Take a look at this! One of our regular websters sent me an email pointing this out to me. Seems this person / group is using about 1/2 of the information on the High School Baseball Web for their own use.
In the printed material, as provided by this Rio group is the "Timeline," articles, etc. straight from the HSBBWeb is being utilized. I have never spoken with, exchanged correspondence or talked to this person, in my life! Needless to say I am just a little upset right now.
I am aware that the internet is a wide open resource and I know of instances where the information from the site being used on other sites. More often than not the person has asked permission to use an article or item. This group's use is pure plagiarizism.
Any advice on how to handle this would be appreciated. I have held off sending this person/group an email until I calm down a bit.
Bob Howdeshell High School Baseball Web
Bob, "Doing nothing is still a course of action"
Posts: 1507 | Location: Tennessee | Registered: December 22, 2002
Bob, you've got a lot of lawyers on the site including me. Don't know if Beenthere is one or not. The kind of lawyer who specializes in copyright, trademark, and patent law is now an "Intellectual Property" attorney (my brother is one in California). However, most good civil firms with a strong business practice will have enough expertise to help you with this or direct you to the right attorney. It is not unusual to run into these questions in any business. Hope that helps.
Posts: 692 | Location: California | Registered: January 02, 2003
I, too, am an attorney and know that internet law is now a very specific segment of intellectual property law. I would make sure that any law firm that you use, even if it specializes in intellectual property, has taken on internet law cases. The Benjamin Cardozo Law School in Manhattan has one of the most developed departments in this area. If you would like the names of some professors to call for references to get you to a specialized law firm, I'd be happy to pass them on to you.
Posts: 253 | Location: New York | Registered: December 28, 2002
Bob I wrote that back in 1991,and posted on the on web 10/12/98
ask Junior Weaver jgodish@bellatlantic.net
who wrote it. This had already been covered here before. Check your message board Junior said he did not write and does not have access to delete it from the web site
Little point The ra-gun has not been used in since about 1995
Bob I don't know how many times I had to tell you to get the article off the HS baseball web site, you are breaking copywrite laws yourself
Boy, we could start a law firm with the folks on here. I too am an attorney, when I can't find a ball game to watch, and you've been given good advice-intellectual property is a very specialized area. Most lawyers that do that do nothing else. I'm just a little old country lawyer. I can tell you that the threat of being drug into intellectual property litigation will make the hair stand up on an businessman that knows what he's doing.
Posts: 1790 | Location: Virginia | Registered: December 28, 2002
As much as Bob has done for HS baseball over the years, I can't sit here and remain silent. Andy, how can you of all people, post something like that? Unbelievable! Go look at yourself in the mirror!
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Posts: 4957 | Location: Spring Creek (Jackson),Tennessee | Registered: December 26, 2002
I am having a hard time deciding what to write, or even what I CAN write. I understand Bob being so upset. I have a webpage for our HS TC Roberson Click on recruiting info. The problem there is we DO have a coach that has a clue, so unless you are a rival team or just stumble onto the site, it doesn't help alot of fokes.
Because of HSBASEBALLWEB.COM I have learned so much for FREE.
My hubby was/is league president/WNC fall baseball pres for the past 13 years.
People ask him questions, he sends them to me, I send them HERE!
Andy, you may sit with some coaches, carry your clipboard, write down stats, etc. Do you not understand THEY LAUGH AT YOU!!???????
I love this game, and can understand your passion, but please, Bob said it best "Get a life"
Bob, I have direct info for you regarding this group, as well as a little experience in the area in that my own website had been plagerized. After consulting with an attorney, it was decided the best route was to send them a letter threatening action and boy, was the info removed from their site QUICK!!!! But I'm going to send you a PM so you have a little background.
_______________________ "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby, Hall of Famer
I am a copyright attorney and I would be happy to talk to you about the matter.
Larry 617-452-1660
I'm not out of order! You're out of order! The whole freakin' system is out of order! You want the truth? You want the truth?! You can't HANDLE the truth!
Posts: 1398 | Location: Cambridge, MA | Registered: January 03, 2003
