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Blog Talk: Why your webpage or blog should have an attribution copyright license

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Is copyrighting really that important for a blog? Do you ever worry about copyright infringement (either by yourself or by others)? What would you do if a post/image you spent many hard hours on suddenly appeared on another site with no attribution? How can you help deter internet leaches that spend their time taking credit for your time? Would you really like others to share and expand on your ideas without infringement? How do you know if it is okay to share another person's work? If your answer is yes (or I don't know) to any of these, a simple solution is to make sure your page is copyrighted (and to look out for a CC on other pages). In the past, going through a copyright process cost time and money. It involves legal talk, lawyers, and specificity that are way beyond the general public's understanding. But in the age of media and viral sharing, another method has come about (and it's completely legitimate!). There is an option, a FREE and UNDERSTANDABLE opti...