Blogging – Important Points in Copyright and Plagiarism

Copyright is a topic which all bloggers should care about. Blogging is all about original content and it should be prioritized by those bloggers who aspire to be the best in the blogosphere.

If you happen to own a blog, you must realize that the content of your site should be originally written. You need to realize that articles in the internet are with copyright and there is no way you can copy post it to your blog.

There is a lot of misunderstanding and confusion on the significance of copyright. Perhaps one of the reasons behind this is that the law is oftentimes confusing. Another reason would be misinformation of bloggers due to wrong ideas and information being spread through the internet. It is a simple fact that a lot of bloggers do not know and others are not interested at all.

Unfortunately, a lot of those who are not informed and are totally unaware of the laws related to copyright often fall into the traps of wading against the pitfalls of plagiarism and copied contents. The pitfalls of copyright can limit the bloggers control on your work and it can even cause you some legal issues or sued by other bloggers due to your violation of their copyrights.

As a dedicated blogger, is it very important to keep yourself abreast with the ample knowledge of copyright issues so you can protect your blog and your credibility as well. With this in mind, here are salient points on copyright which every blogger should be aware of:

Tip #1: Published and saved contents and blog posts entail a Copyright

When you are dealing with contents, you should understand that there is no need to place a watermark or copyright notice on each and every post you have. Once the article or blog post is saved then consider it to have a copyright. The moment you fixed your ideas in your article, your article or blog post should not be copied by anyone.

Copyright violations can be sued and you can achieve potential damages when you have registered your blog or articles to the U.S Copyright Office. This can be done by American citizens who would want to protect their own work and capabilities and therefore demand for removal of copied articles and posts.

Tip #2: Attributing work done Will Not Stand for the Permission to use any article or blog post with a copyright. Though giving back the credit is a good thing to do, it does not give bloggers the permission to just copy and post items on the web. Attributing or giving the credit can prevent people from committing plagiarism. Keep in mind that not all cases of plagiarism can be considered as an infringement so as not all infringements are to be considered as plagiarism.

Tip #3: Rewriting by changing words will not Create a new article or blog post. If the copying and pasting is not word by word or verbatim, it does not mean that it is not an infringement case. When you say copy right, it is not just a right to copy a work or exclusively own an idea. It encompasses a set of exclusive rights to make new articles or work based on the original content with minor alterations on words such as spin offs and sequels.