Why You’re Seeing More of My Face

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 submit DMCA takedown notices with Google to get them to eliminate the upseting material from their outcomes pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notices is lengthy and even when filed effectively some hosting business still require even more proof of initial work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my preferred flannel t-shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than writing a description of the originality of my blog post.

I like to share the title or a little summary of your post with my staff, is that okay?
Yes, as long as youre not republishing the entire thing and or passing it off as your own. If you want somebody to read the entire post, provide the link to it..

You might have noticed 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 fight against websites that republish my material without permission it is much simpler for me to prove evidence of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is time-consuming and even when submitted appropriately some hosting business still need even more proof of original work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my image of myself wearing my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot easier and faster than composing a description of the creativity of my blog site post.

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

You might have observed that my face is appearing in more of the cover images for my blog posts and in more of the cover images for my videos. The factor is that in my on-going battle versus websites that republish my material without authorization it is much easier for me to show proof of ownership and originality when my face is in the cover image.

Can I forward your newsletter to my colleagues?
Yes, naturally. Hit the forward button in your inbox and share it as I composed it (over-use of hyphens and parentheses is one of the trademarks of my blog posts so do not be tempted to edit those out)..

If Youre in a Similar Situation, resources.
If you have a site or blog that is also regularly scraped, here are some resources that might be handy to you..

Whenever I release something about copyright, I get a bunch of follow-up questions. These are some of the frequently asked concerns..

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

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