"What's in a Name?" Shakespeare "The Cedarblog"

Mark Twain: "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/marktwain109624.html



Shakespeare and Twain. Two prolific writers and icons for their eras. Thanks to internet search engines, their words are readily available to reference vs. rattling the brain to remember what we learned of them back in British and American Lit class.

While the work of these two authors are available to the public domain, it is much harder to be careful with lesser known original works instantly accessible on the world wide web. I want to maintain the integrity in my blog of not infringing on the work of others while at the same time protecting my own original ideas. I don't want it to be the case that "It's what you don't know..."

This past week I had opportunity through my local chapter of NSA (National Speakers Association) of which I am a member to discuss these issues and concerns with Chicago Attorney Mark Partridge, author of "The Guiding Rights: Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet" (2003), and "Intellectual Property for Professional Speakers: How to Build and Protect Your Most Valuable Asset" (2009).

I recommend any of his work to enterprising individuals. It was also recommended to protect one's work, which of course I want to do for all of my blog postings August 2009 and forward, by notice of copyright by stating that this material is protected as my original work and may not be used or reproduced without permission and/or attribution.

Since beginning my "blog from the 'burg" I've learned of another such named blog and while it also appears under "Burgblog", it made me rethink my blog name. So far as I can tell "Cedarblog" isn't used, per se...so that may be the new name... or maybe a different name all together will evolve.

The rhetorical answer to Shakespeare's question in most cases, especially in the market place of ideas and money to "What's in a name?" is "EVERYTHING".