From Where I Sit

John Bal’s From Where I Sit blog expects and welcomes contributions from readers. We expect all participants to treat each other with respect and courtesy. You may contribute to the From Where I Sit blog Online Community and interactive features subject to the following terms and conditions. These conditions apply to any content contributed in any format to any platforms hosted or facilitated by the From Where I Sit blog.

1. General

1.1 Children’s contributions should be supervised by an adult. 1.2 You may be held legally responsible for the content you submit to the From Where I Sit blog Online. 1.3 All material published on the From Where I Sit blog Online is at the From Where I Sit blog’s sole discretion. 1.4 Your contribution may be edited, removed or not published if the From Where I Sit blog considers it to be:

1.4.1 defamatory, or otherwise unlawful or that it violates laws regarding harassment, discrimination, privacy or contempt; 1.4.2 intentionally false or misleading; 1.4.3 an infringement of intellectual property rights or copyright. See below for further information on copyright; 1.4.4 abusive or offensive, including obscenity, blasphemy and racial vilification; 1.4.5 of nuisance value, inappropriate, off topic or vexatious. For example the From Where I Sit blog reserves the right to reject contributions that have been widely canvassed in the forum. It also reserves the right to reject contributions from participants who seek to dominate the discussion; 1.4.6 compromising the privacy of yourself, other contributors or of From Where I Sit blog staff, or containing inappropriate personal information; 1.4.7 seeking to endorse commercial products or activities or to solicit business; 1.4.8 deliberate provocation of other community members; 1.4.9 a posting on behalf of a suspended member. This may lead to you also having your membership locked.

1.5 The From Where I Sit blog reserves the right to archive and republish all contributions to its interactive features across all platforms. 1.6 Repeated breaches of these Conditions of Use may cause the From Where I Sit blog to complain to the Internet Service Provider of the person responsible, and in very serious cases, initiate legal action.

2. Copyright

2.1 Material published on the internet is protected by the same laws of copyright which apply to books, videos and music. 2.2 The right to “copy” always remains with the owner of the material. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you are not permitted to copy or republish anything you find on the internet without the copyright owner’s permission. 2.3 If you wish to refer to material on someone else’s website we recommend you include an attribution in your message. The From Where I Sit blog publishes links to other websites at its sole discretion. 2.4 Under Australian copyright law, limited quotation is permissible in the context of genuine review and criticism. However this does not permit extensive quoting of song lyrics etc. Note:You are welcome to quote content from other From Where I Sit blog posts within your contributions, however we ask that you attribute the URL of the From Where I Sit blog page where you found the quote or picture or sound. 2.5 When you submit content, in any format, you acknowledge that you have all necessary rights, including copyright, in the material that you are contributing to the From Where I Sit blog. You agree that the From Where I Sit blog may use the material online and in whatever other ways the From Where I Sit blog chooses, now and in the future.

3. Registration and Login Names

3.1 The From Where I Sit blog may refuse registration of visitors whose suggested login names are considered inappropriate. Grounds for refusal may include:

3.1.1 offensive content; 3.1.2 obscenity; 3.1.3 abuse; 3.1.4 defamatory content; 3.1.5 contempt; 3.1.6 incitement; 3.1.7 copyright infringement; 3.1.8 brand names or registered trademarks; 3.1.9 company or organisation names; 3.1.10 names of high-profile or public figures; or 3.1.11 names promoting political, religious, social or economic issues.

3.2 The From Where I Sit blog reserves the right to refuse suggested login names at its sole discretion. 3.3 The From Where I Sit blog will not accept any registration that the From Where I Sit blog suspects is being made by or on behalf of a member who has been suspended for repeated violation of these conditions of use. 3.4 Repeated breaches of these Conditions of Use may cause the From Where I Sit blog to lock and/or delete member registrations. Changes to these Conditions of Use will be posted on this page. This page last updated: 24/3/08