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This chapter highlights the following clearance issues unique to website and software developers:

• trademark protection for domain names

• copyright and trademark liability as a result of linking and other online reference techniques

• copyright and defamation immunity for online producers

• copyright infringement of computer software

The chapter also briefly highlights some of the legal issues related to the relatively new communication forms of blogging and podcasting.

14.1. Website Owners

14.1.1. Infringing Domain Names

Domain names are routing addresses used to locate a website and deliver e-mail on the internet. They are important in ...

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