Why You’re Seeing More of My Face

Can I forward your newsletter to my coworkers?
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 blog site posts so do not be tempted to edit those out)..

I like to share the title or a little summary of your post with my staff, is that all right?
Yes, as long as youre not republishing the entire thing and or passing it off as your own. If you want someone to check out the entire post, provide the link to it..

You might 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 reason is that in my on-going battle against websites that republish my content without approval it is much easier for me to prove proof of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image. Filing DMCA takedown notices is time-consuming and even when submitted appropriately some hosting companies still need even more evidence of original work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my photo 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.

You may have discovered 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 fight versus sites that republish my content without approval it is much easier for me to prove evidence of ownership and creativity when my face is in the cover image.

Assist Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.

Its relatively simple to write a script that scrapes all of the material from an RSS feed and imports it into a different website. Thats a little harder to stop so my option is to submit DMCA takedown notices with Google to get them to eliminate the angering content from their outcomes pages.
Filing DMCA takedown notices is time-consuming and even when filed correctly some hosting companies still require even more proof of initial work and ownership. Being able to say, “hey, thats my image of myself using my preferred flannel shirt” is a lot simpler and faster than composing a description of the creativity of my blog site post.

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

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)..

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

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