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  • Trevor is a Sydney-based strategic communications consultant who has advised many Australian organisations during the past 12 years. He has particular expertise in social media, public affairs, issues management and employee communications. He has written for many publications including ABC Unleashed. Trevor worked in government at a senior level in Canberra for nearly a decade and he has a Bachelor of Economics (honours) from the University of Sydney. 0411 222 681 trevor(dot)cook(at)gmail(dot)com skype: trevor2100

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30 December 2004

Bloggers Beware: Debunking Eight Copyright Myths of the Online World

Well worth reading.

A handful of myths have spawned practices, particularly among bloggers and Website owners, that turn copyright law on its head. These myths are rooted in the assumption that everything is up for use online unless and until proven otherwise. It doesn’t help that technology has made it so easy to take and share images, text and files. Those myths and that ease have fostered a presumption of entitlement that causes Netizens to treat the Internet (and non-electronic sources as well) as a buffet spread of photos, articles, sounds and multi-media files free for the plucking and posting.

Link: LLRX.com - Bloggers Beware: Debunking Eight Copyright Myths of the Online World.

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A great reference. Thank you. I think about this every day. I only hope that I do a good job of following the correct principles of practice.

Posted by: Robert | 01 January 2005 at 07:31 AM

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