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Fair Use in the Digital Millennium Copyright Era

The Realtime Report

Fair Use in the Digital Millennium Copyright Era By Jenny Q. The DMCA places limitations on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and creates certain responsibilities with regard to digital media and information. The key goal for businesses is making sure their users feel secure about the information or content they share.

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What you need to know about social media copyright

Sprout Social

Keep reading for more tips from Kelley Gordon, an expert in copyright and intellectual property law, and examples that will help you create a proactive social media policy. Please note: The information provided in this article does not, and is not intended to, constitute formal legal advice.

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Information Literacy and Big6

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Introduction to Information Literacy. Information Literacy. : What is "information literacy" and why is it important to our teaching? Information Literacy Overview. Information Problems worksheet. Santa Uses the Big6. Student example of a formative evaluation. More URL Information. Session 10.

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Socialized

On the other hand, the art of critical commentary goes back to at least Shakespeare’s time, so it’s definitely established both in common practice and in the law that reproducing information, even copyrighted information, is acceptable under certain circumstances. In other words, fair use is in the eyes of the beholder.

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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

If you publish content to any website outside of IBM and it has something to do with work you do or subjects associated with IBM, use a disclaimer such as this: "The postings on this site are my own and dont necessarily represent IBMs positions, strategies or opinions.". Respect copyright, fair use and financial disclosure laws.

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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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Google Penalizes Copyright Infringers: Are You At Risk?

ProBlogger

On the other hand, today’s technology makes it easier than ever to copy, modify, and share any information from the web. In some cases, using work without permission is allowed. For criticizing, commenting, and news reporting, short quotations are considered fair use. Add licensing information on your site.