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Re: 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 05:36:17 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Brad Templeton <btm () templetons com> Date: May 4, 2007 9:22:26 PM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: smb () bellovin org Subject: Re: [IP] 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 04:55:44PM -0400, David Farber wrote:
Begin forwarded message: From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb () bellovin org> Date: May 4, 2007 2:15:25 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know For IP, if you wish. Someone sent me a link to http://www.avivadirectory.com/blogger-law/ It's interesting reading. I'd be curious to hear the opinions of various attorneys on its recommendations.
Well, Dave the EFF has had for some time a detailed site on blogging law prepared by our lawyers. http://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/ You might get some more detailed notes on the aviva page from a real lawyer, but I will note that it is a touch too conservative (as lawyers are trained to be) when it recommends that you should do things like "always include in your terms of use that you will disclose all user personal information to requesting authorities" and "never simply blow off the fact that someone has stolen your work." In fact, while there is nothing wrong with telling people they have done so, copyright is notlost because you don't defend it vigourously enough -- that's an attribute
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