tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post4564228836803910892..comments2023-02-11T04:47:55.030-08:00Comments on Biz Bitch: Please Don't Pee in the PoolBiz Bitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610120385189464752noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-62721498620098773272009-09-22T16:38:35.601-07:002009-09-22T16:38:35.601-07:00As a follow-up to this post, I would like to ackno...As a follow-up to this post, I would like to acknowledge Robert B. (whomever he is - sounds like a lawyer) for his excellent advice. I passed the information along to The Client and you were absolutely correct, InterNIC shut down the site within hours of his reporting the abuse. I received similar advice from a web consultant here in Honolulu. Thanks to both of you.<br /><br />As to Cathy R., I did in fact do precisely as you suggested in contacting the supplier with a very friendly warning that he might want to reconsider his actions. In response, he added additional, much uglier, material to the site. I am clearly not as persuasive as I had thought!<br /><br />I understand that the FBI is now involved. Yikes!!!Biz Bitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610120385189464752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-19350684895144087792009-09-07T17:58:18.348-07:002009-09-07T17:58:18.348-07:00I know that under current copyright laws everythin...I know that under current copyright laws everything you write, technically, belongs to the author. But when you are paid to write something or create something such as a web site, it should belong to the person who paid for it. Does the building contractor own my house because I paid him to build it? I think that is what Office Girl is trying to say. Is the problem with the scum who has held his client's web site hostage, or is it with the copyright laws that make this a grey legal area?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-17930526443970815472009-08-18T03:37:24.571-07:002009-08-18T03:37:24.571-07:00This person is just plain stupid. I would call th...This person is just plain stupid. I would call the Attorney General about this. I can't believe that this is not slander or libel or something illegal. There have to be protections against someone doing this under another person's name. Since you claim to know both parties "slightly," can't you just call the web guy and warn him as a friend before he gets in real trouble? That's what I would do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303216834345996787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-4762642438331280342009-08-12T17:49:42.470-07:002009-08-12T17:49:42.470-07:00If I hired a lawyer to handle contractual negotiat...If I hired a lawyer to handle contractual negotiations involved in starting my business, I wouldn’t expect that the lawyer would take my money and then register the company in his name, to do with as he pleased.OfficeGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671106474804689310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-35292163182557845162009-08-12T17:46:31.930-07:002009-08-12T17:46:31.930-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.OfficeGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671106474804689310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-51118796522093436762009-08-12T15:38:34.869-07:002009-08-12T15:38:34.869-07:00The entire problem of “intellectual property” as i...The entire problem of “intellectual property” as it pertains to web designers is a touchy situation. Some designers try to withhold the codes in order to guarantee that they keep the client. If the client refuses to pay for work that has previously been done, they will take the site offline. Is this a form of extortion? Maybe. <br /><br />The best way to protect yourself when hiring a web designer is to specify in the contract right up front that the web designer is merely acting as an “agent.” The fee is established before the first keystroke and the contract should clearly state that the domain name is the property of the person who paid for it – that would be the client. Clients who fail to get a tight contract before the onset of the project leave themselves vulnerable to this kind of abuse.<br /><br />May I suggest that this client consider registering a complaint with InterNIC, which is licensed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. They will shut this website down while they are investigating. That’s tough on the client, because he loses his web domain but if the statements that are being made on his site are really derogatory, then maybe the client is better off losing the site and getting it off the internet. <br /><br />I hope this information is helpful to someone out there.Robert B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16086964184122563523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695019530574266085.post-41314040522699036332009-08-11T01:30:45.624-07:002009-08-11T01:30:45.624-07:00WOW -- I can't believe this -- He is crazy pos...WOW -- I can't believe this -- He is crazy posting on the clients website. I would love to know who this guy is. To make sure none of my friends use him in the future.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637286024402611647noreply@blogger.com