
Quoting
darkknight
Then how do sites like IMDB profile not just celebrities, but movies and more without infringing any copyrights?
Or how does PerezHilton get away with not just posting about, but to an extent defaming celebrities even if the situations are true. Not only does he thrive but functions in the open and is now on tv and radio. I understand he has been litigated against but in most cases the outcome leads to nothing being done.
My research, though only so valuable as typically it comes from the internet, has led me to believe that in most cases including some of the dumbest like a blogger posting photos that he doesn't own about a situation that was merely a rumor involving not just a celebrity but perhaps a national corporation and an embarrassing situation. From what I've read, typically the furthest most cases go is a seize and desist order, and as long as you comply nothing further comes about.
Like I said I really appreciate this site and the assistance it offers, I understand it may look as though I have more sinister means to my desires. I am not looking to piggy back off someone's fame, I genuinely would like to share information with the general public in a clean presentable fashion. Expenses arise, a google adsense seemed like a logical way to at least attempt to break even, and ideally yes maybe a few bucks off the top. Call it what you would like, I'm not trying to claim to be someone I'm not nor own something I don't but the law is the law, and I'm not in the game to try and bend the rules. Thats why I'm here.
Anyway, it seems like maybe my idea wasnt so great, though that's typically how it works for me.
Thanks to all who took the time to respond.