The majority of the websites that are taking my work nowadays are doing so by means of automated ways. Its reasonably easy to write a script that scrapes all of the content from an RSS feed and imports it into a different site. Truncating or stopping my RSS feed stops a few of the burglars, but the majority of have moved onto using scripts that scrape straight from the site rather of from the RSS feed. Thats a little harder to stop so my recourse is to submit DMCA takedown notifications with Google to get them to eliminate the angering material from their results pages. Furthermore, I then file DMCA takedown notices with the websites hosting services..
Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when filed correctly some hosting business still require even more proof of original work and ownership. Being able to state, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my favorite flannel t-shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than writing an explanation of the creativity of my blog site post.

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If you have a website or blog site that is likewise often scraped, here are some resources that may be handy to you..

I get a bunch of follow-up concerns Whenever I publish something about copyright. These are some of the often asked concerns..

Help Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

You may have seen 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 factor is that in my on-going battle versus sites that republish my content without permission it is much easier for me to show evidence of ownership and originality when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when filed properly some hosting companies still require even more evidence of initial work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my favorite flannel shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than composing a description of the originality of my blog site post.

Can I forward your newsletter to my coworkers?
Yes, obviously. Hit 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 article so do not be lured to edit those out)..

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 found a brand-new vanity in my mid-40s. The reason is that in my on-going fight against sites that republish my content without approval it is a lot easier for me to prove proof of ownership and creativity when my face remains in the cover image. If youre interested in the explanation of that, read on..

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school website, is that alright?.
Yes, thats absolutely great as long as youre using the embed or link offered by YouTube and not downloading the video then republishing it (check out YouTubes TOS for more information)..

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