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Posting Photos – Mother May I?

April 26, 2016 by Mark 10 Comments

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Photos are an important part of the social media experience. Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and other social media sites are largely built on sharing photos with other members.

This past week I got a question from a blogger that I was introduced to. She wanted to know if there were any rules on posting pictures to her social media accounts. These were pictures that she had taken personally so this was not a case of trying to use photos that belong to someone else (that’s a post for another day).

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Filed Under: Copyright, Intellectual Property

Zombies?

April 16, 2016 by Mark 17 Comments

Copyright Myths That Refuse to Die.

I’ve been attending the Snap! conference this week and it looks like a bunch of scary copyright myths are walking among us. These copyright myths are like zombies that refuse to die.  While they may not eat your brains, they can certainly muddle your thinking and expose you to some serious danger. Personally, I believe all zombies deserve to die so here’s my attempt to put them in the grave, once and for all.
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Filed Under: Copyright, Intellectual Property, Social Media

Is the “DMCA” a Blogger’s Best Friend?

October 20, 2015 by Mark 6 Comments

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Help! Someone Stole my Pictures/Video/Blog Post/Logo!

Lately I’ve noticed a bunch of bloggers on Instagram and Facebook talking about the growing plague of competitors and other people taking blog posts, pictures, logos, etc. and re-posting them. This is usually done without permission and without linking back to the original blogger’s post or  providing any credit to the original blogger. Infuriating? Absolutely. Unethical? Certainly. Illegal? Possibly. It’s important to note that your material is protected by copyright law even if you’ve not registered it. In other words, the DMCA can be a great tool, if you know how to use it.
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Filed Under: Copyright, Intellectual Property

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