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Social Sharing Might Get You Sued: Social Media And Copyright Law

Marketing Insider Group

But did you know that copyright law says a simple post or share could land you in legal trouble? Copyright law protects creators’ rights, ensuring third parties use their work appropriately. Quick Takeaways Copyright law protects creators’ rights, and using their content without permission can lead to legal trouble.

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Legal Versus Ethical: Web Scraping Edition

Webbiquity

However, the legality and ethics of using these tools for data collection are often overlooked. Not paying attention to these aspects of web scraping could lead to serious ethical controversies and lawsuits. Copyrighted material. Ethics of web scraping. Web scraping: An overview. Illegal access and use of data.

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Guardrails and governance: How to protect your brand while using AI

Martech

It ensures marketing is ethical, compliant and aligned with broader organizational goals. In marketing, governance can include data privacy policies, legal compliance, risk management and ethical considerations like truth in advertising. Ethical considerations : Preventing AI from perpetuating bias or promoting harmful content.

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Stolen Thought Leadership / The Ethics of Aggregating Content (alt title: Stolen Goods: The Dangers of Plagiarized Content)

Contently

In 1709 the British parliament ratified the Statute of Anne, the world’s first copyright act that granted book publishers exclusive rights to their content for an initial 14 years. Last month Google processed its five-billionth takedown request from copyright holders. Only four were original content. One was deleted.

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Content Curation 101: How to Curate Content Responsibly (And Ethically)

Scoop.it

This article will explore what content curation is and how you can curate your content responsively and ethically. And you must do it ethically and avoid copyright infringement that might hurt your reputation with customers and search engines. This will prevent you from dealing with copyright issues.

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How to Manage a Social Media Crisis

Webbiquity

On the other hand, if your social media reputation is damaged, consumers may feel they have a social and ethical responsibility to avoid your brand. Copyright guidelines: If you’re using images from external sources, always check if the image can be used and credit the original owner if necessary. Source: BrandMentions.

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How to Legally and Ethically Curate Content

Scoop.it

But as with most content marketing strategies, there’s a fine line between what’s legal/ethical and what’s not. First, content curation isn’t plagiarism, scraping, or copyright violation—or shouldn’t be,” entrepreneur Tim Parker writes. “If Like any other creative work, digital content is protected by certain copyright laws.

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