I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school website, is that okay?.
Yes, thats completely fine as long as youre utilizing the embed or link offered by YouTube and not downloading the video then republishing it (read YouTubes TOS for more information)..

You may have noticed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my article and in more of the cover images for my videos. There is a reason for that and its not that Ive discovered a new vanity in my mid-40s. The reason is that in my on-going battle versus websites that republish my material without approval it is a lot easier for me to prove proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. If youre interested in the explanation of that, check out on..

You might have observed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my blog site posts and in more of the cover images for my videos. The reason is that in my on-going battle against sites that republish my material without consent it is much easier for me to prove proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when filed appropriately some hosting business still need even more proof of initial work and ownership. Being able to state, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my preferred flannel t-shirt” is a lot easier and faster than writing a description of the originality of my blog post.

Resources if Youre in a Similar Situation.
If you have a website or blog site that is likewise frequently scraped, here are some resources that might be helpful to you..

I like to share the title or a little summary of your blog post with my staff, is that all right?
Yes, as long as youre not republishing the entire thing and or passing it off as your own. If you desire somebody to check out the entire article, provide the link to it..

Its reasonably simple to compose a script that scrapes all of the material from an RSS feed and imports it into a different website. Thats a little harder to stop so my recourse is to file DMCA takedown notices with Google to get them to get rid of the offending content from their results pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notices is lengthy and even when submitted properly some hosting business still require much more evidence of initial work and ownership. Having the ability to say, “hey, thats my photo of myself using my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than composing an explanation of the creativity of my post. Still, some dubious hosting business (normally located beyond the United States) will not do a darn thing to honor my request. In those cases at least theres an easy method for visitors of the angering website to realize that what theyre reading was drawn from FreeTech4Teachers.com.

Can I forward your newsletter to my colleagues?
Yes, obviously. Strike the forward button in your inbox and share it as I wrote it (over-use of hyphens and parentheses is among the hallmarks of my post so dont be lured to edit those out)..

Help Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

I get a lot of follow-up questions Whenever I release something about copyright. These are a few of the often asked questions..