Written on: October 9, 2006
If you use WordPress to run your blog and have access to the plugins feature, meaning that you aren’t using a WordPress.com account, you have a deluge of ways to protect your content, especially your feed. If you are concerned about content theft, there are several plugins that are simply not optional, they are requirements….
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Written on: April 24, 2006
Just a heads up to anyone who has been following the “Your Copyrights Online” series of the site, I finally got around to posting the second chapter of that series, “Limitations on Copyright”. In this article I discuss five critical ways in which the law limits the absolute rights of a copyright holder, including Fair…
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Written on: April 13, 2006
(Note: This entry builds upon part one of this series. If you are familiar with the concept of orphan works and the background behind the bill, you can most likely skip that post and move straight into this one. if not, you should probably take a moment to read it before moving on.) Avoiding Orphan…
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Written on: April 12, 2006
In January, the United States Copyright Office released its report (PDF) on a special category of copyrighted materials known as "Orphan Works". As part of the report, the copyright office proposed making significant changes to the existing law, changes that, if enacted, will have an effect on all copyright holders, including those that are very…
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