(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 25, 2010 ) Atlanta, GA – You operate a website with a blog. You believe you’ve adequately protected yourself with your Website Legal Forms. A visitor posts infringing material (text, graphics, etc.) to your blog. You get sued for copyright infringement by the copyright owner. Surprise – you lose and you’re liable for infringement and damages – even if you were unaware of the posting. How can this happen? How do you protect yourself?

Chip Cooper, Internet attorney and founder of the DigiContracts.com online drafting service, sees an alarming legal exposure with webmasters he represents who operate blog sites. “They just don’t understand how liable they are for posts to their blogs”, says Cooper. “They fail to protect themselves from copyright infringement claims with a simple DMCA Notice in their website legal forms and registration with the Copyright Office.”

Cooper explains that unless blog site operators qualify for the “safe harbor” provided by the DMCA they’re liable for copyright infringement if blog posters post infringing materials. “What’s very surprising to blog operators is that they’re liable even if they’re technically innocent - if they were unaware of the posting”, says Cooper. “This unfortunate result is due to the fact that copyright infringement is a strict liability offense.”

“We offer a DMCA Notice in our the Terms of Use with our DigiContracts.com’s online drafting service. Subscribers of our service may draft their Terms of Use and DMCA Notice themselves , and it’s very affordable. Plus, we also have a simple DMCA Registration form with easy-to-follow-instructions”, adds Cooper.

Cooper has published an article that discusses a recent case favorable to blog site operators. Read the article at YouTube DMCA Ruling is Good News for Blog Sites.

In today’s highly regulated Internet environment, legal developments are coming so fast that it’s difficult for operators of blog sites to know what they need to do for website legal compliance to avoid legal liability. Retaining an Internet attorney for continuous legal updates can be prohibitively expensive. Cooper believes he’s solved the dilemma with his bi-monthly, complimentary email newsletter, Website Law Alert.

About Digital Contracts
Leading Internet, IP and software lawyer and Digicontracts.com founder Chip Cooper has automated the process of drafting your Website Legal Forms, including your DMCA Notice and DMCA Registration Form. Use his free online tool – Website Documents Determinator – to determine which documents your website really needs for website legal compliance. Discover how quick, easy, and cost-effective it is to draft your website legal forms at http://www.digicontracts.com/ .

Contact Information:
Digital Contracts, Inc.
Chip Cooper
Tel: 770-664-8555
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