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Harnessing the Force: How Lessons From Star Wars Can Elevate Your Blogging

ProBlogger

Rights Management Star Wars is a prime example of effective rights management. George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, retained the rights to the franchise and carefully managed its use across various platforms. Copyright your original work to safeguard against unauthorized use or plagiarism.

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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In the spring of 2005, IBMers used a wiki to create a set of guidelines for all IBMers who wanted to blog. These guidelines aimed to provide helpful, practical advice—and also to protect both IBM bloggers and IBM itself, as the company sought to embrace the blogosphere. Respect copyright, fair use and financial disclosure laws.

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

Convince & Convert

If your team uses social media at work, particularly for clients, you’ve got to have a policy. Todd Defren and Dell have both shared excellent examples to build from. I think the issues of copyright and responsibility are going to continue to grow and deserve much more attention in the blogosphere.

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The Why, How and When of Using Quotations on Your Blog

ProBlogger

Even small blogs can pass useful link juice by linking to the post or book they’re quoting, and while huge bloggers may not always notice or acknowledge that they’ve been quoted, the “little guys” of the blogosphere may respond incredibly enthusiastically. Here’s where to go next: How to Use Quotes Effectively – and Legally.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

Firstly, I would say there’s ethical reasons for it and legal requirements in some cases to give credit to those whose words and ideas you are using. If you wanna be seen as a good bloke or a good person in the blogosphere, it’s an ethical thing that you wanna do, but there’s also legal reasons to do it. We’ve got three people here.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

Firstly, I would say there’s ethical reasons for it and legal requirements in some cases to give credit to those whose words and ideas you are using. If you wanna be seen as a good bloke or a good person in the blogosphere, it’s an ethical thing that you wanna do, but there’s also legal reasons to do it. We’ve got three people here.

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