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Can I Use This Photo on Social Media? Understanding Image Copyright

Hootsuite

From Attribution Noncommercial-No Derivative Works licenses to “fair use,” there’s a lot to unpack. What is fair use? Fair use is an exception to the rule when it comes to copyright. It pertains to specific cases when copyright-protected works can be used without permission. What is Creative Commons?

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An Introduction to Using Images on Blogs

ProBlogger

Types of Images For ease of use, let’s categorize images on your blog into two categories: design imagery and content imagery. Design imagery includes any images you may want to use in the header, sidebar, or footer to enhance the overall visual appeal of your blog. What tips and tools do you have for using images on your blog?

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What you need to know about social media copyright

Sprout Social

How copyright works on social media Before we dive into the nitty gritty, here are a few definitions you need to know to make sense of copyright regulations and legal jargon: Commercial intent: When a brand uses products, tools, content or other intellectual property with the intent to make a profit.

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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Respect copyright, fair use and financial disclosure laws. Dont cite or reference clients, partners or suppliers without their approval. When you do make a reference, where possible link back to the source. Respect copyright and fair use laws. IBM policy is not to comment on rumors in any way.

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How to Develop Your Blog while Stealing Content from Others

Kikolani

Write content people will reference because there will be nothing else better than what you’ve accomplished. How to Use Others’ Content to Write Your Stuff. The truly amazing posts will reference several previously published articles and improve all the above-mentioned areas. Become an authority of the subject.

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

Viper Chill

Pageviews wise, it was the most popular I’ve published this year but more surprising was how many emails and comments the topic received. Thank you to everyone who does follow me on Facebook , I always appreciate seeing involvement there and try to reply / like any and all relevant comments. After all, you did ask for it.

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Paywall for News.com and Online Community Social Media

Laurel Papworth

Not that I have any say in it – Fair use laws and my Creative Commons licence ensure that my content is free to roam the ‘net as long as it is not sold. I was a little taken aback when one of the News.com executive panel referred to their expert opinion writers as Industry leaders on Finance, Health, Politics etc.