Can you prevent Mark Zuckerberg from using your art on Facebook?

If you create and share online art, you may have seen messages warning that the Facebook parent company, Meta, states the right to use or even selling anything you publish, whether images, poems or works of art. Robert of Edmond, Oklahoma, contacted this concern:

“I continue to receive messages by warning -MEM Facebook/Meta has let all the subscribers know that Meta claims that the right to possess or use anything that is put in their social networking systems, including any message, images, work of art, etc., from this dam?”

This is a regular concern and it is essential to distinguish the fact of fiction. We explore what really happens to your creative content on Facebook, what rights do you keep and how you can protect your work while sharing it on the platform.

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The truth about the property and rights of the content published on Facebook

Here is the truth: retain ownership of your intellectual property rights, including copyright, of everything you share on Facebook. Your creative work, art, photographs, poems or videos is still your control.

That said, Facebook has a license to use the content you publish on the platform, but it does not mean they have it. If you do not want Facebook to use it, you will need to remove it. However, Facebook can still access it if you have shared it with others and have not deleted it.

The statement that Facebook or Meta can sell or give the content without your permission is false. This rumor has circulated for years, but is not based on real Facebook policies. While Facebook has a license to use your content as part of its platform, you do not have your work or have the right to sell -out of Facebook without your consent.

You still need to protect your social media piracy content

Social media piracy occurs when someone uses the content of social media without your permission. Here is how to protect you:

Ensure —you to mark your artwork

If you add a watermark to your work, it can help you protect you from unauthorized use. You can use any image publisher, including the Windows Photos or Canva app. To maximize protection, place the watermark where you cannot easily cut out without damaging the works of art, such as throughout the center.

Adjust Facebook Privacy Settings (desk)

You must configure Privacy Settings to limit who can see your publications:

• In your Facebook profile, click on your Profile picture In the upper right corner and select Settings and privacy.

• At her Audience and visibility Section, click Publications.

• Click Who can see your future publications?

• Select Friends and click Done.

Put a copyright warning to your Facebook publications

You can also include copyright warning in your publications to remind others that the content is protected by the Copyright Law. Something as simple as “© [Your Name], [Year]“It can work and legally recognized.

Kurt’s Key Takeaways

It is important to know that you keep the property of your creative work on Facebook. Although Meta may use the content inside the platform, you cannot sell or give away without your permission. Protecting your art still depends on you; Marking your work, adjust the privacy settings and add copyright warnings to help prevent misuse.

How do you protect your creative content on social media? Do -us to know by writing -us to Cyberguy.com/contact.

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