Blogging is increasingly becoming a multimedia activity with more writers also adding images, audio and video to their sites.
But while video blogging, or vlogging, is a great way to reach out to a new audience and engage your existing audience in a new way, it brings with it a whole new set of legal risks and challenges that have to be overcome.
This is not only because you’re working with a different medium, but because you’re working with different hosts and using different systems to get your work out there.
In short, even if the laws don’t really change that much when you make the jump to video, the practical realities do change a great deal. If you’re not ready for them, you could be dealing with having your videos muted, pulled offline or even losing your whole account.
Here’s a few quick tips for avoiding the biggest legal pitfalls when it comes to video blogging. [Read more…] about Avoiding the Legal Perils of Video Blogging