Keyword Infringement
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- e-wo
A client has recently been contacted by his competitor with a request to remove several meta keywords from his site:
1. The brands of vehicles he deals as a broker ("Honda, Mazda," etc)
2. The competitor's name ("John Doe Motors")Is there any legal basis to this request?
- monNom0
I'd say the competitor's business name is a no-go. that's a trademark,
as for mentioning the brands he sells, tell that guy to lay off the stupid pills.
- mg330
Is this a joke? Because I'm laughing.
- monospaced0
Ignore that shit.
- sureshot0
"John Doe Motors" also makes an awesome fucking badname.
- _niko0
two words: San fransisco fifty minus ones.
- e-wo0
I'd love to ignore it, but I prefer fact to opinion.
The vehicle brand request is a joke, but the business name issue isn't obvious.
- mg330
I don't know who this reflects more poorly on:
Person suing client for thinking meta keywords do jack shit, or,
e-wo for not immediately telling client "Why are they there anyways? Delete those shits."- Er, not "suing" but requesting removal.mg33
- Look, I'm placating a client (who refuses to believe meta tags aren't important) and trying to play it safe.e-wo
- Got it.mg33
- Can I punch him in the scrot? Or her in the gash?mg33
- Grat hir in the scrunch-chiff.mikotondria3
- dbloc0
post in SEO questions thread
- boobs0
A trademark owner does not have total autocratic command over every little way their trademark is used. You can put a huge string of trademarks on a website, like Mickey Mouse, Ford, Coca-Cola, FedEx, Kodak, and all kinds of stuff.
You can even run an ad that uses your competitors trademarked name. For instance, Pepsi used to run ads where the did a "taste-test" against Coke. And they used the Coke name.
What you can't do is say that your mouse is Mickey Mouse®, your soda is Coca-Cola®, and your delivery service is FedEx®.
In fact, you could put "We're better than those guys at John Doe Motors®!!" all the way across your front page.
- yurimon0
Whats the relationship with the competitor and trademarks just curious?
You could say something, Thank you for your concern we will look into this matter. and do nothing.
I dont think the guy has any standing. He isnt honda or mazda?You can use brand names you are selling servicing whatever if they are part of your business. even if your competing and have them in there.
Of course any one can sue, but it probably wont make it past the judge.
most people have a disclaimer like, this http://trademarkdisclaimer.com/
- yurimon0
^ sorry that looked wrong for sec, prob more like something like this
Trademark Disclaimer
Furthermore, the trademark, Inc. names, trademarks, service marks, logos, icons, trade dress or products viewed herein, including trademark™ and trademark® are not in any way affiliated with the trademark Company or the trademarkCompany.
- cannonball19780
How is keyword formed?
- omg0
how can i copyright a keyword for the internet?
- trooperbill0
makes me lol... meta keywords tag has never been a ranking factor
- webazoot0
I can't see why you'd use a competitors name as a keyword. That seems wrong to me.
But the rest is a joke to ask.
- animatedgif0
meta tags were ignored by search engines years ago
- ukit20
Stupid clients are stupid