Unless you state otherwise, anyone can infringe on your right to privacy once you post to this site. It is recommended that you and other members post a similar notice as this, or you may copy and paste this version. If you do not post such a statement once, then you are indirectly allowing public use of items such as your photos and the information contained in your status updates. PRIVACY NOTICE
: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee , agent , student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are private and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. (following definition crafted by by Sharon Toerek)
Copyright: An original expression of creative written content – including words, even words used for marketing purposes – is subject to copyright law protection from the time it is created. This has huge implications for content marketers, ad copywriters and anyone else who writes creatively. It’s important to know when this matters in a business context (more frequently than you think) and, when it does, who actually owns the copyright to the completed work. It would take a lot of digital real estate to discuss all the possible ways this can create legal implications, so let’s just focus on one simple rule: whoever created the content OWNS the content. Here are the most common scenarios of copyright ownership:
- You or someone you employ (actually employ, not use as a contractor) creates the content – YOU OWN THE CONTENT
- You engage a freelancer or independent contractor to create content – THEY (NOT YOU) OWN THE CONTENT
- You engage an Agency or a content factory to create content – THEY (NOT YOU) OWN THE CONTENT
Before I get a bunch of panicked comments or emails about those last two scenarios, here’s a clarification: the only way U.S. copyright law enables you to own copyright in work someone else creates for you – even if you have paid for it – is in a written document that says so, signed by the content creator. Get one and use it before the content is created, ideally, or immediately after. If you frequently procure content from outside resources, have standard agreement documents in place to secure these rights as a standard business process.
