12-17-2005, 09:40 AM
Quote:Most litigation and, as a result, risk mitigation, begins with contracts. Hosts, like most people, spend little if any time reviewing their contracts with significant vendors. Many hosts don't even create acceptable use policies or terms of service tailored to their businesses. While it's easy to understand the lack of motivation to read contracts - they're boring - spending an hour actually understanding your bandwidth contract can save you 20 hours arguing with your provider when problems arise.
Contract Review...
Draft your own AUP and TOS...
Whose laws apply?...
Where Can You Be Sued?...
full article: http://www.thewhir.com/features/snead_Le...gation.cfm