robert

#main internet marketing discussion forum #article #change #title

Kay King 14 years ago

From the .gov copyright site

You could check for trademark but I would be surprised if such a common phrase had been allowed as a trademark. This is not a unique phrase at all. In addition, only a portion of the title is the same.

IANAL - but this isn't an issue I'd worry about much.

kay
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- perryny 14 years ago
  
  Thanks Kay.
  
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- bretski 14 years ago
  
  "on time every time" is a popular slogan. Throw it into google and you'll find 1.6M pages.
  on time every time slogan - Google Search=
  
  I wish I could claim "Killer Tips" as mine

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Do I have to change my article title?

perryny • 14 years ago • 5 replies

I wrote an article a few days ago and submitted it to several sites. I got a voicemail today from an author whose book shares a very similar title to my article. My article: The Independent Computer Consultant: How to Get Paid On Time, Every Time