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| + | The purpose of the TOU is to let your users know what they can and cannot do with site content, which is the intellectual property owned by you or some other entity and therefore protected under copyright laws. Sometimes, these rights are contained in a separate copyright or IP (intellectual property) policy. As used in this FAQ, however, we use TOU to include any central location on a website where copyright information is provided. Since all work automatically falls under “all rights reserved” copyright from the moment it is created, users will (and indeed, should) assume the most exclusive restrictions for resources unless otherwise expressly limited by the copyright holder and clarified by you. A simple amount of text can prevent confusion or concern that could scare off these users. Terms of Use (or a separate copyright or IP policy) clarify those rights that you retain and those rights that you choose to give away, by explicitly stating the freedoms you, the copyright holder, grant the user. | ||
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Revision as of 18:52, 17 April 2009
The purpose of the TOU is to let your users know what they can and cannot do with site content, which is the intellectual property owned by you or some other entity and therefore protected under copyright laws. Sometimes, these rights are contained in a separate copyright or IP (intellectual property) policy. As used in this FAQ, however, we use TOU to include any central location on a website where copyright information is provided. Since all work automatically falls under “all rights reserved” copyright from the moment it is created, users will (and indeed, should) assume the most exclusive restrictions for resources unless otherwise expressly limited by the copyright holder and clarified by you. A simple amount of text can prevent confusion or concern that could scare off these users. Terms of Use (or a separate copyright or IP policy) clarify those rights that you retain and those rights that you choose to give away, by explicitly stating the freedoms you, the copyright holder, grant the user.
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