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Lawyer's Jokes

Question: "How is a website like a lawyer?" Answer: "If you do something stupid on your website, you will quickly find out." The Web is the next western frontier, a seemingly lawless place full of vast opportunities. And every institution from giant universities to small colleges are developing websites, as are most of their faculty and a number of their classes. But website developers, and the institutions that provide them the technological platform for such development, should remember that the Net is in many respects just another kind of published media. Given that, an understanding of copyright law as it relates to web building is essential. Here you will find answers to such burning questions as: "Can you post pictures of Bill Clinton on your site? How about Bart Simpson? Is it OK to link to the "Dilbert" site?" As you may have guessed, this site has a sense of humor. Since lawyers usually don't--at least when their clients are paying them not to--if you are developing a website or administer one, get yourself to this site.

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800