I need a hint of legal advice on this...

by SirHarrrison

Posted: 15 years ago 8 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

So...

I have a before and after medical image that is related to my niche but is in no way related to my product.

AND

I want to say that this image is the before and after improvement of using my product.

Is that okay to do?

Should I only look for copy rights on the image or is there something else I should be aware of when using medical images?

#advice #hint #legal

Bill Farnham 15 years ago

The cost of a lawyer you use to ask this question to will only be a fraction of the cost of the lawyer you will be talking to if something turns out to get you in trouble over this.

This is not legal advice, but you should not rely on anything anybody here tells you regarding legal advice.

Trust me, they won't show up to help you on your court date and you'll just feel like a bozo for taking their advice.

Know what I mean...?

~Bill
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john17 15 years ago

Yeah Crowdsourcing is great and all... But you're asking for legal advice in an internet marketing forum.

Head over to Ask a Lawyer

Bill said it just right...
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Kael41 15 years ago

As a lawyer, my advice is to ask a bar certified lawyer in Maryland concerning I.P or Copyright law in regards to the image usage.
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- raylm123 15 years ago
  
  You might want to think twice about posting fake pictures on your website:
  
  http://www.warriorforum.com/main-internet-marketing-discussion-forum/279986-woot-1-8-million-verdict-online-diet-scam-yipeeee.html
  
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- Jill Carpenter 15 years ago
  
  1. we are not lawyers here - so our "opinions" will be of no real use to you
  
  2. go see my thread about winning a lawsuit
  
  http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...m-yipeeee.html
  
  People used in pictures did not use the product, and it was considered to be fraud. Can't say you'd have the same issues, but I wouldn't do what you're about to do if you paid me to do it.
  
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Alexa Smith

Banned 15 years ago

Originally Posted by SirHarrrison

I have a before and after medical image that is related to my niche but is in no way related to my product.

AND

I want to say that this image is the before and after improvement of using my product.

Is that okay to do?

Are you serious?! No, of course it isn't "ok" to do. Not on any level at all. It's blatant fraud, isn't it? (With all due respect to the people posting above, I wouldn't need legal advice over this, and wouldn't do it even if a lawyer said it was ok, anyway). "Copyright" is the least of your problems, over this!

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dv8domainsDotCom 15 years ago

I'm not a lawyer, but my advice to you would be to ask your legal/copyright advice on a public marketing forum where nobody can be held accountable for giving you bad legal advice.
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sarafina 15 years ago

No it's not. The big bad FTC monster will come after you...
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