Comments on: The Elements of Style: the ad writer’s best friend http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style Copywriting Tips for Smart Copywriters Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:30:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Kevin Francis http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-3187 Kevin Francis Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:12:03 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-3187 Hi Dean, Thanks for your reply. Yes, that makes sense if it's a link from Amazon. Presumably they know what they're doing!! Yes, you're right, I'll need to get some legal input to satisfy my curiosity about this. Ouch! Safest approach, of course, is to only use your own graphics, royalty free images or where you have permission (as with Amazon). Hey, great blog! Wish I found it sooner! Kevin Francis .-= Kevin Francis's last blog ... <a href="http://maximumresultscopywriting.com/marketing/one-easter-marketing-success-story" rel="nofollow">One Easter Marketing Success Story…</a> =-. Hi Dean,

Thanks for your reply. Yes, that makes sense if it’s a link from Amazon. Presumably they know what they’re doing!!

Yes, you’re right, I’ll need to get some legal input to satisfy my curiosity about this. Ouch!

Safest approach, of course, is to only use your own graphics, royalty free images or where you have permission (as with Amazon).

Hey, great blog! Wish I found it sooner!

Kevin Francis
.-= Kevin Francis’s last blog … One Easter Marketing Success Story… =-.

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-3186 Dean Rieck Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:00:57 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-3186 Kevin, Well, the image is from Amazon. They make these images available on purpose to help them sell books. So there can't possibly be any copyright infringement. But if you want definitive, you'd have to talk to a lawyer. That's just a smidgeon worse than talking to a marketing consultant. :) Kevin,
Well, the image is from Amazon. They make these images available on purpose to help them sell books. So there can’t possibly be any copyright infringement. But if you want definitive, you’d have to talk to a lawyer. That’s just a smidgeon worse than talking to a marketing consultant. :)

]]> By: Kevin Francis http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-3184 Kevin Francis Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:19:42 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-3184 Dean, Thanks for the post! Prompted me to actually go and read my copy of the book (As opposed to it sitting on my shelf along with the many other unread volumes)! Quick question. You've used an image of the book to illustrate the post. What are the copyright rules about using images like this? Also, using images of film posters and actual advertisements? I would assume that because items like that are in the public domain it's OK to use them. But I've been trying to find some definitive info. Thanks again for the post! Kevin Francis .-= Kevin Francis's last blog ... <a href="http://maximumresultscopywriting.com/marketing/one-easter-marketing-success-story" rel="nofollow">One Easter Marketing Success Story…</a> =-. Dean,

Thanks for the post! Prompted me to actually go and read my copy of the book (As opposed to it sitting on my shelf along with the many other unread volumes)!

Quick question. You’ve used an image of the book to illustrate the post. What are the copyright rules about using images like this? Also, using images of film posters and actual advertisements? I would assume that because items like that are in the public domain it’s OK to use them. But I’ve been trying to find some definitive info.

Thanks again for the post!

Kevin Francis
.-= Kevin Francis’s last blog … One Easter Marketing Success Story… =-.

]]> By: Dean http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-2837 Dean Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:04:01 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-2837 That book has been mentioned to me so many times, but your recommendation is the most persuasive. I will now buy a copy and read it. Thanks. .-= Dean's last blog ... <a href="http://www.londoncopywriter.co.uk/index.php/2010/03/web-banners-an-effective-ad-medium/" rel="nofollow">Are banners an effective ad medium?</a> =-. That book has been mentioned to me so many times, but your recommendation is the most persuasive. I will now buy a copy and read it. Thanks.
.-= Dean’s last blog … Are banners an effective ad medium? =-.

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-2820 Dean Rieck Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:03:25 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-2820 Josh: That's just too funny. I love it. Josh:
That’s just too funny. I love it.

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-2818 Josh Hanagarne Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:42:48 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-2818 Dean, here's an old NPR link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4985137 I heard about this at a conference when I got to meet the director of the NY City public library's director of programming. His job, as he put it, is to "create havoc." Staging this opera in the famous Reading Room was one of his ventures, although he wasn't involved with the creation of the opera at all. enjoy! .-= Josh Hanagarne's last blog ... <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/worldsstrongestlibrarian/~3/m8TTLG95nhI/" rel="nofollow">I Am The Movement</a> =-. Dean, here’s an old NPR link:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4985137

I heard about this at a conference when I got to meet the director of the NY City public library’s director of programming. His job, as he put it, is to “create havoc.” Staging this opera in the famous Reading Room was one of his ventures, although he wasn’t involved with the creation of the opera at all.

enjoy!
.-= Josh Hanagarne’s last blog … I Am The Movement =-.

]]> By: Dean Rieck http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-2817 Dean Rieck Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:38:57 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-2817 Josh: Do you have a link for that? Josh:
Do you have a link for that?

]]> By: Josh Hanagarne http://www.procopytips.com/elements-of-style/comment-page-1#comment-2814 Josh Hanagarne Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.procopytips.com/?p=1281#comment-2814 Dean, did you know that there's an opera based on the Elements of Style now? It's my last hope for people who won't listen to me at the library when I tell them to read it. .-= Josh Hanagarne's last blog ... <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/worldsstrongestlibrarian/~3/m8TTLG95nhI/" rel="nofollow">I Am The Movement</a> =-. Dean, did you know that there’s an opera based on the Elements of Style now? It’s my last hope for people who won’t listen to me at the library when I tell them to read it.
.-= Josh Hanagarne’s last blog … I Am The Movement =-.

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