Why You’re Seeing More of My Face

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

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

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

You might have observed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my post and in more of the cover images for my videos. There is a factor 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 versus websites that republish my content without consent it is much easier for me to prove proof of ownership and creativity when my face remains in the cover image. If youre interested in the description of that, continue reading..

You may have discovered 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 against websites that republish my material without permission it is much easier for me to prove evidence of ownership and originality when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notices is lengthy and even when submitted appropriately some hosting companies 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 simpler and faster than writing a description of the creativity of my blog post.

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

I like to share the title or a little summary of your post with my personnel, 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 someone to read the entire post, offer them the link to it..

Its relatively simple to compose a script that scrapes all of the content from an RSS feed and imports it into a different site. Thats a little harder to stop so my option is to submit DMCA takedown notices with Google to get them to get rid of the offending content from their outcomes pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notices is lengthy and even when submitted appropriately some hosting business still require even more evidence of original work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my preferred flannel t-shirt” is a lot easier and faster than composing an explanation of the creativity of my blog site post.

Can I forward your newsletter to my colleagues?
Yes, of course. Strike the forward button in your inbox and share it as I wrote it (over-use of parentheses and hyphens is among the hallmarks of my article so do not be tempted to edit those out)..

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