Beware of Copyright Infringement
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The Internet is kind of like the Wild West. Without lots of laws and with ways to surf anonymously many people take it upon themselves on using others intellectual property without proper permission. While there are varying degrees of copyright infringement it is worth most people’s time to consider what has a copyright and what doesn’t.
If you are just starting a web business or auction business and take pictures off the internet to help sell your products, you could be infringing on copyrights. It is important that you are aware of the laws from other countries and how most people protect themselves.
On Ebay for instance, if you are selling a product, make sure you use either your picture of the product being sold or a legal picture that has no restrictions. You don’t want to take your competitors picture of his product and use it as your own. Not only will this upset your competitor, but may cause you problems with Ebay.
If you are a web developer, be careful what kind of content you post. While most RSS feeds are fine, if you are taking content from other sites without using links or citing the author, you may find yourself in deep legal trouble.
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