Comments on: New Comment Policy - You Want To Read This

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:19:55 +0000

@Michael, Basically just someone who scrolls the page to see if others are getting away with keywords.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:21:42 +0000

skimmer? new to my ear, any details for that please…

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:58:28 +0000

@Jens, Welcome to the community!

As far as I know, everything written by you belongs to you to start with. But, a blog belongs to it’s owner, so he/she can write policies/disclaimers, or what else to counter act it and then it’s up to the writer if they wish to follow it.

By: Jens

Jens — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:50:39 +0000

Concerning the intellectual property right on content of a comment - what is the typical situation in the US? This has been quite a debate over here in Europe …

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:45:53 +0000

@Ned Carey, A very fine line indeed. I think I’ll add it in.

By: Ned Carey

Ned Carey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:50:35 +0000

@Mitch, The only thing the least bit restrictive is use a real name. That is a pretty common expectation from bloggers and at least Dennis is telling people up front about it. Many bloggers would send you right to the Akismet filter without any advance warning for doing that. Ned Carey´s last blog post..Great Marketing With a Sense of Humor!

By: Ned Carey

Ned Carey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:16:10 +0000

Dennis, It occurred to me that the author of the comment owns the copyright to it. Perhaps there is an implied consent but I figured why not make it clear. As I build my business there may be a way to mine value from them - testimonials for example. Ned Carey´s last blog post..2009 Baltimore City Tax Sale Announced

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:08:22 +0000

@Ned Carey,

I like the policy, especially “You agree to grant a non-revocable assignable license…..” I may have to steal that.

Send me an email to admin@dennisedell.com and I’ll reply with the link instructions.

By: Ned Carey

Ned Carey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:43:30 +0000

I just added a comment policy myself - not as elegant as yours. I am not much of a coder and I'm trying to figure out how to add a link to the comment policy as you did just above the comment box Ned Carey´s last blog post..1099s Are Due! Have You Sent Yours Out?

By: Dennis Edell

Dennis Edell — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:30:07 +0000

@Ben Pei, I don’t mind a link as long as it’s relevant, but you’re right; it does depend on the wording as well.