Posts Tagged ‘ethics’

Copyright and Copywrong

Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Copyright law seems to be poorly misunderstood by a great many people. I’m not an attorney, and I’m particularly not a copyright or intellectual property attorney, but I believe I have an informed layman’s understanding of copyright matters. Knowing the basics of copyright law and the legal issues surrounding the use of copyrighted material can help one stay out of trouble. I’ve had two recent copyright issues that might be helpful to discuss. (more…)

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Ethics and Web Design – The Professional Responsibility of the Web Designer

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Apparently I’m part of a small minority of web developers who believe that the developer has a level of professional responsibility toward the client, regardless of whether the client knows, understands, or requests same. (more…)

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Posted in Rants, Search Engine Optimization, Web Site Design, Web Standards | 2 Comments »

Network Solutions Caught Front Running

Friday, January 11th, 2008
“We had to destroy the village in order to save it, sir!” That was basically the response of Network Solutions when it was caught with its hand in the cookie jar, registering domains for themselves that people had looked up in their whois registry. NetSol basically defended their contemptible practice by saying, “In order to prevent domain registration abuse, we’re committing domain registration abuse.” (more…)

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