> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of guy keren > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:14 PM > To: Amir Tal > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Whatsup - Important updates > > > > On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Amir Tal wrote: > > > Yes, but bare in mind that we are talking about a huge > number of hits > > per day ! Currently, we get an average of 1700-2000 hits, > and joining > > forces with those guys can multiple > > That number by at least 20. > > This is something worth thinking about. > > Again - I am not sure what's the best step here. I am > hoping for more > > opinions from the list > > So we can decide. > > in that case, you should make a 'limited deal' with them. if > i were you, i'd make sure: > > 1. either side can break out of the deal within a given time > notice (e.g. > 30 days).
That should not be a problem (they said) > > 2. you keep the copyright for all the material, or otherwise > the original > posters do, but you certainly do not transfer copyright to that > commercial entity. > The deal is that they a re allowed to edit the content before publishing it. The do have to make sure users know where the Original came from, but what they are publishing does not have to match 100% to the original. What would you suggest for copyright in that case ? > 3. they cannot sue you if they are not satisfied - they at best can > terminate the agreement. ofcourse - this cannot include > cases when you > maliciously try to damage their business. > > 4. they put a link to your site, in a way that it'll be visible the > content comes from your site, not from their site (i.e. > even if you let > them copy the material from your site to their - you > should make sure > they somewhere mention the content is taken from your site). That is agreed. > > i'd also suggest using a 'slow start' on this - otherwise, > you might get overwhelmed with site management tasks. this > means they first don't advertise the site too much - only > after it starts gaining users and you both see you're up to > the task, push it forward. > This is a good idea. We need to keep in mind that we cannot deal with the site all day long (I wish I could), And considering the kind of traffic they are talking about (20,000 hits per day - at least) then we should definitely think about that. Thanks ;) > good luck > > -- > guy > > "For world domination - press 1, > or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run > the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
