De points to twelve US laws all bloggers should know about.
- Disclosure of paid (sponsored) posts (FTC strongly suggests you do so).
- Considerations about deep linking (can’t imply it’s your own content).
- Legal uses of images and thumbnails (the latter is probably fair use; the former, either copying or inline imaging, is probably copyright violation).
- How copyright laws protect you when someone steals your content.
- Domain name trademark issues (do some quick trademark searching before you buy a domain name).
- Private info and your readers (post a privacy policy; don’t share any private info you get, such as e-mail addresses, particularly for any monetary gain).
- Ownership of user-developed content (e.g., comments) (they actually belong to the writers; include a terms of service that lets you delete them or modify them according to stated guidelines, e.g., obscenity).
- Liability regarding blog comments (you’re safe from defamation and slander, but not from federal crimes and IP violations).
- Tax issues (you owe Uncle Sam for any income you make).
- Limited Liability and Incorporation.
- Spam laws (how to make your site’s newsletter legal).
- Journalism shield laws (vary from state to state).
Faboo stuff, with added resources. Something that, yes, every blogger should read.
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