A pirate explains 21st century GOLD

In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19), let’s hear from a pirate who has found 21st century GOLD. What’s your “booty?” Do you have personal web content offering tips and strategies on your area of expertise? This may be: Blog updates Marketing material incentives Informative articles Video messaging Sound recordings Photos …

It’s 2021: HOW are you protecting your booty?

In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19), let’s hear from a pirate who has found 21st century GOLD. What’s your “booty?” Do you have personal web content offering tips and strategies on your area of expertise? This may be: Blog updates Marketing material incentives Informative articles Video messaging Sound recordings Photos …

Are you protecting your booty?

In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19), let’s hear from a pirate who has found 21st century GOLD. What’s your “booty?” Do you have personal web content offering tips and strategies on your area of expertise? This may be: Blog updates Marketing material incentives Informative articles Video messaging Sound recordings Photos …

Notifying a Thief It’s Time to Back Off

In our last episode we discussed several factors you should consider before choosing a course of action against the thief: What is the extent of the harm to you? (your reputation, brand, finances) Can you easily identify/locate the thief? Is the thief making money from your content? Could the thief have made a mistake without …

Guard Your Goldmine from Internet Fraud

Have you ever seen your content on someone else’s website? ‘Frustrating, isn’t it? I’m sure you’ve heard stories about people who have received letters from an attorney accusing them of using someone else’s images or blog content without permission. The next sentence in that letter is always a demand for payment for improper use. In …

Don’t be tricked out of your copyrights

I know. You’re excited by the opportunity to be published. But don’t sign anything before you read–and understand–the entire Agreement. If you are the copyright owner, you have the exclusive rights to: copy/reproduce distribute create derivative works display publicly perform publicly OR authorize others to exercise any or all of those rights. RETAIN your copyright; …

Avoid Costly Letters From Attorneys – 5 Min Video Tip

  People put content—all kinds of good content—on the Internet: photos, articles, videos, music, drawings, and more. You need some content–maybe an article. Add a photo to attract readers. You search; you find just exactly what you need. You copy; that’s so easy to do. You paste. There. Done. You’ve saved a lot of time. …

Does Copyright Law Scare You? NO! It Doesn’t Affect Me!

         ©              Copyright Trick or Treat Does Copyright Law Scare You?         Find out this week in Copyright Trick or Treat “I don’t own any copyrights, so I don’t have to worry about copyright law.” TRICK Since 1989, a copyright notice © is no longer required, nor is registration with the …