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Social Media Copyright and Fair Use Rules to Know

Ignite Social Media

As you use social media platforms to build your brand, you shouldn’t overlook the legal consequences that might arise. Fair Use in the Social Media Age. It’s a no-brainer that you shouldn’t use other people’s intellectual work without a fair use exemption or the owners’ permission.

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Is Amazon reading this blog?

The Way of the Web

And on Tuesday, Amazon announced their ‘Kindle for the Web’ , which allows eBook sampling and embedded excerpts on the web. You’ll be able to read the first chapter of books for free, and share via Facebook, Twitter and email. Plus there will be referral fees in the usual Amazon way if people buy books after seeing a preview on your site.

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How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

This is normally considered ‘ fair use ’, and you don’t have to ask for permission. For more about using images legally and ethically, check out my post, How to Find Images for Your Blog That Won’t Get You Sued. Using Other People’s Videos on Your Blog. The video creator can allow or disallow embedding.)

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$100,000 in One Week, a Viral Nova Follow-Up

Viper Chill

At times many of them share and dissect Youtube videos but those can be embedded on any site anyway; publishers can turn that off in Youtube settings if they don’t want the video shared. Companies like Time Magazine and The Huffington Post know whether they can use images from other websites or not. Is this fair use?

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

ProBlogger

Remember before I was saying, when you take a quote from a larger piece of content that someone has written, you are taking a small part of what they’ve written and using that in your own. That fits into what’s called “fair use.” I guess, the same goes for video. But again, always be crediting that.

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

ProBlogger

Remember before I was saying, when you take a quote from a larger piece of content that someone has written, you are taking a small part of what they’ve written and using that in your own. That fits into what’s called “fair use.” I guess, the same goes for video. But again, always be crediting that.

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