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Stop, Thief!

March 14, 2017 by Mark 3 Comments

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Photo credit elhombredenegro. License by Creative Commons.

 

Has this ever happened to you? You’ve spent hours creating the perfect blog post. You have the perfect picture, perfectly cropped, with the perfect lighting. Everything is perfect! You post it to your blog and *sigh* as you bask in the glow of the wonderfully glorious perfection that is your latest blog post.

Then, a few days later, while surfing Pinterest, you see your picture. “Cool!” you think, “Someone pinned my post!” However, when you check it out, you see that the pin is actually linked to a different blog, where your picture and your content have been posted without your permission and without even a link back or any acknowledgement whatsoever!

&!#$#% @#!&*@!# $#%@#!

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Filed Under: Business, Copyright, DMCA, Intellectual Property, Social Media

Copyright 101

May 3, 2016 by Mark 3 Comments

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In the past, I’ve provided some examples of what not to do in the world of copyright and exposed some common copyright myths. In this post, I’ll present a more proactive view of copyright law and help you understand a few of the basics so that you can better appreciate this important area of the law for the blogging community.

Here are some rules to live by.

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Filed Under: Content, Copyright, DMCA, Intellectual Property

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