Internet Legal Forms for Business (Paperback)

~ J. Dianne Brinson (Author), Mark F. Radcliffe (Author)

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Setting up a business on the Net often seems simpler than setting up more traditional businesses. But from a legal point of view, you still face the same risks--and sometimes even more risks. Is there a chance that the picture you posted on your Web site will get you sued for copyright infringement? Can you protect yourself from being responsible for costly mistakes by your Web site developer? If you have chat rooms or a bulletin board, are you going to be held responsible for illegal activities by those who post? While there's no substitute for having a good lawyer, many of the situations faced by a huge number of Net-based businesses can be covered by a handful of standard forms. Authors Brinson and Radcliff have collected a dozen of the most necessary forms in this book. Beyond offering the forms themselves, the authors briefly discuss the issues behind the documents. Preceding each form is an overview of the situations that it covers, a checklist of issues that it involves and, when applicable, tips for negotiating the agreements with other parties. The book includes the following forms: an agreement for the development and transfer of copyrighted materials; a content license for text, photo, or video material; terms and conditions for Web site use; a Web site development agreement; an Internet advertising contract; a document of Internet use policy; a clickwrap agreement for selling or licensing software; a linking agreement, a permission-to-link form, and an agreement for the transfer of a domain name.

Product Description

From the choice and protection of a domain name to the development of a Web site, this book provides all the necessary forms and information for setting up and running a business online. Each form can be photocopied and a checklist of issues and negotiating tips is included.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Ladera Press; 1ST edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096391734X
• ISBN-13: 978-0963917348
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,909,282 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning to IP's, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

Although the contracts and forms provided in this book are fairly comprehensive and can give you a good idea of what is involved in putting together contracts, most of them have been drafted to address the needs and concerns of the person hiring a developer. If you are independant web developer looking for a site development contract template - look elsewhere - this contract is extemely client-biased and would take a lot of time and/or a lawyer to re-work it.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful but flawed, April 22, 1998

By A Customer

This book is very helpful- use the forms only as a base though. The author apparently has NEVER heard of proofreading a contract. I have found numerous mistakes in many of the forms which could pose potential legal problems. Of serious note is the misnumbering of paragraphs and sections, some of which are referred to later in the form. If you do not carefully edit these forms you might end up with a worthless -worse yet, damaging, legal document.