Leah Hamilton - Page 4
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Qualified Solicitor. Writer.
SaaS, who owns the content of your users?
When you create a SaaS product, user-generated content is one of the most common ways to build and grow a community within that app. But if that content is created by users rather than you, who owns it? In intellectual property law, copyright is automatically granted to an original work. This...
SaaS Apps: Is SLA the Right Legal Tool?
All apps and websites need to have legal agreements in place to set out the relationship between the user and the app or website operator. There are numerous different types of legal agreements that you can use for your app, such as Terms of Service, Terms of Use, End User Licence...
Acceptable Use Clauses for SaaS Apps
SaaS apps that allow user interaction or the creation of user-generated content are great ways to build your brand and create a community for your users around that brand. But when you have users using your service or SaaS app, especially if they can interact with others, setting out an Acceptable...
3 key things about the new EU Data Protection law
Some form of EU data protection law has been in force since the mid-90s, but the legislation continues to grow and develop to meet the changing pressures and challenges that come with technology and its increasing reach into the lives of individuals. As a startup, business owner, or e-commerce store operator,...
4 clauses to have if you host user-generated content
Web sites and apps built with user-generated content are quickly becoming the norm. There's the rapidly growing language-learning app Duolingo, numerous Facebook quizzes and games, as well as photo-sharing websites and news aggregators such as reddit. They all rely on users to create, or contribute, or share things with others. This creates...
Amendments to Terms and Conditions
You may have your legal agreements all neatly set up and have used good clickwrap methods such as tick boxes or "I agree" buttons to gain agreement to them. But what happens if you want to make an amendment or release a new version? Are your users still bound by your...