You may 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 sites that republish my content without consent it is much simpler for me to show proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image.

Its reasonably simple to write a script that scrapes all of the content from an RSS feed and imports it into a different site. Thats a little more difficult to stop so my option is to submit DMCA takedown notifications with Google to get them to get rid of the upseting content from their results pages.
When filed effectively some hosting business still require even more evidence of initial work and ownership, filing DMCA takedown notices is lengthy and even. Having the ability to state, “hey, thats my image of myself using my favorite flannel shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than writing a description of the creativity of my blog site post. Still, some dubious hosting business (normally situated outside of the United States) wont do a darn thing to honor my demand. In those cases at least theres a simple way for visitors of the angering site to realize that what theyre reading was drawn from FreeTech4Teachers.com.

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 hyphens and parentheses is one of the hallmarks of my blog site posts so dont be tempted to edit those out)..

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

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 reason is that in my on-going fight versus sites that republish my material without permission it is much easier for me to prove proof of ownership and originality when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when submitted correctly some hosting companies still need even more proof of initial work and ownership. Being able to state, “hey, thats my picture of myself using my favorite flannel t-shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than writing a description of the originality of my blog post.

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school site, is that fine?.
Yes, thats completely 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 details)..

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

I get a lot of follow-up concerns Whenever I publish something about copyright. These are a few of the frequently asked concerns..

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 someone to read the entire blog site post, provide the link to it..