Copyrights in blog posts?

[klucid]

I'm curious about whether or not my blog infringes on copyrights or anything of that nature. I want to start posting more blogs like this...

I basically took a snapshot of an advertisement and critiqued it.

http://klucid.com/v11/content/false-advertisements

Any ideas?

[Totem-Media]

That's a question best answered by a lawyer. Not sure if it would fall under "fair use" or another exception to copyright laws.

[klucid]

Thanks for the advice. I'll unpublish it for now just to be safe.

[vanishdesign]

I feel people are fairly lenient about this online. If it's an online ad, link to the company who's advertising. People might be less friendly about a critique, but as far as I know you'll get either a request or a cease and desist before anyone attempts any legal action.

If it were me you were critiquing, I'd be happy for the free publicity.

[klucid]

That's what I figured, but I basically call them out on false advertising.

Here's the ad, you can imagine why I call them out on false advertising: http://klucid.com/images/lying-false-advertisements.png

[Yossarian]

Lol. "Simulated imagery. Results not typical."

Indeed.

[PrintDriver]

Argue "editorial content." You are writing an article. You can do that just like you'd be able to do it in a newspaper op-ed.
But I'm no lawyer...