Everybody's got a copyright page
and this site is no different. You
know the drill - lots and lots of boring legal
language no one but another lawyer could possibly translate.
But, this copyright page actually makes sense to regular people.
And it's no less legal for the clarity.
This site (the "Site") is owned and operated by Paul Thurston
("Paul") for your personal entertainment, information and education.
Please feel free to browse the Site;
however, your access and use of the Site is subject to the
following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all
applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Site, you
accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and
Conditions.
[Here we go]
Paul runs this site so that you (and other cybersurfers) can use it
for fun, information and education. So, go ahead
and browse around all you like.
You can even download stuff from the site but only one copy for
non-commercial, personal use; but don't fool around with the
copyright and other notices that are part of the stuff. And don't
even think about distributing, modifying, transmitting,
re-posting, or anything else uncool with any of the stuff,
including text, images, audio and video, for public or
commercial purposes unless Paul gives you written permission.
Remember, unauthorized use
[re-read the last sentence] may violate various sorts of laws.
If you visit Paul's site, you're agreeing to [read: stuck with] the
terms and conditions listed on this page and any other law or
regulation that applies to the site. If you have any problems with
that, then you can't hang out at Paul's site, because these are the
rules AND once you start, there's no turning back--you are
bound by [read: stuck with] the terms and conditions.
Assume everything on the site is copyrighted [read: it's not
yours] unless Paul says otherwise. So you can't use the stuff
except how Paul says you can on this page without his written permission.
Unless you're a personal friend of Paul, don't send him your latest
idea for a great story. That's because anything
you disclose to him is his to use without restriction [read: it's
his..his..his]. So Paul can do anything he wants with the stuff
you send. He can reproduce it, disclose it, transmit it, publish
it, broadcast it, and post it someplace else. Not only that, he
can even use any ideas and concepts you send any way he
wants to, including developing and marketing products, or
developing programs or other stuff using the information you send.
So if you've got a great program idea, tell your mom, not Paul!
While Paul tries to include accurate stuff on the site, he's not
promising you it's accurate. In fact, he's not promising you
anything except fun and entertainment. So, if you use stuff on
the site, you're using it at your own risk.
Paul and anybody else who helps him make, produce, or deliver
the site is not liable for any damages you suffer when you use
it. In particular, the lawyers want you to know this disclaimer
includes "direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive
damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the site.
Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the site is provided
to you 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW." Ugh! All this
was put in quotes as it wasn't possible to say it in a way the
lawyers would accept. But here's
the bottom line -- Paul and anybody else
associated with the delivery of this site, is not responsible
if you're browsing
around and the site damages you or your computer or infects it
with any viruses that may lurk in any stuff.
You'll probably notice Paul has linked his site to other sites out
there in cyberspace. While that's cool, it doesn't mean that
Paul has looked at all those sites or that he checks them out to see
what's going on. So don't blame him if some site you link to has
stuff on it that offends you or that you don't like.
If you don't want to visit his site any more, that is cool! But just
as important, if you don't follow the simple rules on this page,
Paul doesn't want you to visit his site.
In any event, you've got to destroy [read: erase, throw out] any
stuff you downloaded from Paul's site and you're still bound by
[read: stuck with] all the other things said on this page.
Hang in there, we're almost done! Paul's allowed to change this
page or anything else on the site any time he wants to. That's
because it's his [read: it's his..his..his]. If he does change
the page, then you're bound by [read: stuck with] those
changes, too, whenever you visit his site.
If there's any question about this agreement [read: all the stuff
on this page] or how this agreement applies to you or your use
of the site, Chilean law will apply and your home office will be
deemed to be in Santiago, Chile just like Paul's is.
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