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  • FreeHugeMovies
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Dec 2001
    • 14142
    #1

    How to start a legal Hollywood Gossip Site?

    I remember Perez was sued bc. he was stealing images without consent.

    How does someone legally post these pictures? I see now he is giving credit, but what all needs to be done? I own a good celeb domain and always wanted to do this legally.
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    • gwidomains
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      • May 2007
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      #2
      18k/mo in royalty fees.

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        • JFK
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          #3
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            • Intrinsic
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              • Jun 2008
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              #4
              scribble white words all over them, problem solved!

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                • FreeHugeMovies
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Dec 2001
                  • 14142
                  #5
                  Originally posted by gwidomains
                  18k/mo in royalty fees.
                  Can't be serious with that!

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                    • FreeHugeMovies
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Dec 2001
                      • 14142
                      #6
                      bumpageeeee

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                        • gwidomains
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                          • May 2007
                          • 426
                          #7
                          Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
                          Can't be serious with that!
                          absolutely serious.

                          E-mail x17 and ask them about subscriptions to the celeb pics and vids.
                          It is NOT cheap.

                          You can try to get away with snagging them...

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                            • WiredGuy
                              Pounding Googlebot
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 34517
                              #8
                              Originally posted by gwidomains
                              18k/mo in royalty fees.
                              Court ordered or is Perez paying that fee to use their pics?
                              WG
                              I play with Google.

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                                • Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                  #9
                                  Hire some paparazzi. Or bust out the camera and start taking pics.

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                                    • MetrixApps - Sean
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                                      • May 2008
                                      • 120
                                      #10
                                      good luck with it
                                      its very competitive
                                      its all about who u know who u pay out

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                                        • FreeHugeMovies
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Dec 2001
                                          • 14142
                                          #11
                                          Can't you just give credit? LOL

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                                            • Young
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                                              • Nov 2004
                                              • 10468
                                              #12
                                              If you're providing newsworthy commentary on the pictures then you might be able to get away with skirting copyright laws.....if you're drawing penis's on them you can forget about it.
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                                                • d-null
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                                                  • Apr 2007
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                                                  #13
                                                  http://www.gettyimages.com/Corporate/LicenseInfo.aspx

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                                                    • d-null
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                                                      • Apr 2007
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                                                      #14
                                                      you can register to see pricing, I think one time use of a single 72dpi image starts around the $50 range

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                                                        • DK
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                                                          • Nov 2001
                                                          • 1273
                                                          #15
                                                          ICQ me,
                                                          I'll point you were to get legal celeb pics starting around $5 a piece searchable by name.
                                                          I use it for my celebrity rag:

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                                                            • Mr.Right - Banned For Life
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                                                              • May 2005
                                                              • 18314
                                                              #16
                                                              fair use

                                                              google it

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                                                                • hypedough
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                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Young
                                                                  If you're providing newsworthy commentary on the pictures then you might be able to get away with skirting copyright laws.....if you're drawing penis's on them you can forget about it.
                                                                  LOLz true story, no one is gonna be the next Perez. Shit even he's losing his 15 minutes quickly.

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                                                                    • gwidomains
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                                                                      • May 2007
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                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by WiredGuy
                                                                      Court ordered or is Perez paying that fee to use their pics?
                                                                      WG
                                                                      Nah, I think x17 can get triple the damages via copyright law -- so they hiked up the rates etc. This was before they were fully on the net, so they've set their "subscription" rates extraordinarily high.

                                                                      For instance, if you look at omg.yahoo.com it is in partnership with x17

                                                                      Getting the best photos is an expensive business.

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                                                                        • BigRod
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                                                                          • Apr 2005
                                                                          • 3685
                                                                          #19
                                                                          It is an expensive biz but the search traffic is sick even on a small site.

                                                                          If you want to do it right hire a couple of photographers and make them employees. You don't want them going rogue when they get you your million dollar shot! You will get a lot of cease orders but all part of the fun.
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                                                                            • HorseShit
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                                                                              • Dec 2004
                                                                              • 17513
                                                                              #20
                                                                              hope you have deep pockets.

