New font with Unicode-compatible Creative Commons license symbols
Unicode 13 introduced new Creative Commons license symbols. Here’s a small font with just the new characters so you can use them on your computer or website.
Copyright
I’m not a lawyer but I’m interested in copyright as a writer and creator. I blog about the intersection between intellectual property laws and technology.
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Put your image metadata to use: embed it in your image files
Put your existing image metadata to good use. Embed descriptions, copyright information, and more into your images to improve Bing/Google Image Search results.
Copyright and the distributed peer-to-peer web
An investigation into the legal-side and international copyright law when publishing on distributed peer-to-peer internet alternatives.
Aren’t AMP Caches committing copyright infringement?
How can mass-copying pages from web publishers without a license not be considered copyright infringement?
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Combat article theft by delaying RSS feeds
I tried and succeeded in fighting back against RSS content scrapers by slightly delaying RSS feed publication.
Keep a record when sourcing royalty-free stock photos for your works
Maintain a record of where you acquired royalty-free or Creative Commons stock photographs. It can prove to be a very valuable resource in your future.
Disclaimers for when you’re knowingly committing intellectual copyright theft
“No copyright infringement intended” isn’t a defense; it’s self-incriminating.
How I dealt with web content scrapers
The tale of how I fought back against website content scrapers to protect my copyright.