{"id":10926,"date":"2007-05-16T09:21:59","date_gmt":"2007-05-16T16:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/05\/16\/blog-law.html"},"modified":"2007-05-16T09:21:59","modified_gmt":"2007-05-16T16:21:59","slug":"blog_law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/05\/16\/blog_law.html","title":{"rendered":"Blog Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

De points<\/a> to twelve US laws all bloggers should know about<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Disclosure of paid (sponsored) posts (FTC strongly suggests you do so).<\/li>\n
  2. Considerations about deep linking (can’t imply it’s your own content).<\/li>\n
  3. Legal uses of images and thumbnails (the latter is probably fair use; the former, either copying or inline imaging, is probably copyright violation).<\/li>\n
  4. How copyright laws protect you when someone steals your content.<\/li>\n
  5. Domain name trademark issues (do some quick trademark searching before you buy a domain name).<\/li>\n
  6. 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).<\/li>\n
  7. 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).<\/li>\n
  8. Liability regarding blog comments (you’re safe from defamation and slander, but not from federal crimes and IP violations).<\/li>\n
  9. Tax issues (you owe Uncle Sam for any income you make).<\/li>\n
  10. Limited Liability and Incorporation.<\/li>\n
  11. Spam laws (how to make your site’s newsletter legal). <\/li>\n
  12. Journalism shield laws (vary from state to state).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Faboo stuff, with added resources.  Something that, yes, every blogger should read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    De points to twelve US laws all bloggers should know about. Disclosure of paid (sponsored) posts (FTC strongly suggests you do so). 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