Hello there!
I'm a newbie, just feeling my way around a bit. so nice to meet everyone, i love it here already - it is berry, berry cozy ![]()
anywho, i am wondering about copyright issues...how safe is my material on here? does anyone have any negative experiences regarding their content being stolen?
how can i protect myself? or do i need not worry about that?
i appreciate you reading this, and look forward to networking!!
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Welcome!
Your material is as safe here as it is anywhere else on the internet. The more popular you become, the greater the chance that your writing may be copied/scraped. There really isn't a whole lot you can do to protect yourself, but by occasionally googling lines from your hubs, you can see who has copied you and file a complaint against with google (although usually talking to the post will be sufficient, sometimes people repost one of your hubs not knowing that it is plagiarism)
I used to feel the same way prior to developing my personal blog. As writers we need to take risks in order to improve our talent. I wouldn't want anyone to steal my work but it they did, I would take it as a compliment, then I would take them to court..LOL,
Good luck and welcome aboard I am fairly new myself.
thank you, ladies. great suggestion, melissa
VERY funny, Eva! hahahaaa
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