Hello all, i am thinking about creating a fansite for an athlete. what are some legal issues i should be careful of? i know i cannot link any photos from any agencies. but are embed youtube videos okay? what about adsense on my fansite?
The easiest way to get approval to use images for a fansite is to contact the person's agent. Explain what you are doing, give details about what your site will be covering and ask to include photos and information regarding the person. Agents wan't to publicise the star but remain control, this way they know about you so can give you specific restrictions. As for YouTube videos if they breach copyright they breach it, just because you did not create them doesn't mean you can display copyrighted material. But generally YouTube videos are fine unless they are obviously an issue for the star concerned, then the legal team will have issues with them on your site. Adsense on fansites is allowed.