Comments on: The solution to bad terms of service? Creative Commons and clarity http://mortleman.net/?p=139 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Owned? Legal terms of video hosting services compared http://mortleman.net/?p=139&cpage=1#comment-147 Owned? Legal terms of video hosting services compared Mon, 24 May 2010 01:38:00 +0000 http://mortleman.net/?p=139#comment-147 [...] Jim Mortleman commented this with advice to video hosting services that “[in order to be successful] you need to be clear that you’re not going to hijack [a user's] work” – a statement in line with Lawrence Lessig‘s remarks at approx. minute 40 of his OFC conference keynote. While undoubtedly true, I believe there is a broader concept that should be targeted first, without which the legal terms are mostly irrelevant: the User Experience. [...] [...] Jim Mortleman commented this with advice to video hosting services that “[in order to be successful] you need to be clear that you’re not going to hijack [a user's] work” – a statement in line with Lawrence Lessig‘s remarks at approx. minute 40 of his OFC conference keynote. While undoubtedly true, I believe there is a broader concept that should be targeted first, without which the legal terms are mostly irrelevant: the User Experience. [...]

]]> By: Advancing Usability http://mortleman.net/?p=139&cpage=1#comment-98 Advancing Usability Thu, 21 May 2009 06:07:14 +0000 http://mortleman.net/?p=139#comment-98 <strong>A positive user experience does pay off...</strong> The comparison of the Terms of Use of video hosting services garnered quite a bit of attention and I wanted to comment on a few of the reactions. Overall it seems that quite a few Vimeo users were surprised to see their service had one of the worst ter... A positive user experience does pay off…

The comparison of the Terms of Use of video hosting services garnered quite a bit of attention and I wanted to comment on a few of the reactions.
Overall it seems that quite a few Vimeo users were surprised to see their service had one of the worst ter…

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