Vote: Moral / Ethical Boundaries In Stepping On Branding Toes

SuperKC

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I always wonder where the moral / ethical boundaries on when it comes to stepping on branding toes when making money online. No one makes any money selling gift baskets online but everyone knows how easy it is exploiting branding online, meaning selling Avatar bondage porn, Nude Sims patches, and building the latest and greatest gadget sites only to redirect the traffic to other offers. Selling a pair of jeans on eBay and almost impossible, unless you take a pair of Gucci jeans, chop up a Miley purse, and sell them off as one of a kind Miley Gucci jeans, then they sell so fast it turns heads. But at what point do you say... I shouldn't make money utilizing the branding and efforts of others. Whats your opinion?
 


How 'bout them Vols?


And if you haven't already figured out that many don't respect intellectual property you must be slow.
 
i'm really looking forward to the "ban somebody march" -thread. it's going to be my first time to vote.
 
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Not sure dude maybe you can ask some of the people at those companies you took public.
 
SuperKC said:
I always wonder where the moral / ethical boundaries on when it comes to stepping on branding toes when making money online. No one makes any money selling gift baskets online but everyone knows how easy it is exploiting branding online, meaning selling Avatar bondage porn, Nude Sims patches, and building the latest and greatest gadget sites only to redirect the traffic to other offers. Selling a pair of jeans on eBay and almost impossible, unless you take a pair of Gucci jeans, chop up a Miley purse, and sell them off as one of a kind Miley Gucci jeans, then they sell so fast it turns heads. But at what point do you say... I shouldn't make money utilizing the branding and efforts of others. Whats your opinion?
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go fucking die
 
Big monkey.. think before you speak... you said "That is because intellectual property is not actually property" yet Property is 'something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone'. You argue 'Its also not a monopoly' is Donald duck a monopoly? Really? Read up on the idea of a monopoly, yet your article seems to think so but its not written by anyone of note, just a half trained student that had to turn in a half baked paper and clearly doesn't have the same views of capitalism as the rest of us. His economics of Music section is so off base its not even funny, so if your going to quote or support your theories, do so with something rock solid, or just say your a socialist that believes that people shouldn't be able to protect their ideas. So instead of just going Buurt Buuurt like a retart or posting FU, next time you post on anything of mine bring some reason to the table and back up your position with personal achievements to prove your not just a stay at home jackass making 10 cents a day on adsense because he can't cut it elsewhere, otherwise your opinion has no weight in my eyes.
 
SuperKC said:
Big monkey.. think before you speak...
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Are you still here?

SuperKC said:
you said "That is because intellectual property is not actually property" yet Property is 'something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone'.
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That is a nonsense definition. Tangible and intangible is everything. The definition is meaningless.

SuperKC said:
You argue 'Its also not a monopoly' is Donald duck a monopoly?
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Where did I say it is also not a monopoly?

You should stick to Daffy Duck, Donald is out of your league.

SuperKC said:
Read up on the idea of a monopoly, yet your article seems to think so but its not written by anyone of note, just a half trained student that had to turn in a half baked paper and clearly doesn't have the same views of capitalism as the rest of us.
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Boldrine and Levine are world renowned economists.

Michele Boldrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

David K. Levine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Both are free market economists, not socialists. It goes to show how little you actually understand about economics or about socialism.

SuperKC said:
So instead of just going Buurt Buuurt like a retart or posting FU, next time you post on anything of mine bring some reason to the table and back up your position with personal achievements to prove your not just a stay at home jackass making 10 cents a day on adsense because he can't cut it elsewhere, otherwise your opinion has no weight in my eyes.
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LMAO. Priceless.
 
SuperKC said:
Big monkey.. think before you speak... you said "That is because intellectual property is not actually property" yet Property is 'something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone'. You argue 'Its also not a monopoly' is Donald duck a monopoly? Really? Read up on the idea of a monopoly, yet your article seems to think so but its not written by anyone of note, just a half trained student that had to turn in a half baked paper and clearly doesn't have the same views of capitalism as the rest of us. His economics of Music section is so off base its not even funny, so if your going to quote or support your theories, do so with something rock solid, or just say your a socialist that believes that people shouldn't be able to protect their ideas. So instead of just going Buurt Buuurt like a retart or posting FU, next time you post on anything of mine bring some reason to the table and back up your position with personal achievements to prove your not just a stay at home jackass making 10 cents a day on adsense because he can't cut it elsewhere, otherwise your opinion has no weight in my eyes.
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HAHAHAHA.

That post was a joke, right? I bolded the most idiotic part. Wait, that's the whole thing.
 
Okay.

I am going to PRETEND you were asking a serious question and try and answer it seriously.

If there is any ethical question in our industry it would be around rebills or maybe using celeb. association to help convert a product. Jump into the world of mailing, or black hat SEO (which is harmless in my opinion) and you can find "ethical dilemmas" left and right.

Were I take issue with you original question is that you are pretending like these "brands" are ethical strong holds void of corruption them selves.

Do you know how many cash strapped parents buy avatar shirts (printed on shitty fruit of the loop) at a 50% mark up because there kid WANTS IT NOW MOM!!!!!!!!

Frankly, is it shady to take Lisa Simpson and papa smurf and sell some cartoon porn? No.

Is it shady to buy commercial slots in childrens programming to blast crafted media campaigns in the brains of children baby sit by Sat. morning cartoon? FUCK NO!

Would that stop me from doing it? Hell no!

If you are looking for a career in online sales that is "ethical" then you can make one, but don't pretend like the nature of this industry forces you to make quick cash with short cuts.

Either accept that you are making some dirty cash via brand manipulation or decide not to.
 
there's nothing noble about advertising. however there's nothing glamorous about living a lower middle class existence for your one go-round in life either, and hating every day of your miserable existence while making those who opted for the blue pill rich.

pick your poison
 
most people in this industry check their morals at the door.. if you choose not to do so, it's gonna be harder to compete.. thats your call. there are certainly monies to be made either way.
 
Sonny Forelli said:
there's nothing noble about advertising. however there's nothing glamorous about living a lower middle class existence for your one go-round in life either, and hating every day of your miserable existence while making those who opted for the blue pill rich.

pick your poison
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+rep!
 
SEOGF... o you caught me! Busted on a 5 year old technology that took me 2 months to build and sold +3000 copies at $79 each... ouch... I'm shamed! This 'crap' peddler is making all the money while you guys are sitting around with your cocks in your hands.
 
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