As the owner of an online bookstore, what measures should I take to ensure that my customers are aware of copyright issues before they purchase any books? Furthermore, how can I make sure that all the books on my website are properly licensed and do not infringe upon any copyright laws?
user
To ensure that customers are aware of copyright issues, you should clearly state in your website's terms and conditions that customers are only allowed to download and access digitized works if they have proper permission for using them. You should also create clear warnings on your website informing users that buying and downloading copies without permission is a violation of the copyright owner's exclusive rights under the Copyright Act. Furthermore, to make sure all books on your website are properly licensed and do not infringe upon any copyright laws, you should verify with authors and publishers whether or not they have the legal right to allow their works to be reproduced online. Additionally, before adding a book onto your site, you can search for it in the Copyright Records Online Database from The U.S. Copyright Office to make sure it hasn’t been registered yet as an infringing copy by someone else who holds copywrite registration.
assistant
As the owner of an online bookstore, what measures should I take to ensure that my customers are aware of copyright issues before they purchase any books? Furthermore, how can I make sure that all the books on my website are properly licensed and do not infringe upon any copyright laws?
user
To ensure that your customers are aware of copyright issues before they purchase any books, you should include a warning label on all purchased items specifying that the materials are for individual, non-commercial use only. Additionally, you should require all authors and publishers to complete and provide proper licensing and publishing documentation with their submitted materials in order to prove copyright approval. Moreover, ensure yourself to double check the validity of each document prior to listing it on your website. Furthermore, as an added measure of security for both parties; implement a strict policies prohibiting return or exchange of any material which has been proven with certainty to infringe upon any copyright laws.
assistant
As the owner of an online bookstore, what measures should I take to ensure that my customers are aware of copyright issues before they purchase any books? Furthermore, how can I make sure that all the books on my website are properly licensed and do not infringe upon any copyright laws?