As a blogger in the U.S., it is important to know your legal rights, restrictions and responsibilities. There is a good recap of 12 important U.S. Laws and how they relate to bloggers on Aviva Directory:
Blog Law » 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know:
While the Internet still retains some of the âwild wild westâ feel, increasingly Internet activity, and particular blogging, is being shaped and governed by state and federal laws. For US bloggers in particular, blogging has become a veritable land mine of potential legal issues, and the situation isnât helped by the fact that the law in this area is constantly in flux. In this article we highlight twelve of the most important US laws when it comes to blogging and provide some simple and straightforward tips for safely navigating them.
The 12 areas discussed include:
1. Disclosing Paid Posts
2. Deep Linking
3. Images and Thumbnails
4. Stolen Content
5. Domain Name Trademarks
6. Reader Privacy
7. User-Developed Content
8. Monitoring Comments and Liability
9. Tax Law Issues
10. Limited Liability and Incorporating
11. Spam laws
12. Journalism Shield Laws
Each one is well explained with examples given of how they relate to us bloggers.
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