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stevengs · Jan 7th, 2006, 2:40 PM

1) I would be real careful how I handle text files that visitors upload.

2) Just recently I read about the music industry starting an all out attack on websites that post guitar tabs and scores of music to which they own the rights. If your visitors upload copyrighted songs that you then publicize, you can probably be held liable. I am not a lawyer so this may not hold water, but if I were you, I would inform myself thoroughly before investing too much in this project.

Here is a related article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm

Jan 7th, 2006, 2:40 PM	#12
stevengs Professional Programmer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bad Nauheim, Germany Posts: 436 Rep Power: 4	1) I would be real careful how I handle text files that visitors upload. 2) Just recently I read about the music industry starting an all out attack on websites that post guitar tabs and scores of music to which they own the rights. If your visitors upload copyrighted songs that you then publicize, you can probably be held liable. I am not a lawyer so this may not hold water, but if I were you, I would inform myself thoroughly before investing too much in this project. Here is a related article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4508158.stm __________________ -Steven "Is this a piece of your brain?" - Basil Fawlty