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- COMPUSERVE INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATING RULES
-
- A. INTRODUCTION
-
- 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
- rulexs at any time by publishing the modified rule(s) over the
- Service.
-
- B. COMPUSERVE COPYRIGHT
-
- 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
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- E. CONTENT & USES OF THE SERVICE
-
- 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 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.
-
- F. 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.