What's Wrong with Meta-Tags?
from the UK-and-litigation dept
The UK high court has ruled that the use of trademarks in meta-tags is illegal. In the US, playboy lost it’s case against meta-tags but it seems that the UK is continuing its tradition of over regulating the internet.
Comments on “What's Wrong with Meta-Tags?”
ffs..
So let me get this right… If I lived in the UK and put up a site that contains information about Coca Cola and I put Coca Cola in my meta-tag, I’m commiting a crime? I mean c’mon.. this is getting really pathetic.
Re: ffs..
So let me get this right… If I lived in the UK and put up a site that contains information about Coca Cola and I put Coca Cola in my meta-tag, I’m commiting a crime?
Wrong. If you are a profit-oriented business, and you put your competitors’ trademarks in your meta tags with the intent to confuse your competitors’ potential customers, then you are commiting a crime. For instance, Pepsi makes Mountain Dew. If Coca-Cola put "Mountain Dew" in their meta tags, they would be violating Pepsi’s trademark.
sigh..
Once again the UK legal system just doesn’t get it…
Ahh well at least we can still influence legislatin – http://www.stand.org.uk
Re: Just biz as usual
I agree with both of you, the UK legal system just doesn’t get it. I like the UK because it has a lot of brilliant people but it’s the legislation, as well as the taxes that’s stopping it from being a lean, mean e-machine.