Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights
PLR – Resell – User

Many people assume that when they purchase PLR they can do whatever they wish with the products, whether it is an eBook,graphics, audio or video. Some believe that they can distribute the source file as they wish, sell PLR rights to others, and list the products anywhere they choose, even giving it away. This kind of thinking (or lack there of) can quickly land you in a fat copyright infringement lawsuit.

Read on to make sure you do not fall into the PLR Poop-Trap!

In reality, PLR often falls under different categories with many content developers offering PLR to customers allowing them to modify it and claim it as their own, but preventing them from passing on the same rights to their buyers, and it’s important to not only know your rights, but to ensure that you are given a detailed license from the developer outlining the terms of use.

If you purchase private label that fails to provide a detailed overview of what you are permitted to do with the information, contact the developer directly and request a valid license file.

If they refuse to provide one, or ignore you request, do NOT use the private label content in any way and if possible, simply request your refund and move on down the road.

You need to protect yourself by having a license file handy in the event your rights are questioned, and when including private label within marketplaces like Clickbank or eBay, often times you are asked to provide documentation as to your ability to resell the information, especially if other merchants are selling the exact same content within the marketplace.

Licenses don’t have to be complicated. They can simply be formatted as simple text files. As long as they clearly outline your rights, you’re protected.

However…

NOTE: If you purchase private label from a third party, rather than directly from the developer, always make sure that you validate that they have the right to sell PLR to you, AND that you also have the right to either sell the product, or the PLR rights, if you are planning to offer your buyers content that they can use themselves.

If you aren’t sure whether or not the person you are considering buying private label from is the original developer, ask them directly prior to using the content.

Be selective with the developers you work with and the private label that you use.

It is always better in the long run to err on the side of caution.

While there are multitudes of websites offering cheap and even free PLR based packages, many of them fail to provide a license agreement, or even an indication of who the original author is should you have questions about the content being used.

I strongly recommend sticking with reputable PLR membership websites or better yet, buying PLR from content developers themselves. That way, you will always be aware of where the content came from and what you are allowed to do with it.

Sometimes this is easier said than done. Here is a solid tip for getting in with the developer and getting around a 3rd party reseller that is not willing to provide you with the developers contact info or at least the location of the original license agreement. Head over to the Warrior Forum and if you do not have an account there you need to get one if you are planning on any type of long term online marketing business.

Once you are at the Warrior Forum, start a thread asking your question about you looking for quality PLR content developers in a couple different places like one in the Main Internet Marketing Forum – the one at the top of the page. You can also try the Classified Ads and the Warriors For Hire sections.

Here on the Warrior Forum you will receive un-biased help (mostly) as well as loads of useful information.

I hope this helps you in making sure you have the proper rights and that those rights are legit.

Steve D.

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