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Your best bet is to ask a lawyer with knowledge of these areas: if your product is truly valuable then you should not hesitate to spend whatever is required to properly protect it.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
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I agree with digital man - but it is very true what Mr. Chris M says too.
Verify.
With Kind Regards,
April
Comm100 - Leading Live Chat Software Provider
modified 27-May-14 8:37am.
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I'm not a lawyer. I assume you;ve read the wikipedia article on copyright[^]
What do you mean by "use"? If you create something then you control how it's distributed, so if you don't want someone using it, don't distribute it.
A trademark protects the mark's use for commercial purposes - it doesn't mean it can't be used in places (such as an article about the product) where there's no chance of there being confusion about whether you're using the name for commercial purposes or just talking about it.
I think what you're after is a License agreement. Get a lawyer if you're concerned, or pick a common license[^]
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The laws change from country to country and are different again when talking worldwide.
Speak to a lawyer.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
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A 5 for that most sage advice.
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So I'm currently working on a small personal product for non-commercial use.
The product is freeware and has plugin/addin capabilities.
The question is wether I should get a seperate domain name for the product or host it on a subdomein of my private website?
The real problem is that if it were to become popular, the url is rather unfriendly.
modified on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 10:24 AM
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Get the domain name. It costs stuff all.
But host it in a sub-folder on your private domain. That way you're not paying for extra hosting, and the url can still be friendly. (providing your hosting account allows for multiple domain names, if it doesn't....Change).
Then, Just point the dns of your new domain to www.Yourprivatedomain.com/newdomainfoldername/
...or somthing like that.
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Hi, if you are serious about your non-commercial product (and have expectations for it to become something huge), it is well worth it to purchase it's own domain for $5.
You can always host the site on your current server, but point the DNS to the new domain.
The last comment I would like to make is that you mentioned that the URL is "unfriendly".. this should just be another reason to purchase a more "friendly" URL, so the product has a better chance to become something significant to the community and not just be a waste of your time. 
Best of luck.
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"The real problem is that if it were to become popular, the url is rather unfriendly"
Interesting question because nowadays many people do not need to remember urls as they did in the past - google takes care of urls.
I have some freeware that sees +-500 downloads a day(from my site).
The vast majority of hits are through other sites that provide links to my site - and many sites copy my download and host it themselves.
So a friendly url is not necessarily vital...
However in the end I think having a separate domain name for your software/products just adds that little bit more of a professional feel to it...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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Ok, so I'm ready to start marketing and selling what I think is a killer niche
engineering app. The problem is I don't know how to actually set up the
mechanics of selling it on a site! Can anyone help?
Basic situation:
Ive got a windows app ready for distribution and sales
its got an installer, a ftp site that it gets updates for itself, etc
now what is the easiest way to set up a store?
i.e. how do i get a "pay $25 with your credit card to download my app button" with
credit card payment processing/ftp download etc?
-M
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miikkakangas wrote: what is the easiest way to set up a store?
Use PayPal like I do on my site.
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I had a bad experience with paypal where someone bought a key off me.
Then 30 minutes later they declared that their card had been used fraudulently.
Paypal refunded them and they got to keep the key and give my software away for free.
When I googled the postcode for the member I discovered that their registered address was in the middle of a docklands area in Inverness Scotland.
So my suggestion is that if you use paypal you verify the credentials of the buyer before sending a key - I would not want you to learn the hard way as I did...
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.(Winston Churchill)
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Yes, you are correct. Unfortunately, this may happen with any card processor, not just PayPal. The card processors - and the credit card companies themselves - are all on the side of the buyer. If the buyer says it was fraudulent, then that's it - you have no chance of getting that decision reversed.
It's a cost of doing business.
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Paypal has lost lot of its popularity and credibility.
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why so???
Varun Sareen (Dot Net Developer)
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One of the best most ways from where you could have your own e-commerce business website. On-line e-stores sites can brought you sales from your quality products.
modified 22-Nov-14 3:27am.
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I was looking for finance support the other day and came across this site http://www.getitmade.com it looks interesting - I will see how things go
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WE HAVE TO discusion about e commerce web site and what is necessary
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amandy163 wrote: WE HAVE TO discusion about e commerce web site and what is necessary
Ok, but there is nothing to discuss you need to mention it..
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There are lots of necessary things for E commerce based Website.
1) Payment Gateways.
2) What u want to sale using your site.
3) Which technology u want to use.
And many more,
And depending on that Your cost will be calculated
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In an e-commerce web site you should have a payment gateway in it.
There must a product catalogue to show up your products. You should build your site on an e-commerce platform for better results like magento or zencart.
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I want sample format for quotation for developing new website.
I found out a company who wants to develop website for them.
So i need to give them a quotation for developing new website for them.
So please help me because its my 1st project as freelancer and i don't have any knowledge about it.
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Varies market to market.
Aim at a per page development cost based on your time, your expertise and the relative complexity of the site.
This[^] page for example, I charged £500 for.
But that is in the UK.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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