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

Can I forward your newsletter to my colleagues?
Yes, obviously. Strike the forward button in your inbox and share it as I composed it (over-use of parentheses and hyphens is among the hallmarks of my post so dont be lured to modify those out)..

Help Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

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

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 reason is that in my on-going fight against sites that republish my material without authorization it is much easier for me to show evidence of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image.

Its fairly 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 recourse is to file DMCA takedown notifications with Google to get them to get rid of the upseting material from their outcomes pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notices is time-consuming and even when filed effectively some hosting business still require much more evidence of original work and ownership. Having the ability to state, “hey, thats my photo of myself using my favorite flannel shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than writing a description of the creativity of my blog post. Still, some dubious hosting business (typically located outside of the United States) wont do a darn thing to honor my demand. In those cases at least theres a simple method for visitors of the angering site to realize that what theyre reading was taken from FreeTech4Teachers.com.

You might have seen 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 battle versus 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 notifications is lengthy and even when filed properly some hosting business still need even more proof of original work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my image of myself using my preferred flannel t-shirt” is a lot much easier and faster than writing a description of the originality of my blog site post.

I like to share the title or a little summary of your post with my staff, is that alright?
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 post, provide the link to it..

If Youre in a Similar Situation, resources.
If you have a site or blog that is also frequently scraped, here are some resources that may be helpful to you..