Why You’re Seeing More of My Face

Its relatively easy to compose a script that scrapes all of the material from an RSS feed and imports it into a various website. Thats a little more difficult to stop so my option is to submit DMCA takedown notices with Google to get them to get rid of the angering material from their outcomes pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notifications is time-consuming and even when filed appropriately some hosting business still require even more proof of initial work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my picture of myself using my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than composing an explanation of the originality of my blog site post.

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school site, is that alright?.
Yes, thats completely fine as long as youre utilizing the embed or link supplied 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 fine?
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 post, provide the link to it..

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

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

You may have seen 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 new vanity in my mid-40s. The reason is that in my on-going fight versus sites that republish my material without approval it is much easier for me to show proof of ownership and creativity when my face remains in the cover image. If youre interested in the explanation of that, keep reading..

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

You might have discovered 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 reason is that in my on-going battle versus websites that republish my material without consent it is much easier for me to show evidence of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notices is lengthy and even when filed appropriately some hosting companies still need even more evidence of original work and ownership. Being able to state, “hey, thats my image of myself wearing my favorite flannel shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than composing an explanation of the creativity of my blog post.

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