Copyright Policy

This site is copyrighted, and what that means, for people who may have trouble with comprehension, is that you can’t take my stuff (posts, pictures, design, etc.) and put it on your site. You can’t even take my pictures and post and put them on your site if you give me a link. You just can’t. I won’t allow it, except within certain parameters (see below).

Let’s look at a few different scenarios:

Scenario 1:

1. You read a post from my site, like it, and repost it in its entirety, giving me credit or not.
2. I get upset.
3. I email you (if I can find an email address for you) and request, kindly, that you take it down.
4. You take it down and say you’re sorry.
5. We’re cool.

Scenario 2:

1. You read a post from my site, like it, and repost it in its entirety, giving me credit or not.
2. I get upset.
3. I email you (if I can find an email address for you) and request, kindly, that you take it down.
4. You don’t take it down and either a) ignore me, b) write a nasty post about me, or c) all of the above.
5. I ask you again, nicely, except now I’m not feeling so nice, but I’m trying. I’m really trying.
6. You repeat step 4 and now you’re making me mad and wasting my time.
7. I file a DMCA complaint against you and your site gets shut down.
8. Now you’re even more mad at me, but the only person you should be mad at is yourself, copy-cat.

Scenario 3:

1. You read a post from my site, like it, and re-post a couple lines from it, giving me complete credit OR you read a post from my site, provide your own take or commentary and link back to the original article OR you read something and then send me an email requesting use of it and I respond and give you permission.
2. We’re cool.

Wouldn’t you rather be a participant in Scenario 3?

I take copyright issues very seriously and pursue them aggressively. You’ve been warned.