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You may use MediaVillage products for lawful purposes only and you may not transmit messages that are threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable. You may not transmit messages that encourage conduct that constitutes a criminal offense or infringe upon the publicity or privacy rights or any other rights of any person or party. If you engage in any conduct that might, in MediaVillage' opinion, inhibit or restrict any other user's enjoyment of MediaVillage's products or violate the above restrictions, MediaVillage may remove your posting and/or cancel your access to these areas. MediaVillage, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to determine whether messages are in violation of these guidelines.
By posting messages on sound offs, blogs, discussion groups, and other areas, you are granting MediaVillage a royalty free, perpetual, non-exclusive and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display any posting by you (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed. You may not post or transmit any material of any nature, including, text, audio, software, animation or photographs, belonging to any person or party other than yourself, without the prior, written consent of such owner. Simply because material is available on the Internet does not mean it is in the public domain. You will be responsible for any damages resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks, proprietary rights or any other harm resulting from your posting or transmission.
MediaVillage reserves the right to terminate any member's access if it is found that they have violated any part of a MediaVillage policy. Ownership rights contained herein further extend to any postings, etc. from your members.
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MediaVillage will have the right but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the sound offs, blogs, discussion groups, and other areas. MediaVillage may retain the services of independent contractors to perform these functions. MediaVillage maintains the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the site that MediaVillage believes is in violation of these guidelines or is stale. MediaVillage will archive content according to its then current internal standards.
You may select a name to use in connection with your postings on the site. However, you may not use a user name (or e-mail address) (i) with the intent of impersonating another person; (ii) belonging to another person without his or her consent; (iii) in violation of the intellectual property rights of any person; or (iv) that MediaVillage deems to be offensive.
This site may link you to other sites on the Internet through our partner offerings or member postings. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. These other sites are not under the control of MediaVillage, and you acknowledge that MediaVillage is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites. The inclusion of such a link does not imply endorsement of the site by MediaVillage or any association with its operators. Products and services may be offered by third parties through advertisements that appear on MediaVillage. MediaVillage does not guarantee or endorse any products or services offered or sold and will not be responsible for any transactions between you and the seller.
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This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to the use by you of the MediaVillage site. The right to use any product or service offered by MediaVillage is personal to you and is not transferable to any other person or entity. Either you or MediaVillage may terminate your use at any time.
MediaVillage shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the MediaVillage site including, but not limited to, the site areas, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including but not limited to, postings on the site, revised version of this Agreement or notification by electronic mail. Any use by you of the site after such notice shall conclusively be deemed to be acceptance by you of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions. You agree to review the terms and conditions of this Agreement periodically to be aware of such revisions. You are responsible for all equipment, including but not limited to, telephone lines, computer hardware and software, necessary for the proper functioning of the MediaVillage product.
You acknowledge and agree that all content and materials available on this site are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by MediaVillage, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such materials or content. Notwithstanding the above, you may print or download one copy of the materials or content on this site on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from this site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without written permission from MediaVillage is prohibited. In addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms of Use is prohibited.
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