Is it OK to copy terms of service/privacy policy from another site?

Post by jey » Fri, Aug 31, 2007, 11:16 PM UTC

onceageek wrote: post #9

jey wrote: post #5

That sounds like copyright violation. See if you can find a legit free source instead.

I disagree on copyright part. Two reasons: 1) You are not selling the agreement 2) It is impossible to find out from where or whose agreement (most of them are generic). Moreover, who the heck reads those!!! I am tempted to write in my ToS - that the users hereby agree to sell their soul for using my website :) I agree on finding a legit free source.

Post by onceageek » Sat, Sep 01, 2007, 12:05 AM UTC

jey wrote: post #11

onceageek wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disagree on copyright part. Two reasons: 1) You are not selling the agreement 2) It is impossible to find out from where or whose agreement (most of them are generic). Moreover, who the heck reads those!!! I am tempted to write in my ToS - that the users hereby agree to sell their soul for using my website :) I agree on finding a legit free source.

> Two reasons: 1) You are not selling the agreement 2) It is impossible to find out from where or whose agreement (most of them are generic). Moreover, who the heck reads those!!! How does selling it, whether it can be found that you copied it, or whether people read them affect that it's a copyright violation? It's a copyright violation if you publish it as your own, irrespective of whether people read it or find ou…

Post by epi0Bauqu » Sat, Sep 01, 2007, 12:34 AM UTC

Post by cwilbur » Sun, Sep 02, 2007, 1:41 PM UTC