As a website or blog operator, there are some basic steps to consider that will reduce your legal risks. One is creating terms of use/service and a privacy policy for your site or blog, which will help you structure your relationship with your users and let them know what...
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This section discusses the issues you should consider when forming a business or choosing a business structure to support your online publishing activities. While we suggest that you review these sections in the order they are listed below, if you know exactly what you're...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 3:33pm - 0 comments -
So you've decided that you want to publish online. There is a wide range of platforms you can use to get your words, video, and other content out to the world. Of course, the easiest way for you to get online is to simply go to a website that allows user comments or forum...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 3:40pm - 0 comments -
Starting your own website may be the most appealing option for getting your words and content out to the world, particularly if you are planning to engage in journalism or otherwise need a site that can grow in size or complexity. There are several things you will need to...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 3:44pm - 0 comments -
If you're looking to start a blog, a blog-hosting service may be a good place for an amateur, or sometimes even a professional, to launch one. If you're interested in getting online as quickly as possible, and don't need a formal blog, you might also want to consider using...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 3:54pm - 0 comments -
Once you decide to publish online, whether by posting in a forum, joining a discussion group, blogging, or starting your own website, there are a host of legal issues that may come into play. Understanding your legal rights -- and potential sources of liability -- can help...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 4:24pm - 0 comments -
This section discusses and compares the key "terms of use" (or equivalent sections) you are likely to encounter when you are evaluating various online services. We've grouped these services into three general categories: social networking sites, blog-hosting...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 4:39pm - 0 comments -
A broad array of creative, expressive media are subject to copyright protection, including literature, photographs, music compositions and recordings, films, paintings and sculptures, and news articles – any “original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 4:50pm - 0 comments -
A transfer of copyright is a conveyance of ownership, much like the sale of personal property. When you transfer your entire interest in a copyrighted work, or one or more of your exclusive rights under copyright, you give up all claim to the right(s) you convey (except as...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 4:52pm - 0 comments -
If you are the copyright owner of a work, you can transfer, or license others to exercise, some or all of the rights listed in Section 106 of the Copyright Act . These include: the right to reproduce (i.e., make copies of) the work; the right to make derivative works based...
DMLP Staff - 01/26/2008 - 4:57pm - 0 comments -