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                                                                                • FreeHugeMovies
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                                                                                  • Dec 2001
                                                                                  • 14142
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Crazyness

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                                                                                    • Darrah
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                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
                                                                                      I remember Perez was sued bc. he was stealing images without consent.

                                                                                      How does someone legally post these pictures? I see now he is giving credit, but what all needs to be done? I own a good celeb domain and always wanted to do this legally.
                                                                                      Are we talking about starting a new blog with no money; or do you have the money and it will be clearly obvious just by looking at the site?

                                                                                      If you have no money and starting off like any other new blogger, you can take whatever you want. Just link back and you should be fine for the most part. Perez's problem started with him never linking back & when they emailed him, he emailed back very nasty emails. He ruined it for everyone. X17 would let anyone take the tagged pictures. Now if they find you, you have to take it down. Only take it down when you get the official email.

                                                                                      These agencies know they need bloggers to promote their agencies. They let bloggers take their tagged images while they make their money selling images to the tabloids and television. They provide you with pictures while you provide them with traffic and backlinks.

                                                                                      Only a handful of blogs can now afford to pay for pictures: DListed, Hollywood Tuna, Just Jared, and just a couple more. But bloggers never pay full price for pictures when they can finally afford to pay. They get a blogger special. It's still a fortune but it is at a reduced rate if you're a blogger.

                                                                                      I don't even think X17 and Splash News allow even one picture used because of Perez Hilton. If you link back to them, have the link open a new window because you can't even backspace back into your site and your visitors might not come back.

                                                                                      Best bet would be to link back to the blogs that do pay for pictures. This way they get the backlinks while you can use their non-tagged pictures. If the blog says which agency they got it from, link back to the agency as the source and then say via whatever blog you got them from.

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                                                                                        • FreeHugeMovies
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Dec 2001
                                                                                          • 14142
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by Darrah
                                                                                          Are we talking about starting a new blog with no money; or do you have the money and it will be clearly obvious just by looking at the site?

                                                                                          If you have no money and starting off like any other new blogger, you can take whatever you want. Just link back and you should be fine for the most part. Perez's problem started with him never linking back & when they emailed him, he emailed back very nasty emails. He ruined it for everyone. X17 would let anyone take the tagged pictures. Now if they find you, you have to take it down. Only take it down when you get the official email.

                                                                                          These agencies know they need bloggers to promote their agencies. They let bloggers take their tagged images while they make their money selling images to the tabloids and television. They provide you with pictures while you provide them with traffic and backlinks.

                                                                                          Only a handful of blogs can now afford to pay for pictures: DListed, Hollywood Tuna, Just Jared, and just a couple more. But bloggers never pay full price for pictures when they can finally afford to pay. They get a blogger special. It's still a fortune but it is at a reduced rate if you're a blogger.

                                                                                          I don't even think X17 and Splash News allow even one picture used because of Perez Hilton. If you link back to them, have the link open a new window because you can't even backspace back into your site and your visitors might not come back.

                                                                                          Best bet would be to link back to the blogs that do pay for pictures. This way they get the backlinks while you can use their non-tagged pictures. If the blog says which agency they got it from, link back to the agency as the source and then say via whatever blog you got them from.

                                                                                          Great post, much appreciated.

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                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by d-null
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                                                                                                    • Darrah
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                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
                                                                                                      Great post, much appreciated.
                                                                                                      The key is to always link back. Forgot to say be careful with taking pictures from People Magazine. The big stories where they paid millions for the pictures, I know bloggers that had their blogs shut down by the host. Blogs at Blogger also had staff go into their blogs and take out the pictures. Blogger staff?! And my friends were never even told by Blogger that they went into their blogs taking out the pictures.

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                                                                                                        • crockett
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                                                                                                          • May 2003
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                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Is there any actual fair use in this kind of thing if you are reporting as news or as satire?
                                                                                                          In November, you can vote for America's next president or its first dictator.

