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Disclaimer and Copyright Statement

Welcome to the Casebook.org message boards!
This website has been developed and made accessible with a view to encouraging the public availability and the free exchange of information and opinion. Despite the relatively unregulated nature of the Internet, there are nevertheless a few matters which you should bear in mind when visiting our site.

Searching for information on the Internet

The advent of the Internet means that people like you have better than ever and faster than ever access to a vast amount of information. Of course, the output of any Internet search is dependent upon both the nature of the search engine and the search topic used. You should bear this in mind when performing searches through any Internet search facility.
Similarly, you should not expect a search conducted through any search engine to provide you with an exhaustive list of the sources of information on the search topic.
Site content
The casebook.org site, and any links from it to third-party sites, have been established as an information source and with a view to promoting tolerance, cultural and other diversity in our society. You should, therefore, bear in mind that some material which appears at the casebook.org site and any linked sites may possibly cause offence or upset to some people. Casebook.org regrets, but cannot take responsibility for, any such offence or upset caused.
Due to the Casebook.org's desire to promote a free exchange of opinion and information, it does not necessarily endorse or support the views, opinions, standards or information which appear at this site or any linked sites. You should also not interpret the absence of a link from the site to any other site as a criticism or comment by Casebook.org on the provider or content of that other site.

Unfortunately, Casebook.org cannot warrant and does not represent that the material which appears at the Casebook.org site or any linked sites is complete, current, reliable and/or free from error.
Casebook.org also can not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense you might incur as a result of the use of or reliance upon the materials which appear at this or any linked sites.
You should be aware that the providers of linked sites will often have their own protocols and standards in relation to their sites and the information which appears at them. We urge you to familiarize yourself with any such protocols and standards.

On-line discussion forums and chat rooms

One of the exciting features of the Casebook.org site is that it allows you an opportunity to publish your views on topics of interest on one of our bulletin boards. While Casebook.org believes that the on-line discussion forums and chat sessions are an ideal way of learning more about the diversity of public views and opinions on contemporary issues, the generally unrestricted nature of the Internet could potentially lead to the discussions and chat sessions being abused or misused by some people.

Accordingly, it is a condition of publication of material at any bulletin board, or participation in any on-line discussion forum, that the Casebook.org's Principles and Objectives which are contained in the Read This First section be observed and adhered to. Messages posted are subject to the Terms of Use for using Casebook.org. In
addition, messages that violate copyright law, invade another's privacy, or are obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable are forbidden. By posting messages on this site, the
user agrees to hold harmless and/or indemnify Casebook.org for any legal claims based upon or relating to the message posted. Casebook.org reserves the right to disclose any information about postings, including identifying
information, to satisfy criminal and/or legal inquiries. Casebook.org reserves the right to remove any postings that violate the above terms of use.

Please note that statements you post may be actionable for defamation, invasion of privacy, or other legal cause of action. Readers must avoid comments that are false and injurious to others.

To facilitate the free exchange of public opinion and at the same time monitor any potentially disruptive or undesirable input, a moderator has been appointed to supervise the running of the bulletin board, on-line discussion forums and chat sessions. The moderator is an officer of Casebook.org.
The moderator has the right to:

refuse, or remove from the site, material submitted by a user which in the moderator's reasonable opinion tends to incite violence, racial hatred or intolerance against any group in our society, or which in the moderator's opinion may constitute a defamatory statement, an infringement of copyright or a breach of any other law, or which violates the Terms of Use policy;

contact, and/or cancel the registration of, any user who in the moderator's reasonable opinion has failed to observe, or is otherwise acting in a manner inconsistent with, the Principles and Objectives of the Casebook site; and

edit, abridge, amend or otherwise alter any material submitted to the Casebook site for publication.

Copyright
Copyright in the material which appears at the Casebook.org site or any other Internet site (including any text, photographs or artwork) vests, subject to the provisions of the copyright laws, in the author of the material whether that be the site content provider or some other person or organisation, for example, someone participating in an on-line discussion forum or chat session.
You are welcome to reproduce for personal, in-house or non-commercial use any material which Casebook.org creates and displays at the website. In the event that you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmit the material which appears at the Casebook.org site for a purpose other than personal, in-house or non-commercial use, you can apply to at the following address for formal permission.

Stephen P. Ryder
Spryder@casebook.org

Casebook.org cannot and does not grant you any permission or authority in respect of the copyright in the material which is posted to our site by others, or which appears at third-party Internet sites (we strongly recommend that you refer to the copyright statements at those sites before making use of the material).
Conclusion
Casebook.org is confident that if users respect and abide by the Principles and Objectives and bear in mind the matters described at this web-page, the site, and the on-line discussion forums and chat sessions which take place at the site, will provide both a fantastic information source as well as an unique opportunity for you to share your views on relevant topics
.
We trust that you will enjoy using the site as much as we look forward to hearing your views and opinions.
If you have any questions in relation to the site or would like more information about Casebook.org please contact
Spryder@casebook.org