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Do I need a Legal Disclaimer on this??

by jony09
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Hello Warriors,
I have been lately working on a free ebook for the company I work with which is intended to be used along with a squeeze page. I wanted to know whether a legal disclaimer is really needed here or if I can do without one. The book is 65 pages long and has many images which we purchased to illustrate points better.

If I can add a legal disclaimer then what should it sound like? The content and images are property of the company which means the persons downloading it cannot use them for their ends. Also what kind of privileges are given with a free ebook? like can they share it etc? Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks,
-Jon
#disclaimer #legal
  • Profile picture of the author xInd
    Yes you do need a disclaimer. If you don't have one, you are basically giving anyone with ill intent some potential loopholes. It's never really worth the risk in my opinion.
    I have some disclaimer templates I could send you via email or something, but you should do some research yourself or ask a pro to be safe... I say these things because I should say them, I don't walk on eggshells about these things, mind you I took law class back in high school and worked for a law firm for a while, coupled with business management and minor private investigator experience... So editing a template to better match my needs is usually second nature to me.
    Most of it is common sense, and it never hurts to check your facts.
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    • Profile picture of the author jony09
      Originally Posted by Xception-Industries View Post

      Yes you do need a disclaimer. If you don't have one, you are basically giving anyone with ill intent some potential loopholes. It's never really worth the risk in my opinion.
      I have some disclaimer templates I could send you via email or something, but you should do some research yourself or ask a pro to be safe... I say these things because I should say them, whether I do them or not.
      Hey, thanks for the suggestion, I can definitely use a template right now as I am a little short on time, will follow through with your advice.

      If you don't mind, then please do email some of your template(s) to uhavereachedjon@gmail.com.

      Thanks a ton!

      Regards,
      Jon
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  • Profile picture of the author MassiveMarketer
    Yes you would need one. Given that the ebook has limitations to its use, definitely you'll have to include a legal disclaimer to it. You could check online for some templates of disclaimer.
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    • Profile picture of the author IMChick
      Short answer: yes you do.

      Best answer: see an attorney.

      Quick answer: search for templates. Make sure yours are customized. Pay for them, do not use them from other sources as they may be wrong and you will be repeating the error.
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  • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
    Originally Posted by jony09 View Post

    Hello Warriors,
    I have been lately working on a free ebook for the company I work with which is intended to be used along with a squeeze page. I wanted to know whether a legal disclaimer is really needed here or if I can do without one. The book is 65 pages long and has many images which we purchased to illustrate points better.

    If I can add a legal disclaimer then what should it sound like? The content and images are property of the company which means the persons downloading it cannot use them for their ends. Also what kind of privileges are given with a free ebook? like can they share it etc? Any help will be appreciated.

    Thanks,
    -Jon
    A few issues there ...

    Initially, a 'disclaimer' is when you want to disclaim responsibility or not have liability for something. For example, my saying "this post is not legal advice" is a disclaimer.

    Without knowing what your product is about it is difficult to suggest what disclaimer(s) are needed.

    For example, books about treating cancer and investing in cattle futures will have different disclaimers.

    Owning the content and images is a copyright issue. If you want to make sure person's downloading the ebook do not misuse them, then make it clear the content and images are copyrighted and cannot be sold, transferred, given away, etc.

    Copyright attaches by default, but it doesn't hurt to have a reminder - especially if this is important to your company.

    Copyright is also the issue for what "privileges" are given with a free ebook. By default: none. Which is the same as for any book. Your company owns all the copyrights.

    Whether you want to give downloaders certain rights, or "privileges" is up to you.
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