What about your website’s videos and audios?

Internet attorney videoDo you want the video and audio content on your websites stolen because even one of your visitors thinks it is legal to take it from you? What would you do if it happened? Hire an Internet attorney and track down the thief for copyright infringement after the fact?

At least half the people who visit your site still think that content on the Internet is free and meant to be shared. And that’s perfectly fine if you want to give away your stuff.

But what if you worked hard to create that video? Or what about that mp3 that was meant to be listened to but not stolen and used on someone else’s site to take traffic away from you?

And what about your rights if you’re…

  • Hosting a video or mp3 audio on your site,
  • Hosting your video on another website like YouTube and embedding it on your website
  • You embed a video from YouTube on your website that you didn’t create but you want to show to your visitors
  • And what if someone else links on your site to a video or audio?
  • Or what if any of the videos embedded or linked to on your site created by someone else are actually pirated media that you’re giving out without permission?

Each of these creates different rights and risks for you as a website owner. And if you don’t know what they are, how are you going to reduce your risks by telling your visitors about them?

Confusing, isn’t it? For you and your website visitors.

The Website Legal Forms Generator Gold Edition software includes a new “Video & Audio Terms of Use” document to eliminate the confusion and reduce your liabilities. It designed to help you when you can’t afford to pay an Internet attorney to draft one for you. To learn more, go to http://LegalFormsGenerator.com

To your online success!

-Mike the Internet Attorney

When Your Naughty Photos or Videos are Posted on the Internet

naughty-photo semi-nude not-miley-cyrusThere’s been a lot of recent controversy over the semi-nude pics in Vanity Fair of 15-year-old Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus. She claims embarrassment after the fact. My guess is that the Disney execs went ballistic when they saw the “good girl” brand being tarnished.

Her parents should be ashamed for pimping out their daughter for the photos. Is she auditioning to replace Britney Spears as the next train wreck?

If you’ve ever posed for embarrassing photos or videos and then [Read more...]

Coupon Copyright Infringement Case Gets Legal Defense

dmca-foolI previously wrote about the absurd Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) infringement lawsuit against John Stottlemire. Unfortunately for Stottlmire, the Coupons.com suit continues.

However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at UC Berkeley have filed friend-of-court briefs on his behalf that argue in part that the DMCA does not apply to Stottlmire’s activities and that he is protected by the First Amendment. You can read more about it in David Kravets’ excellent post at Wired.com, “EFF and U.C. Berkeley Defend Accused Coupon Hacker in DMCA Suit.”

To recap, the DMCA is a bad law that was passed by Congress thanks to large campaign contributions (bribes?) by the Hollywood entertainment industry. Stottlemire is just the latest victim.

As noted by the photo of a court jester above, I wish this [Read more...]

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