Blog law : 12 U.S. laws every blogger needs to know

Rich McIver recently emailed a link to 12 U.S. laws every blogger needs to know. I’ve been a little slow to get it up.

Excellent summary of the law and how to stay out of trouble in each of 12 areas of the law. Here’s just a bulleted list of the 12.

• Whether to Disclose Paid Posts
• Is Deep Linking Legal
• The Legal Use of Images and Thumbnails
• Laws that Protect You From Stolen Content
• Domain Name Trademark Issues
• Handling Private Data About Your Readers
• Who Owns User-Developed Content and Can You Delete It
• The Duty to Monitor Your Blog Comments, and Liability
• Basic Tax Law Issues in Blogging
• Limited Liability Laws and Incorporating
• Spam Laws and Which Unsolicited Emails are Legal
• Are Bloggers Protected from Journalism Shield Laws

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