20 More Questions About Blogging Legally

Here’s some more of the questions we can try to answer for you. We still need more, so go the the Ask Bob Silber page or leave your question here as a comment.

1) Am I liable for any copyright infringements made by my web designer or ghostwriter ?

2) Are there any laws governing testimonials on my blog or any infoproducts I produce ?

3) Can I register a domain name that’s basically another persons trademark ?

4) Can I use a company’s Trademark in my ebook title or as the name of my blog ?

5) I write a blog just to make money from AdSense - can I use a Trademarked name in my domain name ?

6) Can I use a Tradmarked name in my Meta Tags ?

7) Can I use Trademarked names as keywords ?

Can I use Trademarked names in my headlines ?

9) Are there any laws governing the raising & collecting of funds on behalf of disaster victims ?

10) Can you tell me about using copyrighted photos on my blog ?

11) We use a Tell-A-Friend link on our blog - is this subject to CAN-SPAM Act Compliance ?

12) I run contests on my blog - are there any laws governing this ?

13) I’m set-up as an LLC - I’m safe… or am I ?

14) I’ve given away free, downloadable eproducts on my blog - am I liable for how they’re distributed after they’re downloaded ?

15) Where can I get all the forms I need before hiring a gostwriter ?

16) I pre-sold an ebook and took orders - it’s been 45 days and I’m not excited enough, due to low sales, to finish it. Can I just refund their money and be safe ?

17) Can I legally use ” an old book ” for content on my blog ?

18) Can I just change the wording around of an old book that’s not in the public domain ?

19) I’ve heard about a ” Poor Man’s Copyright ” - is that legal ?

20) I do a product driven blog and I compare one product versus another - am I in any danger ?

That’s 20 more good questions, but we could use more. Please leave us a question in the comments or visit the Ask Bob page.