laws for bloggers to know
June 29, 2007
If you offer a blog either for your library or one that you write for yourself (for whatever reason), then you need to read, or at least skim, the 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know. There are some excellent comments after the main post, as well, that are worth reading. Topics covered include copyright of borrowed information and deep linking, paid posts, domain names, stolen content, and more. Having been the victim of stolen content myself more than once, it’s nice to know what protects me if for no other reason than I can now write an official-sounding threat letter to the offenders.
November 23rd, 2007 at 5:32 am
Thank you, thank you for this posting. You are the best!! I just came across it in a search of my Google Reader. I had a student use images from a Microsoft Game all over his blog background. His father insists it’s ok, because they purchased the game for their computer and besides, he’s only in fifth grade! This post is just what I needed to clarify my school blogging rules and create more responsible online writers of the future.