Dear Members,

We must remember that the internet is still in its infancy. As the electronic age continues, new laws and precedents are being set by our courts continuously regarding electronic communication.

Digital Expressions (DE) cannot assume any liability for the actions of our members. It is in our best interest to protect ourselves from any potential conflicts with the law. And as an author, it is in your interest to protect yourself.

If you have written any comments or diary entries that may be considered harassing or libelous, you put yourself and DE at risk of litigation. This especially includes any entries or comments that use the full names of others, divulge person information about others, or defame another person.

Every comment and entry written on DE is automatically copyrighted by its respective author. This includes *all* comments and entries; once written, copyright protection is granted automatically per U.S. law. Unless given written explicit permission, it may be unlawful to repost anything found on DE in your own diary or as a comment in another diary.

An official policy change will be posted to the official DE "rules" page with further information within the next several days.

With the above in mind, it may be wise to review your own diary and begin making any questionable content private. You may wish to use the "Download" feature to ensure that you have a copy of your diary, in the event that it is deleted. Once the new rules go into effect, ANYONE FOUND VIOLATING THE RULES WILL HAVE THEIR DIARY IMMEDIATELY DELETED WITHOUT NOTIFICATION OR CHANCE OF RECOVERY.

If you have any objection to these rules, please visit http://www.livejournal.com or http://www.myspace.com. Please remember that keeping a diary here is a privilege and not a right. DE continues to be a privately operated site.

We enjoy providing you with a place to write. Let's work together to protect you and ourselves and keep DE enjoyable for all.

Thank you for your understanding,
The Digital Expressions Team


UPDATE: We are primarily concerned with individuals who copy a diary entry for the purpose of insulting the original author, or other malicious intentions. Copying portions of a survey will not result in your diary being deleted.