need an affordable attorney to write TOC for social networking site

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    I need an attorney who can write the Terms and Conditions for my social networking site.

    Any recommendations would be highly appreciated.
     
    nezzz, Nov 16, 2006 IP
  2. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    Try Brian Kindsvater: kindsvater.com
     
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    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    WARNING

    It has been reported that there is a virus on page mentioned above. View at your own risk.
     
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  4. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    You would be recommended to find one in your own city as face to face meetings can be necessary from time to time - especially if you are successful in your venture.

    So, what city and country are you in?
     
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  5. nezzz

    nezzz Peon

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    yes my antivirus detected it
    what a way to have a virus on an attorneys page???
     
    nezzz, Nov 17, 2006 IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    OK, the OP has told me he's in California. It's a big state so it'll still be hard to get someone local but the same state would be a start, right?
     
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  7. nezzz

    nezzz Peon

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    yes that's good. if it helps I am in Los Angeles
     
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  8. Dave Zan

    Dave Zan Well-Known Member

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    Aargh, really sorry about that guys. That happened to me too when I just got
    there.

    I'm emailing Brian to let him know about it right away.
     
    Dave Zan, Nov 17, 2006 IP
  9. kindsvater

    kindsvater Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for letting me know about the hack.

    The problem has been solved for now ... although I still need to figure out how this occurred.

    Getting a legal review of social networking, information sharing, and other Web 2.0 sites is getting more important. I was reading this morning where Universal Music Group sued MySpace yesterday for copyright infringement.


    Brian Kindsvater
     
    kindsvater, Nov 18, 2006 IP
  10. slipxaway

    slipxaway Active Member

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    I think they definitely have more of a case against YouTube, since YouTube actually hosts the videos. Myspace doesn't even host them per se... They merely allow people to have flash players which link to the hosted files on YouTube. Myspace has been generally very good with their copyright stuff, because everything hosted on their site is granted to them by the artists in their TOS. But either way, they should be protected under the DMCA due to the provision to protect online service providers. I think the UMG is overreaching here... There are clear processes to follow outlined in the DMCA and both Myspace and YouTube fully comply with removing copyrighted material when asked to do so.

    I run a social networking site myself, so this is interesting to see. Unfortunately I don't make millions yet, so I probably don't have anything to worry about.
     
    slipxaway, Nov 18, 2006 IP
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    Actually, Myspace has their own video service, similar to YouTube, except that you can only put the videos on your Myspace profile. There have also been a lot of fake band profiles made by fans, which they really only started cracking down on in the last month or so.

    Even though Myspace might not host that much copyright infringing material, copyright infringement is rampant by users - not only the YouTube videos, but uploaded music, celebrity and cartoon images, etc. It's not clear to me how Myspace can crack down on it.
     
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    YouTube signed a deal with Universal last month.

    No case necessary, just negotiations.

    But YouTube has the juice...the numbers. What about all the small players, i.e. the myspace layouts sites that offer hundreds of pirated animated gifs of Napoleon Dynamite dancing and other crap?

    At 10K per infringement a lot of people could be in for it.

    Makes porn look safe.
     
    flagday, Nov 21, 2006 IP