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Intellectual Property

Feb. 3, 2001

Playing Through

When a Web site opens its electronic doors, are they thrown wide open to all users for any and all purposes, or can the Web site operator restrict undesirable usage?

        By Don Thornburgh
        
        When a Web site opens its electronic doors, are they thrown wide open to all users for any and all purposes, or can the Web site operator restrict undesirable usage? Existing laws ranging from copyright to invasion-of-privacy apply to online use as well, but what if the offending use does not fall...

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