Copyright Ownership
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I know that some blogging sites have a clause in their ToS which says that anything published on the site belongs to the site, and not the original author. I’ve read through the WordPress ToS etc, and I didn’t see anything of the sort. However, I don’t trust myself to read a legal document and *not* miss anything, so if anyone can confirm that copyright does indeed stay with the original author, it’d grant me some peace of mind and I’d be grateful. Thanks. :)
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Hi there,
The creator of original material (text, images, songs, etc) has copyright over that material; this is the right to decide who can use that material, as well as where and when that use is authorized. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (or DMCA for short) is a US federal law that allows copyright holders to remove unauthorized uses of their copyrighted materials, and protects online service providers (like WordPress.com) who comply with the DMCA process from legal liability. The law is meant to provide a balanced process: copyright holders are responsible for enforcing the rights they have in their work, and online services have a legal incentive to honor all valid takedown requests.
Also good reads:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/our-dmca-process/
https://en.support.wordpress.com/copyright-infringement-what-to-do/
https://wordpress.com/complaints/Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
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