LEGAL NOTICE, DISCLAIMER, AND TERMS OF USE
This site is operated by RealNetworks, Inc.
("Operator") in partnership with Rolling Stone L.L.C.
Access to and use of this World Wide Web site ("The
RollingStone.com Web site") is provided subject to these
terms and conditions. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY
AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. These terms may be modified from
time to time without notice to you. You are responsible
for checking these terms periodically for changes. Your
continued use of the RollingStone.com Web site
constitutes your acceptance of the modified terms and
conditions.
USE OF MATERIAL ON THE ROLLINGSTONE.COM WEB
SITE
The information, artwork, text, video, audio, or
photographs (collectively, "Materials") contained on the
RollingStone.com Web site are protected by copyright and
international laws. You may only access and use the
Materials for personal or educational purposes. You may
not modify or use the Materials for any other purpose
without Operator?s express written consent . Except as
provided below, you may not reproduce, republish, post,
transmit, publicly perform, publicly display or
distribute any Materials on the RollingStone.com Web
site.
You may print Materials on the RollingStone.com Web
site for personal or educational purposes only, and you
must include any copyright notice originally included
with the Materials in all copies.
Any computer software downloadable or otherwise
available from the RollingStone.com Web site is licensed
subject to the terms of the applicable license
agreement. Any services purchased or otherwise made
available from the RollingStone.com Web site are
licensed under the terms of the applicable terms of
service agreement.
The Materials included on the RollingStone.com Web
site have been compiled from a variety of sources, and
are subject to change without notice.
All media files on the RollingStone.com Web site are
protected by copyright laws. You may not, under any
circumstances, reproduce, record, publish, publicly
exhibit, or distribute any media files made available
for playback on the RollingStone.com Web site without
obtaining the express written consent of the Operator.
You may not link directly to any media file located on a
RollingStone.com server, and you should not attempt to
"pass-off" any RollingStone.com content as your own
work.
SITES LINKED FROM THE ROLLINGSTONE.COM WEB SITE
The sites linked from the RollingStone.com Web site
are not under Operator's control, and Operator does not
assume any responsibility or liability for any
communications or materials available at such linked
sites. Links on the RollingStone.com Web site are not
intended to be referrals or endorsements of the linked
entities; they are provided for convenience only. You
are solely responsible and liable for any interactions
you may have with any such linked entities, their
sponsors and other third parties, including but not
limited to, the delivery or and payment for goods and
services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such interactions.
Operator shall not be responsible or liable for any part
of any such interactions.
FRAMING OR LINKING TO THE ROLLINGSTONE.COM WEB
SITE
You may not link to or frame the
RollingStone.com Web site without obtaining the express
written consent of Operator.
REGISTRATION
You agree to provide true, accurate,
current and complete information about yourself as
prompted by the registration process (such information
being the "Account Information"). You agree to update
your Account Information in order to keep such
information current.
During the registration process, you will create a
password and a user name. Once you have completed the
registration process, we will set up a profile for you.
You are solely and entirely responsible for maintaining
the confidentiality of your password and user name.
Furthermore, you are solely and entirely responsible for
any and all activities that occur under your profile.
PUBLIC FORUMS
"Forums" mean any chat area, poll,
bulletin board, e-mail or other interactive function
offered as a part of the RollingStone.com Web site. All
information, advice, files, links, communications or
other materials posted by you (?User-Supplied
Materials?) to any Forum shall be your responsibility.
You shall not post or transmit via any Forum any User
Supplied Materials which infringe a third party's
rights, including without limitation any privacy,
publicity or intellectual property rights, or that are
unlawful, untrue harassing, libelous, defamatory,
abusive, tortious, threatening, harmful (including but
not limited to viruses, worms or similar software) or
that is otherwise objectionable. You shall use the
RollingStone.com Web site for lawful purposes only.
The Forums shall be used only in a noncommercial
manner. You shall not, without Operator's express
approval, distribute or otherwise publish any material
containing any solicitation, promotion or advertising
for goods or services.
By submitting User-Supplied Materials to any Forum,
you grant, or warrant that the owner of any such
User-Supplied Materials has expressly granted, to
Operator a royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, right
and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, and
distribute all such User-Supplied Materials and/or to
incorporate such materials in other works in any form,
media, technology now known or later developed and to
sublicense any and all such rights to third parties.
Operator shall have the right, but not the
responsibility, to monitor and/or remove any
User-Supplied Materials posted by you to the
RollingStone.com Web site deemed harmful or offensive in
Operator's sole discretion, or that otherwise violate
these terms and conditions or any other terms and
conditions which Operator may institute from time to
time. Operator shall have no liability for the failure
to receive or for the removal of any such materials.
Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or
other information or content expressed or made available
by third parties, are those of the respective author(s)
or distributor(s) and not of Operator. Operator makes no
representations or warranties regarding the Forums and
neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or
reliability of any opinion, advice, information, or
statement made on or in connection with the
RollingStone.com Web site. It is your responsibility to
evaluate or seek the advise of professionals to assist
you in the evaluation of the accuracy, completeness, or
usefulness or any Information provided in connection
with or otherwise available on the RollingStone.com Web
site.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold
Operator harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due
to, or arising out of or related to any information you
submit, post, transmit or make available through the
RollingStone.com Web site, your use of the
RollingStone.com Web site, your connection to the
RollingStone.com Web site, your violation of these terms
and conditions, or your violation of any law, regulation
or third-party right.
For purposes of this section, "Operator " shall
include RealNetworks, Inc, and its divisions,
subsidiaries, successors, parent companies, and their
employees, partners, principals, agents and
representatives, and any third-party providers or
sources of information or data.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
The services, products,
Materials, information, advise, or other data
(collectively, "Information") made available at the
RollingStone.com Web site are provided "AS IS" and "AS
AVAILABLE" basis, without warranties of any kind. Your
use of the RollingStone.com Web site and Information is
at your own risk. Operator expressly disclaims any
representations and warranties, including without
limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability,
fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
The Operator shall have absolutely no liability
whatsoever in connection with the Information including,
without limitation, any liability for damage to your
computer hardware, data, information, Materials and
business resulting from the Information or the lack of
information available on the RollingStone.com Web site.
Operator shall have no liability for: 1. Any loss or
injury caused, in whole or in part, by its actions,
omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond
its control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the
Information; 2. Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies
in the Information regardless of how caused, or delays
or interruptions in delivery of the Information; or 3.
Any decision made or action take or not taken in
reliance upon the Information furnished hereunder.
Operator makes no warranty, representation or
guaranty as to the content, sequence, accuracy,
timeliness or completeness of the Information or that
the Information may be relied upon for any reason.
Operator makes no warranty, representation or guaranty
that the Information will be uninterrupted or error free
or that any defects can be corrected.
For purposes of this section, "Operator" shall
include RealNetworks, Inc., and its divisions,
subsidiaries, successors,