I am looking for information. I used to run an unauthorized fan site, but the company called me up and told me that I was running an illegal website and asked me to take down the images. They told me "if I get permission, I can put the images back up". But is this REALLY nessecery? There’s 1000′s of unauthorized websites on the web, especially for Star Wars, Family Guy, etc. Can someone please let me know how I can run this site and protect myself (because I just want to run a site. I’m not trying to make money off it)?
If they asked you to take down the images, it’s likely because you were infringing copyright or intellectual property laws.
They gave you an option to use the material if you got permission… did you try asking?
Many companies welcome the free exposure that they get from having their images used "unofficially", but they would probably want to put a few conditions on how you use them, obviously.
Then again, a lot of artists are very annoyed, these days, at finding their original works all over the net… These people make their living from design, photography, music production, etc. If you simply copy their work and don’t pay the appropraite fees, they lose revenue.
And, yes, there are lots of "unofficial" sites out there, many of them in breach of copyright… But just because lots of people do it, that doesn’t make it right. Most of them stay in business because there are too many of them to shut down… or it’s not worth the time and money.
In a way, it’s a compliment to your site that it attracted enough attention to come to the notice of the company attorneys.
If you are a decent web dev. and your web site is good enough you should make a proposal and try and sell the site to them. If that doesn’t work and you still like (and are good at it) making or hosting websites then you should look into creating your own company and doing things legit.
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If they asked you to take down the images, it’s likely because you were infringing copyright or intellectual property laws.
They gave you an option to use the material if you got permission… did you try asking?
Many companies welcome the free exposure that they get from having their images used "unofficially", but they would probably want to put a few conditions on how you use them, obviously.
Then again, a lot of artists are very annoyed, these days, at finding their original works all over the net… These people make their living from design, photography, music production, etc. If you simply copy their work and don’t pay the appropraite fees, they lose revenue.
And, yes, there are lots of "unofficial" sites out there, many of them in breach of copyright… But just because lots of people do it, that doesn’t make it right. Most of them stay in business because there are too many of them to shut down… or it’s not worth the time and money.
In a way, it’s a compliment to your site that it attracted enough attention to come to the notice of the company attorneys.
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