New blog post! 🚀

A few months ago a media org demanded a license fee for an open graph image I linked. I paid the fee because I was worried, but it raises serious questions about open graph usage on the web!

This goes through how it went and my thoughts.

https://alistairshepherd.uk/writing/open-graph-licensing/

@accudio This sounds like the many patent troll stories. It makes me think... as a follow up article, you could post a similar image on a fake website with an easy to reach fake contact info but no easy way to trace it back to the real you. (You can do that right, you're an expert on website stuff, right?) Wait for the extortion note from this "media org." Ignore it. Report if they even bother to try to take you to court or if they also don't think it is worth the money.