Rails - Dec 2005 - Really OT: terms of service and privacy statements

Hey everyone,

Aplogies asking such an off topic question on this list, as I have no one
else to really turn to.

I plan to release a website very soon to the public. I am just one-man shop,
and do not know much outside the realm of programming. I''ve taken care
of
the "business" aspect of things, but know nothing of the legal
necessities
of having a web business. Specifically, it would be great if anyone knew
"how not to get sued", such as where to get a terms of service
agreement,
privacy statements, trademarks? and copyrights?.

If anyone has any information or resources on these sorts of things, that
would be great.

Thank you,

Jin


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On 22 Dec 2005, at 01:02, Jin Lee wrote:
> Specifically, it would be great if anyone knew "how not to get  
> sued", such as where to get a terms of service agreement, privacy  
> statements, trademarks? and copyrights?.
>
> If anyone has any information or resources on these sorts of  
> things, that would be great.
These things depend to a certain degree on the law of the country  
which you are operating in and the nature of your business. If your  
business is more than trivial I would seriously suggest that the fee  
you''ll pay for a few hours of a lawyers time will be far less than  
the potential fine imposed if things go pear-shaped -- and with a  
lawyer you''ll get real peace-of-mind.

Yours,
Craig
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