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The Bad News: We
must forbid any activity that increases bandwidth use or abuse. We must also
forbid any activity that might violate license agreements that we have with
certain content providers who retain their copyrights or require us to post
draconian terms of use.
So, if you intend to
harvest, copy or mine this site for its content, definitions or translations,
know that you are violating the terms of this site and performing an illegal act
that puts the site at risk. All pages are protected by international copyright
laws. By using this site you agree to (exception: the only terms that
apply to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, articles are the ones specified in
the GNU
FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENSE):
NOT ELECTRONICALLY COPY ANY PAGES with the intent of creating new
commercial or non-commercial Internet sites or publications or products
& NOT ANALYZE OR COPY THE SOURCE CODE with the intent of creating new
commercial or non-commercial Internet sites or publications or products & NOT DOWNLOAD
PAGES with the intent of creating new commercial or non-commercial Internet
sites or publications or products.
Note: "The penalties
for infringement are very harsh: the court can award up to $150,000 for each
separate act of willful infringement. Willful infringement means that you knew
you were infringing and you did it anyway. Ignorance of the law, though, is no
excuse. If you don't know that you are infringing, you still will be liable for
damages - only the amount of the award will be affected. Then there are attorneys'
fees..... "
Source: University of Texas. http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm.
Now some good news: if you want to
legally create your own dictionary take a look at Add
Webster's Dictionary to your own site!
You
do not need to harvest or download every page of this site in order to get
access to the data!
Legal
stuff:
… and now some more
legal boilerplate adapted from what one finds on other dictionary sites who must
know what they are doing (i.e. we do not have a legal department) …
Here is a summary:
you agree to use this site at your own risk, we are liable for absolutely
nothing, and you are not allowed to repetitively copy any part of the site or in
any way abuse this site. If you do not like this, do not use the site.
Webster's
Online Dictionary End User Agreement
Exception: the only terms that apply to Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia, articles are the ones specified in the GNU
FREE DOCUMENTATION LICENSE.
1. Agreement on General Terms of Use for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
- This
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you ("user,"
"you," or "your" or translations of these terms in any
known language) as a user who accesses or establishes a connection via the
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sites pointing to this URL address).
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sites pointing to this URL address) constitutes your agreement to abide by
these provisions. You and you alone are solely responsible for your use of
the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this
URL address) web site and for ensuring that you or your use complies fully
with the provisions of this Agreement.
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future. Webster's Online Dictionary will notify our users of any changes by
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means of providing such notice to you. Any changes to this Agreement, with
respect to the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites
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to you or the public. Your use of the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web
site (or sites pointing to this URL address) after such notice of changes to
this Agreement will be deemed your acceptance of these changes, without
communication to us.
- Webster's
Online Dictionary reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change,
modify, augment, delete, limit, or discontinue any phrases, words,
quotations, statistics, aspects, content, or feature of the
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address), as well as any aspect pertaining to the use of the
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address).
- If you do
not agree to the provisions of this agreement or are not satisfied with the
site www.websters-online-dictionary.org, your sole and exclusive remedy is
to discontinue your use of the site.
2. Acceptable Use on the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or
sites pointing to this URL address) for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
A.
You are only allowed to use this site on an occasional basis, i.e.
looking up a few words per day, for personal or education purposes.
B. Looking at or copying the source code
with the intent of harvesting, data mining, copying, saving a copy to disk,
crawling, using spiders, snaking, reverse engineering, using bots, robots,
winbatches, websnake, automated downloading, mirroring or similar programs is
strictly forbidden and violates international copyright laws. We have copyright
on all pages to prevent this type of activity which drives up bandwidth costs
and put the project at risk. We cannot tolerate this bandwidth abuse. Only
occasional use is permitted by persons using this site as a dictionary is
allowed. No other use is authorized. You
are only allowed to look at the pages of this site using a computer screen or
monitor!
3. User Activities and Information on the www.websters-online-dictionary.org
web site (or sites pointing to this URL address) for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
- You will
use the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to
this URL address) and any content, material, or information found on the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address) solely for lawful, non-commercial purposes. You shall not upload
to, distribute to, or otherwise disseminate through the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address) any material or information of any kind that is libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise violates any law or
infringes or violates any rights of any other person or entity, or contains
a solicitation of funds, advertising, or a solicitation for goods or
services.
- You warrant
that any material or information that you make available through the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address), including, for example, postings to comment pages or definition
pages, is solely your original work, or that you have all necessary rights
to make the material or information of any other person or entity available
on the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to
this URL address). You will be solely responsible for the information, data
or content of any material or information that you make available through
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URL address). You will also be liable for any damage resulting from making
any material or information available through the
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address).
- By making
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address), you automatically grant to Webster's Online Dictionary a
worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and non-exclusive right and
license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute and
sublicense any such material or information (in whole or in part) and/or to
incorporate it in other works regardless of form, media, or technology. By
making any material or information available through the
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address), you also grant to users other than yourself the right and license
to access, view, store, or reproduce your material and information for that
user's personal use.
