Building (and purchasing) a website for a friend's company in Africa - am I legally responsible if his company gets sued for something unrelated to the site?
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posted by cavs33
on Dec 7, 2012 -
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Is it considered copyright infringement to stream an MP3 on a web page for promotional purposes? No download etc, just streaming.
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posted by ascetic
on Apr 17, 2012 -
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What are the legal/copyright/douchebag implications (if any) of registering a domain name that is already a username on a free blogging platform? Yeah, yeah, you're not a lawyer...
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posted by nataliedanger
on Jan 2, 2012 -
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What's the best way to handle an electronic signature on a website-hosted submission form?
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posted by fijiwriter
on Oct 20, 2011 -
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What is my legal responsibility when allowing users to display images on my site that are sourced by the user either transferring online images to my server, or creating hotlinks to online images?
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posted by ben5757
on Feb 14, 2011 -
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My webhost just got a DMCA takedown notice for my site. One catch, my site wasn't hosting or in anyway linking to the alleged content. What now? Please help.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 7, 2010 -
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Why would the Postal Inspection Service be involved in the seizure of a website found to be in violation of laws?
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posted by olaguera
on Sep 8, 2009 -
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Discrimination filter: Must a company which has both an english and a spanish version of its website have job postings in both languages? Details follow.
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posted by Aleen
on Aug 10, 2009 -
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I'm building a simple web app/service, but storing very little sensitive user information. Do I need a Terms of Service document and a Privacy Policy?
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posted by inkedmn
on Jan 7, 2009 -
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I am curious about the legality and feasability of starting a website/database where people just put in the barcode numbers of coupons to share them.
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posted by GregX3
on Sep 1, 2006 -
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is there a standard "terms of use" that i can use for a website that should legally cover use of my website.
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posted by tnai
on Nov 10, 2005 -
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