Questions related to the law and how it relates to websites and their management.
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New website, plans to go large. How do you protect yourself?
I'm planning to create a new site that (in hopes) will make it to a decent state of popularity and use. I have made sites before, but they weren't serious, with any intended purpose other than ...
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Illegal iphone app for website
I have a web site and someone had made an iphone app for my site without my permission and selling it. He is using my API without getting permission.
How can i report this to Apple?
EDIT: AFAIK, ...
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Alot of Pirated Material on Someone's Website - What Can Be Done?
We've developed our website for over 10 years. Recently a website in China has begun to pirate our images and product descriptions (they are showing "new" March offerings). Nearly all of the items ...
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Where is the line drawn with domain names which include a trademark?
A search on google for "iphone developer" turns up loads of websites which have "iphone" in them, a trademarked name by Apple.
So I'm led to believe that having a domain such as iphonedeveloper.com ...
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Is it legal for U.S. based websites to serve online gambling ads?
I have a site that hits the sweet spot for that demographic but my user base is 90% in the U.S.
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Rss legal issues
I know it is illegal to post full articles of a website on yours beacuse of copyright.
Is it legal to post the rss feeds of a website on your website?
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Registration form rules
I read somewhere that a registration form has to have some sort of notification about the storing of their info, is this true? If so, where can I find those rules?
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Am I legally liable for user generated content and comments?
I know that it is in your best interest to enforce specific policies in regards to what is appropriate for your site, but are there any legal issues with not filtering their content?
For example, ...
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How do I make sure the web developer I hire will not steal my idea?
So I have a great idea for a new website. However, not the time to develop it.
I would like to hire a person or company to design it for me.
What steps do I need to take, to protect my idea?
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What terms/conditions should I have in place for a site popular with children/teenagers?
I'm working on a site with a forum, for which the current user base is fairly young. For the forum, where do I stand legally with children/teenagers signing up?
For example, I believe Facebook ...
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3answers
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Quoting people for website dev. work
I have recently given some quotes to a few people. And I need some advice about how things should be done...
Q1:
I've seen, heard of and read about a lot of developers using free resource sites ...
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Hacked by our own hosting company!
OK, so our hosting company decided to clone our site and database onto a new serve. Without our knowledge or permission they then edited our code to point to the new database. The old server was left ...
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Stream search - legality [closed]
I would like to know if it is worth asking a lawyer about making a search engine that indexes sites which index mega video links which contain movies that are protected by copyright law is legal.
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Embedding/scraping the Rotten Tomatoes “Tomatometer” score on another site
I run a local community site, and one of our services is a movies page with showtimes for local theaters, as well as links to the official site, IMDB page, Rotten Tomatoes page, etc. for each movie. ...
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Copyright word or symbol
After reading this post I was wondering which is best to use for websites out of the following,
Copyright © 2010 "COMPANY"
© 2010
Copyright 2010
Also, if we license everything we produce ...
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What benefit do you get from posting terms of service, privacy policy, etc.?
Just wondering why you'd post terms of service, privacy policy, etc. on a website.
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Writing terms and conditions for a new website
What are factors you need to consider when writing terms and conditions or acceptable use policies for a web site/web application.
A few questions spring into my mind:
Are there any legal ...
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Is viewing a site's unpassword protected HTTP logs/stats illegal?
If not, why? If so, please provide US Federal code, or case law confirming this is the case.
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Is there any issue with using the word Official in a domain name?
I want to grab a new domain name for a site I look after but many of the best word combinations are taken.
Is there any legal issue with using the word official in a domain name?
For example: ...
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Legal standing for a copyright notice placed by prior web developer? (long backstory)
Let's say a prior web developer placed a copyright notice on a website in the web developer's and not the client's name. The prior web developer has been hostile and actually took the site down for ...
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When does a website require a privacy policy and/or terms of use?
I am curious to know if every website should have a privacy policy and/or a terms of use page. What are the legal implications if a site doesn't have them? Are there certain categories of websites ...
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Are there any downsides of including google-analytics on your website?
I am in particular concerned with legal implications due to strong privacy legislations. However, I was also thinking about performance and false results by users blocking it.
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Are date of birth forms necessary for alcoholic websites?
I've noticed that many beer and spirits companies often require you to enter your date of birth before entering their site (ex. Budweiser.com).
Is this form legally required? Or is it just a popular ...
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What are some good resources for generating privacy policies and terms of use?
We've determined that our website needs a privacy policy and a terms of use page to protect our interests. Are there automated tools that will generate these for us? How do we go about creating ...
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What do I need to do to enable my site to accept credit cards?
I want to store my customers' credit card information in my database so that they can quickly check out again without having to re-enter their info. What do I need to know about security/https/etc to ...
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How do I copyright my website?
My website has been in development for a long time and cost a lot of money. How do I go about securing an enforceable copyright on my website design and what is the proper way to post a copyright ...
