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DO YOU WANT ME TO PUBLISH THAT NOW? A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF ONLINE PUBLISHING

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In the pre-Internet era there was a significant time lag between the creation of a work by an author and the time a consumer read that work.The Internet has allowed authors to create and publish their work and disseminate across the world quickly.There has been an explosion of online content and publishing over the last decade.Most people believe that this trend is going to continue on a steep incline.Publishing content online in such a quick manner has drawbacks especially due to legal issues.There are several risks associated with online publishing including libel, privacy, plagiarism, copyrights, and inaccuracies.This paper highlights the various risks and provides a better understanding of Online Publishing.It also provides guidance to publishers for avoiding legal liabilities.

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In the pre-Internet era there was a significant time lag between the creation of a work by an author and the time a consumer read that work.The Internet has allowed authors to create and publish their work and disseminate across the world quickly.There has been an explosion of online content and publishing over the last decade.Most people believe that this trend is going to continue on a steep incline.Publishing content online in such a quick manner has drawbacks especially due to legal issues.There are several risks associated with online publishing including libel, privacy, plagiarism, copyrights, and inaccuracies.This paper highlights the various risks and provides a better understanding of Online Publishing.It also provides guidance to publishers for avoiding legal liabilities.

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In the pre-Internet era there was a significant time lag between the creation of a work by an author and the time a consumer read that work.The Internet has allowed authors to create and publish their work and disseminate across the world quickly.There has been an explosion of online content and publishing over the last decade.Most people believe that this trend is going to continue on a steep incline.Publishing content online in such a quick manner has drawbacks especially due to legal issues.There are several risks associated with online publishing including libel, privacy, plagiarism, copyrights, and inaccuracies.This paper highlights the various risks and provides a better understanding of Online Publishing.It also provides guidance to publishers for avoiding legal liabilities.

Key concepts: Publishing, Publication, Internet privacy, Library science, World Wide Web, Political science, Computer science, Law

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