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Kevin Potts

"Web Design and Marketing Solutions for Business Websites"

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if (year < 1000)
LEGALESE
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document.write(year)

Finally, the copyright line needs to include the holder of the copyright. This should be a
legal entity??”a real person or an actual business, not a pseudonym or a made-up business
name. If the copyright is actually registered, this space would be reserved for the holder of
the copyright as it appears on the form.
Terms of use
Part of the evolution of the Web is the increasing reliance on lawyers. It??™s only a matter of
time before a growing business requires the services of a legal professional who can consult
on many fronts, but is primarily used to craft wordy, often convoluted pages of
legalese that are commonly tagged ???Terms of Use??? on a website.
The Terms of Use section covers, or attempts to cover, how visitors are allowed to use the
site, from how to structure incoming links, to how the content can be reused, all the way
to notice of possible legal action resulting from improper use of materials. As you can
imagine, sometimes this can get out of hand. Typically, the Terms of Use (sometimes called
Terms and Conditions) section covers the following topics:
Use of the site: Basically, this is a brief welcome message and a definition of what
using the site actually entails (essentially, downloading and viewing content).


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