July 16, 2008

Terms of service are the “fine print” rules that online publishers establish and that users “agree” to follow in exchange for benefiting from the services the site provides. Though seldom read by users (and hard to find on on most sites), terms of service cover such matters as copying or appropriating the site’s content, the publisher’s liability, users’ privacy and guidelines for user-generated content.

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LATimes.com terms of service
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