Pete Dogg,
i was trying to look for an example of a site that uses lots of celeb names. famousebabes.com is a perfect example!
"for the purposes of advertising"... ok, now i get it. your result from a kathy ireland SE search was proof enough for her that you were using kathy's name for advertising your site. i still do not get the damage you caused. especially now that i know you didn't have a porn site. however i think you were guilty of using kathy's name for advertising. if you are using a name in your meta-tag then you are using it to promote your site. the point of submitting to SEs is to promote your site with certain and specific key words. don't you think so?
the whole thing about arguing they are someone else... perhaps! maybe i'll go find Alyssa Milano '2' and ask her if it's alright if i use her name. i'll give her $10 or something to do it and have her sign a contract. haha.
i agree that the people who get fried are the big guys using the celebs in their banners and in their content. i just like to know and understand the law even if i'm small time.
i think that they normally warn before they sue. APIC warned me before they sued. but on second thought... APIC might be different. i was using playboy content and i bet it would have been playboy coming after me instead of APIC. and that would be a reason why APIC only gave me a warning.
i'm going to take a look at
http://cyber-tracker.com and see what they say.... i got it. they do warn first. check this out:
http://cyber-tracker.com/how.html here's the quote:
Quote:
We offer a three tiered plan for protecting a celebrity's image and reputation.
First: we search out and detail all web sites that illegally use images, unauthorized likenesses, and fake or altered pictures of the celebrity. We contact the webmasters, web developers, and Sysops requesting that the illegal materials be removed.
Second: For all those that do not comply, we repeat our request, intimidate and threaten legal action. If we must resort to legal action, we are fully prepared. We defend our client's legal rights to the full extent of the law!
Third: We help celebrities tell the story they want to tell. When a fan searches the Internet for a celebrity, we can help turn the results into a valuable communications tool that gives the public sanctioned information images and merchandise.
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[This message has been edited by HQ (edited 04-04-2001).]