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Websites: Five Ways to Stay Out of Trouble from Stanford University Library's Copyright & Fair Use site

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Write for the Web

When it comes to writing for the web, creating content that is easy to scan is your priority.

Copyright Notices on Sites

You can customize the statement depending on what you want to permit others to do with your materials.