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24.1. Websites and Software In General

A number of legal theories apply to the clearance of websites and software. For the purposes of most of the media producers reading this book, copyright law and trademark law are the most significant. Those are the areas on which I focus in this chapter.

24.2. Websites and Other Online Materials

With very few exceptions, the same copyright and trademark laws that apply to the offline world are applicable to material posted online. You cannot assume that because material is posted online, you are free to use such material in any way that you please.

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