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                                                                                                            • d-null
                                                                                                              . . .
                                                                                                              • Apr 2007
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                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
                                                                                                              Great post, much appreciated.
                                                                                                              ... and if you take legal advice from some dude that typed up a "great post" on the internet, then I guess you don't have much to lose

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                                                                                                                • pmspinner
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                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Two killer sources of celeb pics are

                                                                                                                  1. Mugshots - those are public domain ;)

                                                                                                                  2. World Entertainment News Network - Google it for their url I'm too new to be trusted ;) - they offer news and pictures that you can offer for a reasonable price

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                                                                                                                        • Darrah
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                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by d-null
                                                                                                                          ... and if you take legal advice from some dude that typed up a "great post" on the internet, then I guess you don't have much to lose
                                                                                                                          I'm not a dude!

                                                                                                                          And I've been around celebrity sites for many years to know how it's handled and done.

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                                                                                                                            • Darrah
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                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by crockett
                                                                                                                              Is there any actual fair use in this kind of thing if you are reporting as news or as satire?
                                                                                                                              Perez was usually satire and drawing penises on pictures. But he never linked back to the source and replied back to their emails in a nasty manner.

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                                                                                                                                • getmouthy
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                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Young
                                                                                                                                  If you're providing newsworthy commentary on the pictures then you might be able to get away with skirting copyright laws.....if you're drawing penis's on them you can forget about it.
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                                                                                                                                    • matty
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                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by pmspinner
                                                                                                                                      Two killer sources of celeb pics are

                                                                                                                                      1. Mugshots - those are public domain ;)

                                                                                                                                      2. World Entertainment News Network - Google it for their url I'm too new to be trusted ;) - they offer news and pictures that you can offer for a reasonable price
                                                                                                                                      FYI: Right out of World Entertainment News Network's disclaimer...

                                                                                                                                      "Our site includes a combination of content that we create, that our partners create, and that our users create. All materials published on our site, including, but not limited to, written content, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, marks, logos, sound or video clips, and Flash animation, are protected by our copyrights or trademarks or those of our partners. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the materials or content on our site in whole or in part. "

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                                                                                                                                        • Barefootsies
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                                                                                                                                            • 96ukssob
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                                                                                                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 12991
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by FreeHugeMovies
                                                                                                                                              I remember Perez was sued bc. he was stealing images without consent.

                                                                                                                                              How does someone legally post these pictures? I see now he is giving credit, but what all needs to be done? I own a good celeb domain and always wanted to do this legally.
                                                                                                                                              step 1: move to Russia

                                                                                                                                              problem solved
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                                                                                                                                                • Penrod
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                                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2001
                                                                                                                                                  • 3580
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  www.hollywoodgossip.com is for sale. Make an offer.

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                                                                                                                                                    • matty
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                                                                                                                                                      • 1328
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by bossku69
                                                                                                                                                      step 1: move to Russia

                                                                                                                                                      problem solved
                                                                                                                                                      ORRRR. Here's a shocker, get a camera and camp out in hollywood. SHOOT don't STEAL.

                                                                                                                                                      Last thing you want is Alyssa Milano's mom & lawyer calling you (Been there, done that).
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                                                                                                                                                        • Nicky
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                                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2003
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                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Penrod
                                                                                                                                                          www.hollywoodgossip.com is for sale. Make an offer.
                                                                                                                                                          Not a bad domain I must say.

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                                                                                                                                                            • Young
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                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Darrah
                                                                                                                                                              Now if they find you, you have to take it down. Only take it down when you get the official email.
                                                                                                                                                              And yet we wonder how the Tube sites get away with the shit they do?
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                                                                                                                                                                • Darrah
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                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Young
                                                                                                                                                                  And yet we wonder how the Tube sites get away with the shit they do?
                                                                                                                                                                  Most bloggers will take down the pictures when the first email comes. They're scared and actually believe they'll be sued. They're posting a few pictures. Not burning an entire movie.

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