Appraiser File Data $$$$$

[Sandra Koutsopoulos]

For over a decade I have been inserting a statement into my appraisals that I retain full copyright ownership of the appraisal components as written and it is only to be used for this one-time loan or whatever use. Clearly, all our reports have been data-mined by ala Mode and everybody else for even longer than that.

 

[J Grant]

The OP saw an ad pop up on Facebook. Could be just another scam.

 

[alebrewer]

There is no secret sauce. What we do is not rocket science, so anyone suggesting they'll 'pay' to figure out what we do is most likely a scam.

 

[glenn walker]

For over a decade I have been inserting a statement into my appraisals that I retain full copyright ownership of the appraisal components as written and it is only to be used for this one-time loan or whatever use. Clearly, all our reports have been data-mined by ala Mode and everybody else for even longer than that.

You don't have a Copyright by declaring one in a document or a report. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. Read up on what and how copyright is obtained. Lol )

 

[DWiley]

How Can I Protect My Work?

Copyright exists automatically in an original work of authorship once it is fixed in a tangiblemedium, but a copyright owner can take steps to enhance the protections of copyright, the mostimportant of which is registering the work. Although registering a work is not mandatory, forU.S. works, registration (or refusal) is necessary to enforce the exclusive rights of copyright throughlitigation.

Applying a copyright notice to a work has not been required since March 1, 1989, but may still provide practical and legal benefits. Notice typically consists of the copyright symbol or the word “Copyright,” the name of the copyright owner, and the year of first publication. Placing a copyright notice on a work is not a substitute for registration.

https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

 

[djd09]

Home inspectors are facing the same issues. Think it's a coincidence Regorra also developed software for home inspectors and are letting them use it for free?

Crazy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2109674724225941506

any questions?

 

[djd09]

It’s Not just the value that’s good for 1 day. Property characteristics aren’t good for much longer than that either. They’re making a big deal about worthless data. My last home appraisal was about 10 years ago, since then I’ve put in a pool, fence, renovated a kitchen, new appliances, new hvac, renovated 1 upstairs bathroom, new flooring and baseboards through home, added irrigation, new paint, etc. just off the top of my head.

Let them sell all the “data” they want. It’s junk. Buyer beware

https://twitter.com/x/status/2109406741016297959

he thinks the appraisal means something two years later...

 

[Joyce Potts]

If I'm not mistaken, the Tim Vining copyright case out of Washington State prevailed and Tim didn't register his work product, if memory serves.

Appraiser prevails in copyright infringement case

Tim Vining, a commercial/agricultural appraiser from eastern Washington state, won a historical victory in court last month. Since we at a la mode began telling you that your work product, including your appraisal reports, is your intellectual property, we’ve (and you’ve) heard all sorts of...

blogs.alamode.com

 

[DWiley]

If I'm not mistaken, the Tim Vining copyright case out of Washington State prevailed and Tim didn't register his work product, if memory serves.

Appraiser prevails in copyright infringement case

Tim Vining, a commercial/agricultural appraiser from eastern Washington state, won a historical victory in court last month. Since we at a la mode began telling you that your work product, including your appraisal reports, is your intellectual property, we’ve (and you’ve) heard all sorts of...

blogs.alamode.com

That is correct. There was not copyright registration. Tim won because a broker copied part of his report and used it in a brochure for marketing the property. i.e. they copied his actual work.
Had they only used data from the report then there would have been no copyright case.

 

[glenn walker]

Every thing i have is for sale if
I'm offered a price that entices me.

There's nothing of value in old appraisals, there paper weights.