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James, that differs from case to case. Make sure to also visit the sections at Google and Fast dedicated to DMCA issues.
[edited by: heini at 1:41 pm (utc) on Feb. 4, 2003]
Years.
- If it is a matter of brand names and copyright issues, get lawyers involved if it is necessary.
- If your competitor is using "naughty tricks" and has not yet been caught.......They have beaten you for the time being. They may be caught soon and removed or penalized.
To counterattack, you can either:
1) Report them to the search engines
2) Not report them and work on building and optimizing your site the right way.
3) Start using risky techniques to beat them.
where on MSN will i find to report this?
"Dogs Back Wheels"
but are referred to in the market place as "DBW"
i have found this in the metatags of competitors sites, can i do anything. should i contact them directly?
also the company has brand names such as "Very Big Paws" and VBP is also present in the metatags.
though this isnt as blatant can i have a winge?
But are these registered as trademarks?
Meta tags account for zilch anyway, maybe they are just beating you because their sites are better optimized or because of what rogerd said: PPC
Nick
especially if its the copyright meta ;)
>report em
I think some people also try contacting the competitor in question, give them one chance sorta thing, before you go looking to do damage to their listings.
told them i was looking into it to see where we stand and i think they are going to remove the references anyway as they dont know if its legal.
They were told by there web developers that it they had like products bit is a good way to get into the market place. i agree with that statement but it still doesnt make it legal. If you were to do this using another marketing medium you would instantly talking solicitors. I dont think company's really know where they stand.
There have been cases where the judge decided putting registered (to others) brandnames in meta tags was not allowed.
I didn't know that but, I can certainly beleive it! - I really meant the 'xyz' shortened names assuming they were not thrademarked but, reading James last post it all looks like it will turn out all right afterall ;)
Nick
MANY cases. Even here in Denmark Nick.
Bottom line: Do not put keywords of brands, competitors and phrases that you have nothing to do with anywhere on your site. Saves a lof of trouble if you get caught. Using competitors names and brands will get you caught.
then go see a lawyer saying you think the other companies are "passing off" by using your brand name to take traffic that should be yours and make sales that should be yours. the lawyer will tell you if you have a case or not, will write to search engines for you (if you want him to) and will write to each company concerned (if you want him to).
This will probably save you lots of time and legal fee to get the result you really want - that they should not ride on your clients brand.
i dont want the aggravation of legal proceedings so i will warn them verbally as i really dont know for sure whther i have a leg to stand on.
some of the companines are not only using my brand names but they are spamming at the same time and not getting caught.
the cheek of it is what annoys me.
im busy ratting them out as we speak
