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/

How to Lose Money Online (Fast) - Maurice Renck

Two pictures, a lot of money, and some questions. Why I received a warning letter and you might receive one too.

Maurice Renck

@bastianallgeier @accudio oh man, sorry this happened to you, too. This is such a loophole and at least here in Germany some law firms specialized on things like this and unfortunately make good money with it.

Also it's very funny that both of us made similar article image decisions 😅