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- COMPUSERVE INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATING RULES
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- A. INTRODUCTION
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- These Operating Rules are provided to help make online information
- usage and communications a positive and secure experience for
- members. Members agree during the online sign up procedure to the
- terms and conditions outlined in these Operating Rules. These
- Operating Rules are part of the terms of your Service Agreement
- with CompuServe, and you are bound by them. The definitions used
- in the Service Agreement will also apply to these Operating Rules.
- CompuServe may modify these rules at any time by publishing the
- modified rule(s) over the Service.
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- B. COMPUSERVE COPYRIGHT
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- The content on the Service is protected as a collective work under
- applicable copyright law. The copying, redistribution, or
- publication by member of any such content or any part of the
- Service is prohibited, except as expressly provided in these
- Operating Rules.
-
- Each member who places information, software or other content, in
- the public areas of the Service grants CompuServe the right to
- edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate, and otherwise use in
- connection with the Service, such information, software or other
- content. Subject to this grant, each member who places
- information, software or other content on the Service retains any
- rights member may have in such information, software or other
- content.
-
- C. COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL
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- Copyrighted material must not be placed on the Service without the
- permission of the owner(s) or person(s) they specifically
- authorize. Only the owner(s) or such authorized person(s) may
- upload copyrighted material to the Service.
-
- Members may download copyrighted material for their own use. Except
- as expressly provided by copyright law, copying, redistribution, or
- publication must be with the express permission of CompuServe and
- the owner(s) or such authorized person(s), if other than CompuServe.
- Permission must be specified in the document, on the Service, or
- must be obtained directly from CompuServe and the owner(s) or such
- authorized persons(s), if other than CompuServe. In any copying,
- redistribution, or publication of copyrighted material, any changes
- to or deletion of author attribution or copyright notice are
- prohibited. Downloaded software may not be reverse engineered
- unless specifically authorized by the owner of the software's
- patent and/or copyright.
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- D. PUBLIC DOMAIN MATERIAL
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- Any member may upload public domain programs to the Service. Any
- member may download public domain programs for their own use or
- non-commercially redistribute a public domain program. Member
- assumes all risks regarding the determination of whether a program
- is in the public domain.
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- E. CONTENT & USES OF THE SERVICE
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- Member agrees not to publish on or over the Service any
- information, software or other content which violates or infringes
- upon the rights of any others or which would be abusive, profane
- or offensive to an average person, or which, without the approval
- of CompuServe, contains any advertising, promotion or service any
- solicitation of goods or services for commercial purposes. This
- paragraph, however, shall not be interpreted to restrict member
- from utilizing CompuServe mail in the conduct of a legitimate
- business except that member may not, without the approval of
- CompuServe, send unsolicited advertising or promotional material.
-
- Member agrees not to use the facilities and capabilities of the
- Service to conduct any business or activity or solicit the
- performance of any activity which is prohibited by law or to
- solicit members to become members of other competitive
- information services. Member agrees to comply with all applicable
- laws, rules and regulations in connection with the Service or the
- Service Agreement.
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- EDITING, DELETING AND MANAGING CONTENT
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- CompuServe reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit or
- delete any information, software or other content appearing on the
- Service, regardless of whether it violates applicable standards for
- content.
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- G. SERVICE TERMINATION
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- CompuServe reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend or
- terminate Service to any member at any time.
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- H. INDEMNIFICATION
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- Member agrees to indemnify and hold CompuServe harmless from any
- claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, related
- to member's violation of the Service Agreement, including these
- rules or any information, software or other content placed on the
- Service by the member.
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- I. USE OF ACCOUNT
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- Multiple members of the same household may share a single User ID
- number account. However, only one person is authorized to access
- the Service at any given time on one User ID number account.
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