Terms of Use
Terms of use; you'd think it was pretty obvious. We publish it;
you're allowed to read it.
Linking Is Encouraged
Not only that, you're encouraged to read it and invited to link to
it on your own website or blog (see the Open Link
Policy).
We don't expect anyone to read this Terms of Use page, nor will we
ask you not to visit the site if you don't like our terms of use. It's
the Web; you can read it if you want to. However, there are copyright,
trademark, netiquette, legal, and other issues everyone using the Web
should be familiar with. This page has a little more legal standing
than a shrink wrap license, but that doesn't mean you should ignore it.
Good Web usage is good Web usage.
Copyright
Everything on Low End PC (LEPC) is copyrighted. Unless
otherwise noted, that copyright is held by Cobweb Publishing, Inc., the
publisher of Low End PC. Copyright of editorial content remains
with the author. All rights are reserved. In other words,
link to our
content, don't steal it. Other sites are invited to link to any
part of this site provided that all
content is presented in its original form and is not placed within a
frame (or, if it is framed, with a clear and easy way to display
it without the frame).
eBay and craigslist users are authorized to copy nothing more than
the hardware specifications for use in their auctions, and we freely
grant them the right to quote that material only if the listing
includes a link to the Low End PC page they are quoting from. In some
cases we are now providing "Specs in Brief" pages specifically for use
with online classified and auction sites.
Except for Fair Use (described below), anyone publishing content
from LEPC without written permission of the publisher and the copyright
holder (the author) may be liable to prosecution.
Fair Use
From the Copyright Act of 1976:
the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use
by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means
specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment,
news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use),
scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In
determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a
fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
- the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is
of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
- the nature of the copyrighted work;
- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to
the copyrighted work as a whole; and
- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself
bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of
all the above factors.
Point 4 is especially important, as Low End PC makes the bulk of
its income from displaying ads alongside our content. We don't object
to selective quoting in the context of an article, but we put the
following restrictions on reproducing content in a news brief:
- The quoted material must include a link to the original article and
include the name of its author. The article should be attributed to Low
End PC (not LowEndPC, LEPC, Low-End PC, or any other variant).
- The quoted material may not comprise more than 50% or more than 300
words, whichever is less, of the original article.
We don't mind if you print out a few copies of an article to share
with friends or coworkers, but we specifically limit that to 10 copies.
If you want to make more copies, you'll need to obtain written
permission. Such permission is usually granted, and we encourage Mac
user groups to contact us about publishing site content in their
printed newsletters.
Purpose of Low End PC
Low End PC is for informational purposes only. We do our best to
share helpful, accurate information, but no one associated with LEPC
assumes responsibility for its accuracy. Information is subject to
change without notice. Actions taken based on any of the information
contained on this site is done entirely at your own risk. Mention of
any products or services is for informational purposes only and
constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.
Outdated Links
Archived content may mention sale items, products, or services no
longer available. We try to assure that links work when an article is
published, but links may no longer be valid or, worse, may lead to a
completely different site simply because someone purchased a lapsed
domain name. (Ridiculous? Not really. It's one of the tricks used by
p0rn sites. It's a depraved world we live in. We do our best to remove
bad links as they come to our attention. If you do find a bad link,
please contact
and be sure to
include a link to our page that contains the bad link.)
Disclaimer
The opinions expressed on this site are not necessarily those of
Cobweb Publishing, Inc., or Low End PC. We believe part of "thinking
different" is allowing others to express opinions which diverge from
our own. Opinions expressed on the site and within the forums are those
of the author.
Restrictions on Groups and Forums
Those using our groups and forums may not post any material which
violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others; which is
unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or
publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable;
which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give
rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without
our express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation
with respect to products or services except as may be allowed for
within the guidelines set forth for the email lists. Any conduct that
restricts or inhibits any other user from using or enjoying Low End
Mac, its email lists, and its forums, will not be permitted. We reserve
the right to ban users temporarily or permanently from any Low End PC
resource at the sole discretion of the publisher.
Indemnity
Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cobweb Publishing, Inc.,
Low End PC, its employees, and its freelance staff from all claims and
expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of any Low
End Mac resource.
Any email sent to the site, unless specifically noted otherwise, is
considered postable, with email addresses removed unless the author
requests otherwise. If your comments are private and not for
publication, mark you email "not for publication."
Trademark
Low End PC is an independent publication and has not been
authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple, Inc. Apple, the
Apple logo, Macintosh, MacBook, iMac, iBook, Power Book, iPod, and
iPhone are some of many registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. Additional
company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of
the individual companies and are hereby acknowledged.
Updates
Cobweb Publishing, Inc., may at any time revise these terms of use
by updating this page. Although we cannot legally bind you to these
terms (as we said above, they have little more legal standing than a
shrink wrap license), we ask that you abide by them as they reflect the
law and good Web usage.
Dan Knight
, publisher, Low
End Mac
