Avoid Web site legal risks.The Internet thrusts many organizations into the unfamiliar business of cyberpublishing--an area fraught fraught adj. 1. Filled with a specified element or elements; charged: an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama. 2. with substantial legal risk. In addition, there is a lack of legal precedent for many cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. issues. This checklist addresses steps companies can take to protect themselves. * Immediately register your Web site's domain name--essentially your trademark. Alert your legal department or your attorney if any other organization is using your name. But be aware that the legal issues regarding trademark or service mark protection for domain names have not yet been clearly settled by the courts. * If you use an outside consultant to develop your Web site, prepare a contract that clearly states who owns it. However, even if one of your own employees creates the Web site, your lawyer should prepare a "work-made-for-hire" contract specifying that the physical pages as well as the intellectual property rights belong to the business. * If your site uses photos, graphics or multimedia created by someone outside your organization, obtain agreements for their use and provide attribution at·tri·bu·tion n. 1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art. 2. on the site. * To protect intellectual property on your Web site, inform visitors of the copyright claim. Although the law no longer requires you to display the copyright to assert a claim, it puts all site visitors on notice that permission is required for distribution of the material. * If your site publishes copyrighted material from outside your organization, obtain the appropriate releases. * To maintain some degree of editorial control over the site, appoint a content specialist or Webmaster. Source: William N. Bockanic, JD, professor of business law, John Carroll University The university is organized into three schools including two undergraduate colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences and the Boler School of Business, and one graduate school, each defining its own academic programs under the auspices of the Academic Vice President. , University Heights, Ohio University Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It borders Beachwood to the east, Cleveland Heights to the west, South Euclid to the north and Shaker Heights to the south. The population was 14,146 at the 2000 census. ; Patrick T. Hogan, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , PhD, assistant professor of computer and management reformation systems, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston; and Lawrence P. Kalbers, CPA, PhD, professor of accounting and director of the School of Professional Accountancy, Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, New York Brookville is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 2,126. The Village of Brookville is in the Town of Oyster Bay. It is known as the home of the C.W. . |
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