How Can Content Creators Avoid Copyright/Trademark Infringement and Defamation?

If you create or consume a lot of social media then you should be well aware of Copyright Infringement, Trademark Infringement, and Defamation. It can be very frustrating to receive one of these claims, so here are some ways in which you can avoid them.

Obviously, the best way to avoid Copyright and Trademark Infringement is to make original content that cannot be misconstrued as someone else's work. Another way would be to contact the creator of the content you wish to utilize in your content, for their permission to use their works. Then they cannot claim that you infringed on their copyright or trademark. I'd say the best way to ensure that you don't get a copyright claim is to follow the fair use guidelines. The U.S. Copyright Office states that "Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use." Some ways to avoid being accused of defamation are to stick to factual info, use disclaimers for nonfactual claims, and Be careful when making satirical jokes. Overall to stay far away from being prosecuted for Copyright and Trademark Infringement or Defamation follow my advice and you should be fine out there in the world fo content creation.