11 Methods to Secure Your Intellectual Content in Online Training
Note: This piece is intended for educational purpose only. Make sure you consult a licensed attorney before relying solely on the data provided in the following.
Content. Content is the heart of any knowledge-based and educational-based enterprise. It showcases the world your expertise, gives your organization a name and contributes to your company's income. It is essential to protect it.
But, how do you protect IP (IP) specifically in the circumstances of the internet's "sharing economy"sharing economy"? When even Hollywood as well as their powerful attorneys, can't stop illicit torrents, file sharing or downloads, as well as piracy How can you ensure that you keep your IP protected as a course instructor or creator of content?
The reality of the web:
Even with the latest technologies, we're not able to fully protect our IP. If the IP is posted online, it's in danger being copied, stolen or utilized by someone else who doesn't have the money to purchase the right to use it. This is a reality. If someone really wants to get it then they will.
If you suspect that your IP is being employed for illegitimacy in threatening manner and you suspect that it is being used in a way that threatens your security, you should take steps when you notice the problem. If somebody uses your data, IP or name to extort money from your company, contact your legal experts immediately.
When you are able to respond appropriately in the event of your private information taken also setting safeguards is far superior.
1. Design a trademark
If you're concerned about the security of your IP, then it may be worth considering an Trademark. This isn't the best choice for every business however, it is expensive as well. It is worth speaking with a trademark lawyer and asking their advice regarding what the options might be.
2. Print your materials and send them to yourself
Simply print out your whole course including lesson schedule, content, and curriculum Then, mail it to yourself using a tracking delivery, and after that you do not ever access the course again. If you've ever had someone take your content and copy it , and they took the content to court, you have evidence of when your content was created and the amount of time it's available for. Simple, yet effective.
3. Time stamp your content
If you're sharing online-based content, remember the fact that, if you're sharing the content in public, this is evidence that you posted it the beginning! Each blog post includes a 'published' date written in the post. Every YouTube or Facebook video status updates, as well as live stream video shows the post's original date as well. If the same piece of content comes out within a few days of the publication date of the first, you'll need to know whom got it and from whom.
4. Make sure you show your face
5. Watermark your content
Be sure your name and your website's URL, or watermark is displayed on your instructional videos and other documents. So, if the content has been shared illegally yet it displays your logo or face, as well as the website's URL the website still gets the credit or praise from your fans along with any commercial gain which may result from someone who has watched the material.
Here's an example of the watermark I've applied to several videos on my channel YouTube:
6. Spread it widely
If you have a 'saying', an approach that you think is yours, or a procedure that you think belongs to you Do not think about what you can make to secure it and safeguard it. Instead, try to find ways to show it so massive and personal to you, so you can ensure that no matter where and the purpose it's being utilized for , everyone knows you have the right to it. It should be clear in every video, every blog, on your website and in your signature email, every interview that you conduct and everywhere else you're get seen. It should be clear that you own it, but allow it to belong any person who would like to become part of it - after all it's the best way to build a tribe.
That's exactly how it works this is the principal motive behind why I created ' Edupreneurs' and defined the term ' Edupreneurship'. I wanted to become an undisputed leader in a certain thing, however I wanted to accomplish this in a manner that was in a position to allow that would allow others to take an identity that they could call their own. A persona they can claim as their own yet which will always be attributed towards me because I was the one who was responsible for initiating it in the first place.
7. Be on the lookout for similar material
Keep an eye on your belongings. I'm using Google Alerts which is a no-cost Google tool that lets users input various search terms that include your name along with specific keywords and phrases that you frequently use. After you've setup it, Google will email you whenever those phrases or words are published online - then you are able to look them up and see if you have copied something else, correctly refereed to in a correct manner or even if it was an accident.
It is also possible to use plagiarism checking software to figure the extent to which your writing was copied from elsewhere. There are many available however , one of them is within Copyscape, where you could add the URL of your blog that you wrote like the article that you wrote, and Copyscape will then search the web for related content.
8. Do you already have a Copyright Policy
You can create your own rules to help inform people about what's ok and what is not acceptable with IP. Although this won't necessarily protect you from liability however, it will help anyone who wants to make reference to you in a reasonable approach and the correct manner. Make a clear list of what you consider acceptable in references to you in personal content, and share the content with other people or republishing the content. Then, list the things you don't. Provide them with some guidance on what they might have to get your permission for , and also what they are able to do without having to ask to be granted written authorization.
Finally, consider including an attribution symbol ((c)) as well as a disclaimer in your material. Even though it's not an additional source of security, it can cause others to be more cautious when replicating it.
9. Develop a course really useful to only one individual
10. If you hold it back and you don't let it go, you're the culprit.
It's easy to slip into defensive mode and safeguard our intellectual property and place it in the vault of secrets in a safe place from individuals who pounce'. Don't, however, hide the entirety of your knowledge and prevent all of your millions of potential clients from learning itjust to ensure that just a handful of clients don't know about it. There's a certain amount of absurdity in this.
We can become so obsessed with defending ourselves, that we don't think about the people that we're trying assist by putting together classes before stealing the opportunity to learn. Which is more disturbing? thousands of people who have their lives affected by your work, with just a few people getting their hands on the work "on the black market" or never receiving your aid in any way?
11. Remember, nobody can ever be your
The best thing about being human is the fact that there are a myriad of possibilities to express yourself. Our words can be copied by others and even our writing style along with our thoughts , and perhaps even our ideas However, they cannot be us.
People don't spend money on items, but they do buy individuals. Because people like people. The way we speak and the way we appear, the tone of our voice, the manner we move our bodies the people we remind them of, how people feel when we use the way we communicate, and more of the subconscious subtleties that lie behind every purchase we make are all things that will never be lost, regardless of the effort of someone trying.
I'm very conscious of this fact, in spite of the fact that I am constantly competing and the increasing many other competitors that appear to be looking to take my customers through my blog They will never be my competition, which is why they'll not be a problem.
Your is by far the most prominent sign of your IP. Therefore when we need to be alert do not let the worry of having your IP duplicated cause your influence in the lives of people around you.
Sarah Cordiner is an education expert, author, instructor, speaker and award winning creator of online training and CEO of Main Training. After 11 years of experience in the education field with over 5,000 students from more than 121 nations, Sarah encapsulates a mesmerizing connection between education and business. She is an internationally acclaimed expert of EDUpreneur to "profitably engaging your target audience'.
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