RE: A dirty big secret of Blogging on Steem (and my solution to come clean)
Right. I think blogging about esoteric things (monetary policy, trading, humor) and media things (news, sports, entertainment) gets prohibitively expensive and/or time consuming if we produce our own eye candy.
In fact, even with a correct understanding of copyrights and fair use can be expensive... when the license holders and copyright lawyers come knocking on your door.
On Steem, if I see that you have $800,000 in your account, it might help me decide to sue you. So let's say you put a Sports team logo on your blog tomorrow. 3 Years from now, you are a top-tier Steemian, and with the blockchain... the sports team finds your old post. You are either going to pay their $250,000 demand or hire a lawyer real quick to settle out of court.
Am I pessimistic? Maybe. But just because it doesn't happen doesn't mean that there are people here who should clean up their act. It could get out of hand. This stuff happens at YouTube.
all. the. time.
Indeed. Makes life harder all around.
I just discovered too that everything on here can be found on Google. I had originally thought that it was somehow hidden away and separate from the rest of the web. That means that one of these days, an agency is going to find an unauthorized use through their web crawlers! I would not like to be in the shoes of someone using an image illegally when that happens! Photographers do have legal rights, backed by the courts. But, I'm with you, @uruiamme, education is key - if we can get people to read what we have to say!!