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

I embedded your YouTube video into my class/ school website, is that fine?.
Yes, thats totally fine as long as youre using the embed or link offered by YouTube and not downloading the video then republishing it (read YouTubes TOS for more information)..

If Youre in a Similar Situation, resources.
If you have a website or blog that is also often scraped, here are some resources that may be handy to you..

Its fairly simple to write a script that scrapes all of the content from an RSS feed and imports it into a various site. Thats a little harder to stop so my recourse is to submit DMCA takedown notifications with Google to get them to eliminate the offending content from their results pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when filed appropriately some hosting business still need much more proof of original work and ownership. Having the ability to say, “hey, thats my photo of myself wearing my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than writing a description of the originality of my post. Still, some dubious hosting business (usually located outside of the United States) will not do a darn thing to honor my demand. In those cases a minimum of theres a simple method for visitors of the upseting site to recognize that what theyre reading was drawn from FreeTech4Teachers.com.

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

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

You might 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 factor for that and its not that Ive found a new vanity in my mid-40s. The factor is that in my on-going fight versus sites that republish my content without authorization it is a lot easier for me to prove proof of ownership and originality when my face remains in the cover image. If youre interested in the explanation of that, keep reading..

You may have observed 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 battle versus websites that republish my content without authorization it is much easier for me to show proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notifications is lengthy and even when submitted effectively some hosting business still need 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 simpler and faster than composing a description of the creativity 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 whole thing and or passing it off as your own. If you desire somebody to read the entire post, provide the link to it..