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You’ve been Heard! Wantering.com Is Changing Their Policy

8 Comments 03 May 2012

TweetA few weeks ago when you visited Wantering.com, you were greeted with an onslaught of blogger images gridded-out across your screen, ready to be shopped out. Today, it’s a different story: nearly all the images, while sometimes being cited as “discovered by” a blog, come from e-commerce sites. After recieving an email from Gabi of [...]

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Blogging, ethics, resources, tips, tools

Legally Blog: Know Your Rights and Protect Your Content

17 Comments 30 April 2012

TweetIn our post about Wantering.com, IFB discussed the legal issues and ownership rights that accompany blog images. It sparked a great conversation in our community about not only how outside companies and websites use blogger images, but also about what our rights are as creators of original content. As a blogger, you are the publisher, [...]

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How Will SOPA/PIPA Affect Your Fashion Blog?

12 Comments 19 January 2012

Tweet This post is by Jyoti Rathi of Style Delights   If you don’t live under a rock, (or live there with an internet connection), you must have heard of SOPA and PIPA bills and why major tech companies, blogs and websites are opposing it. And if you think SOPA and PIPA affect only the [...]

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Flipgloss Media… Good for Bloggers?

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Flipgloss Media… Good for Bloggers?

13 Comments 26 June 2009

Tweet There is no question that the current advertising structure does not work… Banner ads don’t produce much revenue unless  you really push ad sales, affiliate marketing delicately teeters the line between editorial and sales content at the best of times. Flipgloss Media plans to change all of that. Funded by Forbes Media, FlipGloss.com is [...]

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Blogging, ChicGeek

Fair Use Explained: More on Copyrighted Images on Blogs

42 Comments 30 March 2009

TweetEarlier this year we talked about all the images we can use on our blogs without getting into trouble. But the truth remains, if you read fashion blogs, you have probably seen a copyrighted image being used, and if you have any idea about the likely hood that Vogue would grant one of us permission, [...]

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Blogging, ChicGeek

Photos you can use on your blog without breaking the law…

69 Comments 09 February 2009

Tweet Image by Digital Sophia What kind of photos can  you use on your blog? Sure there are loads of bloggers who lift images from other sites, but due to copyright infringement laws, they may be breaking the law, and vulnerable to lawsuits. Yuck. So which images can you use? Referencing the source, isn’t always [...]

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