Blogs and copyright

Back when I was in journalism school, Journalism Law was a required class. The late Dr. Ken DeVol did a great job teaching us about libel and a host of other legal issues of importance to journalists. Copyright was among them. Unfortunately, most bloggers don’t have the benefit of being required to take a class in law, leading many to make assumptions that are—at least, so far—false.

LLRX.com has a worthwhile piece that lists eight copyright myths that have been taken for granted on the Net for years but have been exacerbated by the explosion in blogging. The article provides detail about each myth. Here’s the short list:

1. It???s okay… Read More »

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