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The site looks nice, but it would probably be a good idea to add a privacy policy. There is no way that I would upload personal files (much less sign up for an

by martey 15y ago

The site looks nice, but it would probably be a good idea to add a privacy policy. There is no way that I would upload personal files (much less sign up for an account) to a site that did not have one. Since your site is based around uploaded content (and seems to be hosted in the United States, based on my amateur sleuthing), it would probably be a good idea to talk about the DMCA in your Terms of Service, and maybe even register a notification agent at the Copyright Office: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/dmca-righthaven-loophole/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/dmca-righthaven-loo...

gautaml 15y ago
Thanks martey, I'll definitely look into that. I did add a terms page (although it's not readily noticeable - it's a bar along the bottom with copyright).
- martey 15y ago
  I saw the Terms page, but it is not very clear (note that I am not a lawyer): - the first sentence suggests that all copyrighted material cannot be uploaded to the service. In the United States, since all works are copyrighted by default, this would suggest that nothing Americans create can be uploaded. - it would be a good idea to state that you / dropsauce are the final arbiter of whether uploaded content is acceptable. Unless you are limiting accounts by geographic area, it is conceivable that an uploader might upload content is acceptable in their jurisdiction, but not acceptable in yours or the area where you are hosting the site. - the last sentence seems to confer a right of ownership upon the uploader that they might not be entitled to. It might be a good idea to base your Terms of Service upon that of a similar service. Wordpress.com has user-uploaded content on their service, and they have a Terms of Service with a Creative Commons license that you could use as a template: http://en.wordpress.com/tos/ http://en.wordpress.com/tos/
  - gautaml 15y ago
    Fantastic martey, I'll draft something up using that as a guide. Again appreciate the input.

by martey 15y ago

gautaml 15y ago

Thanks martey, I'll definitely look into that. I did add a terms page (although it's not readily noticeable - it's a bar along the bottom with copyright).

martey 15y ago
I saw the Terms page, but it is not very clear (note that I am not a lawyer): - the first sentence suggests that all copyrighted material cannot be uploaded to the service. In the United States, since all works are copyrighted by default, this would suggest that nothing Americans create can be uploaded. - it would be a good idea to state that you / dropsauce are the final arbiter of whether uploaded content is acceptable. Unless you are limiting accounts by geographic area, it is conceivable that an uploader might upload content is acceptable in their jurisdiction, but not acceptable in yours or the area where you are hosting the site. - the last sentence seems to confer a right of ownership upon the uploader that they might not be entitled to. It might be a good idea to base your Terms of Service upon that of a similar service. Wordpress.com has user-uploaded content on their service, and they have a Terms of Service with a Creative Commons license that you could use as a template: http://en.wordpress.com/tos/ http://en.wordpress.com/tos/
- gautaml 15y ago
  Fantastic martey, I'll draft something up using that as a guide. Again appreciate the input.