- Webster's
Online Dictionary has no obligation to, and does not and cannot, review
every item of material on www.websters-online-dictionary.org or information
that you and users other than yourself make available through the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address), and Webster's Online Dictionary is not responsible for any
information, data or content of this material or information. However,
Webster's Online Dictionary reserves the right to delete, move, or edit any
material or information that it deems, in its sole discretion, unacceptable,
libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise in
violation of any law or that infringes or violates any rights of any other
person or entity. Further, Webster's Online Dictionary reserves the right at
all times to disclose any data, statistics, material or information as
necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, from any
country or planet.
- Webster's
Online Dictionary reserves the right to collect, use, and distribute
geographic data (e.g. Maris from Paris) about you and your use of the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address) in the posting of comments or forms that do not identify you
individually or reveal your identity.
4. Rights in www.websters-online-dictionary.org Content and the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address)
- All
information, data or content provided by Webster's Online Dictionary on the
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address) is protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable
intellectual property and proprietary rights laws and is owned, controlled,
and/or licensed by www.webster-online-dictionary.org. The
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patent, trademark, and other applicable intellectual property and
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Webster's Online Dictionary. All trademarks appearing on the
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address) are the property of their respective owners.
- You will
not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create
derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in
part, found on the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites
pointing to this URL address). You will not download copyrighted
information, data or content for your personal use, and will make no public
other use of the information, data or content without the express written
permission of Webster's Online Dictionary or the editor. You will not make
any changes to any information, data or content that you are not permitted
to download under this Agreement, and in particular you will not delete or
alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You
agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any downloaded
information, statistics, data or content.
- Certain
information, data or content found on the www.websters-online-dictionary.org
web site (or sites pointing to this URL address) may be subject to any
additional terms, or conditions, and notices as specified below.
5. Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability for
www.websters-online-dictionary.org
- You
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your sole risk. The editor, volunteers, or third party information, data or
content providers, or licensors do not warrant that the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org will be uninterrupted or error free. Nor
do we claim that any of the information, definitions, translations,
statistics or data are in any way accurate, reliable, or even interesting.
Nor do the editor, volunteers, or third parties make any warranty as to the
results that may be obtained or derived from the use of information
collected from the site, or as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness,
or contents of any content, information, material, postings, definitions,
translations, rhymes, synonyms, etymologies, or posting responses found on
the site, any merchandise or services provided through the site, or any
links to other sites made available on the site.
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postings, or posting responses found on the
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basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including,
but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Basically, do not
factually rely on this site for anything, including homework assignments,
business deals, board games or even light entertainment.
- Under no
circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Webster's
Online Dictionary (or its affiliates, editor, or volunteers), be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that
result from the use of, or the inability to use, any content, information,
material, postings, or posting responses on the
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itself. These limitations apply regardless of whether the party liable or
allegedly liable was advised, had other reason to know, or in fact knew of
the possibility of such damages. You specifically acknowledge and agree that
Webster's Online Dictionary (and its editor or volunteers), is not liable
for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user, including you.
6. Indemnification for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Webster's
Online Dictionary (or its editor or volunteers) from and against all claims,
liability, and expenses, including attorneys' fees and legal fees and costs,
arising out of your use of the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or
sites pointing to this URL address) or your breach of any provision of this
Agreement. Webster's Online Dictionary reserves the right, in its sole
discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control
of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You agree to
cooperate as fully and as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim.
7. Fees and Payments for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
There are no fees for this site. Webster's Online Dictionary
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any time, to raise donations or
to charge fees for high volume access to and use of the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address), or any portions of the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or
sites pointing to this URL address). If Webster's Online Dictionary elects to
charge fees, it will post a notice on the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web
site (or sites pointing to this URL address) all provisions pertaining to any
fees and or payments.
8. Termination Policy for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
Webster's Online Dictionary may terminate this Agreement and
your use of the www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing
to this URL address) at any time. Webster's Online Dictionary shall have the
right immediately to terminate your use of the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address) in the event of any conduct by you which Webster's Online Dictionary,
or its volunteers, in its sole
discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by you
of this Agreement.
Any
activities associated with abuse, as determined by us, will result in use
termination and possible legal action.
9. Law Governing Performance and Disputes for
www.websters-online-dictionary.org
This Agreement, your performance under it, and any disputes
arising under it shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the country, state
or city of the choosing of Webster's Online Dictionary, or its editor or
volunteers (as assigned by the editor).
10. General Terms for www.websters-online-dictionary.org
This Agreement and any posted rules on the
www.websters-online-dictionary.org web site (or sites pointing to this URL
address) established by Webster's Online Dictionary constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No waiver by
either Webster's Online Dictionary or you of any breach or default under this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach
or default. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
Webster's Online Dictionary and its successors, trustees, and permitted assigns.
Webster's Online Dictionary may assign this Agreement, or any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement, with or without notice to you.
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