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### Avoid a horrifying lawsuit. - Here's 10 Copyright Questions With Answers.

- **Can I use someone elses content as long as I give them credit?**

You should protect yourself and write your own content. You could even rewrite the content in your own words so that it's the same topic but still unique. If you've got a written consent you can provide that to an authority if needed. If and when you are using other peoples content, make sure to give them proper credits.

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- **Can I copy a websites content and try to take their traffic if I don't making any money?**

This falls closely under the first question, so the answer is still no. This is still copyright infringement and if the owner thinks you deserve one, you can end up with a lawsuit.

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- **What if I'm only using a little bit of their content, video or image?**

If you are using anything that was written, put together, or designed by a different person, you could end up with a with a law suit. I would recommend that you always write and design your own images, texts and images.

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- **This sounds a bit ridiculous, right?**
It certainly is at sometimes.. but would you want someone copying your work to try and take money out of your pockets?

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- **How do I know if something has a copyright?**
This is actually very easy to answer. Did you write the content? - If your answer is no, then it's not yours to use freely.

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- **Getty Images has sent me a cease and desist letter but I only used an image I found online. Do I have to pay them?**

Getty is pretty hardcore when they notice people that are sniping their images prior to paying for them and they will hit you hard with fees. If you have a lawyer, or want to pay for one, Getty will often drop the fines because it's not worth to go to court. - Without a laywer you'll usually have to pay the fines but you should obviously discuss things with them before paying. - Ask them to lower the fee, tell them the reason you used their image etc.

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- **Getty says that I owe them money. I downloaded my image from a ***free image sharing website***. Do I still have to pay them?**

No matter how odd it seems, the answer is still yes. Even if you didn't know that Getty owned the image, you're still getting hit with copyright infringement. You have two choices; lawyer up or pay the fees. - It usually doesn't matter if you thought the image was free to use, you still have to pay up.

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- **How can I avoid any cease and desist letters or copyright infringement?**

Start off by writing your own content, design your own images or pay someone to do both of these tasks for you. This will guarantee that you won't get letters from people wanting to sue you for digital theft.

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- **Do you have to register your work?**
No. And that's the main reason for people get hit with cease and desist letters. They can't tell what is free to use and what you have to pay for. Someone can draw an image on a cocktail napkin and if they can record a time and date of their creation, they can hit you with copyright infringement if they find out that you're using their work.

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- **What if someone is using my content or images?**
Register your work with the US copyright Office. Do not register every single piece of work you do, but if you're doing something big, make sure to register it. If you catch someone using your work or images you can send them a letter asking them to remove it. In case they don't, then you can get a lawyer involved and go over how much you can sue them. After all, it's your work and they are claiming it as their own. Which ultimately might cost you money.

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**Some of the prices if you register your work with the US copyright Office**
> Form CON — $85 payable by check or money order. .
Form CA fee: $130
Form CA w/instructions, fee: $130 Renewal — For renewal of claims of copyright Form RE, fee: $100
Form RE/CON — fee: $100
Addendum to Form RE — fee: $100

- However, there's a way to protect your work. - https://blockai.com/

> A web application that allows a user to claim ownership of a unique file they created, such as images, gifs, movies, music and other files. Blockai creates a permanent record in the blockchain that shows information about when the user claimed the file.

If you upload all of your images to Blockai first, you can prove that you are the original creator of that image. Blockai does not prevent your intellectual property from being stolen or plagiarized, but it does give you a **"Proof of Publication"** which you can use when sending a cease and desist order with DMCA. The blockchain is truly poweful. 

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