Why You’re Seeing More of My Face

You might 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 new vanity in my mid-40s. The reason is that in my on-going battle versus websites that republish my material without authorization it is much simpler 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, read on..

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

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

Most of the sites that are stealing my work nowadays are doing so by means of automated methods. Its reasonably simple to compose a script that scrapes all of the material from an RSS feed and imports it into a different website. Truncating or stopping my RSS feed stops a few of the burglars, but the majority of have moved onto using scripts that scrape directly from the website instead of from the RSS feed. Thats a little more difficult to stop so my option is to submit DMCA takedown notifications with Google to get them to eliminate the angering content from their results pages. Additionally, I then submit DMCA takedown notices with the websites hosting services..
Filing DMCA takedown notifications is time-consuming and even when filed effectively some hosting business still need even more proof of original work and ownership. Being able to state, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my favorite flannel shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than writing an explanation of the originality of my blog site post.

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 reason is that in my on-going fight versus sites that republish my material without permission it is much simpler for me to prove proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when submitted appropriately some hosting companies still require even more evidence of original work and ownership. Being able to state, “hey, thats my picture of myself wearing my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than composing a description of the creativity of my blog post.

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

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school website, 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 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 someone to read the entire article, provide them the link to it..

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