Do I Own My Content If I Use Kajabi?
Do you want to know if Kajabi owns your content? Are you wanting a platform to host your online course or digital products, but don’t want to give away control of all your hard work?
If you’re in the same boat as me, you’re in luck! Kajabi does NOT own your content. Phew – that was a relief for me to learn! As an online course creator or product vendor, you keep your course or product materials and I.P. (intellectual property; we’ll get into the meaning of that phrase in just a moment).
In this blog post, I’m going to show you why you can trust Kajabi to help you with your content, and what kind of intellectual property your content can have. Ready? Let’s dive in!
What Is Intellectual Property?
Intellectual property (or “I.P.”) is the legal term for a body of both tangible and intangible intellectual assets typically owned and protected by companies or individuals. Generally, I.P. refers to creations of the mind, such as music, literature, and other works of authorship. Most countries have laws that protect creators and part of that protection grants exclusive rights to the creator to benefit from the use and exploitation of this material.
Your course or product is an intellectual property asset, and when you upload it to Kajabi, it technically belongs to you, not to Kajabi. They only provide the platform for you to upload, share and protect your I.P.
Kajabi Ensures Your Content Stays Yours
Kajabi takes measures to ensure that your content remains yours solely. Unlike other hosting platforms, Kajabi doesn’t take any rights to your content. You can be sure that you won’t be at risk of losing any ownership of your materials. It also doesn’t claim any ownership over your course or products materials.
Kajabi is really great for this reason – they have made sure their customers have complete control and ownership of what they’ve created. Plus, all of their Terms and Conditions are based on this concept. It’s also important to note that Kajabi’s I.P. Protection automatically kicks in – for example, course material that you upload to Kajabi is added to Kajabi’s DMCA protected server. The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) is a legal system that creates and recognizes formal copyright of works such as videos, music, and other digital creations. Think of it like a digital fingerprint that ensures your content can’t be copied or re-used without your permission or knowledge.
How To Protect Your Content
As mentioned before, Kajabi will provide some I.P. protection for your content. However, there are other ways to help ensure your content stays yours. Here are a few suggestions:
- Register for Copyright Protection: You can register your content with the U.S. Copyright Office to gain additional protection.
- Create Terms and Conditions: You can create terms and conditions for your content that state that the user has no right to copy, reproduce, or redistribute your materials in any way.
- Set Up A Digital Watermark: You can set up digital watermarks on PDFs and other digital formats to make it harder for people to copy or steal your content.
- Be Proactive on Social Media: Monitor your content online and alert administrators of any websites, or social media accounts, that appear to be using your content without permission.
Wrapping Up
If you’re looking to create and sell an online course or digital product, but aren’t sure if you’ll be able to keep ownership of your material, Kajabi is the perfect platform for you. As long as you follow the steps above to protect your content, you can be sure that your course and product material will remain yours and yours alone.
Kajabi is a great platform for content creators to house, store, and protect their intellectual property. Even if you don’t have copyright protection for your course or product yet, there are still measures you can take yourself to protect your content online.
So the answer is a resounding NO – Kajabi does not own your content! You can feel safe knowing that your content is safe with Kajabi, and that your course and product material will remain yours. Plus, you can use the extra steps outlined above to really make sure your material remains yours and yours alone.
Good luck creating your course or product – now you don’t have to worry about Kajabi owning your content!