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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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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. Especially if an image is used for social media marketing. Just so it’s clear – I have/would never give permission for use of my son’s photo to promote any agenda of this vile man or that disgusting party.

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

Socialized

The best guidance for whether live blogging and live tweeting is acceptable comes from the Fair Use provision of U.S. Factors that affect whether reproduction of a copyrighted work is fair use are: “The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes.

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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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The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing

Waxing UnLyrical

She explained that the kids were minors and the photo was used without her knowledge. Both sites have since removed the offending photo; though not without objecting rather profusely. I am speaking with an attorney to see who all [h]as this photo posted because you all didn’t actually share it through another site.

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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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Is Amazon reading this blog?

The Way of the Web

Plus there will be referral fees in the usual Amazon way if people buy books after seeing a preview on your site. You’ll be able to read the first chapter of books for free, and share via Facebook, Twitter and email. Now which tech books have the longest first chapter?

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