Dear @mybeerbuzz, You Don’t Own The Stone 19th Anniversary Thunderstruck IPA Labels
Dear MyBeerBuzz,
In regards to your posting of the Stone 19th Anniversary Thunderstruck IPA labels you posted and your statement of “You saw it first on mybeerbuzz.com and start the timer now to see how quickly people steal borrow my content and post it elsewhere.”, these labels are not your content. They are Stone Brewing Co.’s art, branding and intellectual property. Additionally, they are publicly accessible by searching %Thunderstruck% at https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/publicSearchColasBasic.do
So while I see nothing wrong with reporting on findings at the ttbonline.gov website, claiming these digital assets as your own is absurd. It’s not very hard to download, upload to your blog and share, much like what people do once they see it on your blog.
And now for some sweet black and white labels from the TBB
July 16, 2015 @ 12:22 pm
Thanks guys….I appreciate the PR. Actually you’re missing the point. I have zero problem with people scouring the TTB approvals like I do and mining out the great labels out there. What I do object to (and I’m sure you would too) are the people who copy my post text (almost word for word on some) and represent it as their own. While it is also annoying to see others copying the graphics directly from my site without doing their own TTB homework; other than tracking it; I realize there is little I can (or want to) do.
Also I’m happy to answer any questions at [email protected] before OR after you post your assumptions.