NYSBA Blogging Policy
1. All blog submissions, including comments, become the property of
the New York State Bar Association (the NYSBA) and the NYSBA reserves
the right to reproduce these entries in any format currently known or to
be developed in the future.
2. The NYSBA is the publisher of all blogs and as such retains the
right to edit any submission for style, content, clarity, brevity,
usage, or any other reason. The NYSBA reserves the right to only publish
comments relevant to the conversation.
3. NYSBA blogs are “entity” publications. The NYSBA does
not offer and will not sponsor individual blogs. NYSBA blogs exist for
the purpose of expanding the body of knowledge relating to positions of
the Bar Association and have no commercial intent or purpose. NYSBA
Sections, committees, and other NYSBA entities are invited to blog on
topics of interest and influence to the NYSBA membership and the public
at large.
4. The NYSBA reserves the right to cease publication of any blog at
any time for any reason. Use of a NYSBA blog should not be construed as
any type of contract or employment. Blog contributions are strictly
voluntary and should not be considered works for hire. Contributors will
receive no consideration for their work.
5. As the publisher, the NYSBA encourages thoughtful and cogent blog
posts and insightful commentary. Blog posts that become personal, resort
to inappropriate language, or do not support the overall mission of the
NYSBA will not be published. Comments will only be published if they
directly relate to the blog post to which they are attached and comply
with the above standards.
6. URLs to all blogs belong to the NYSBA and will be renewed as
needed and charged back to the sponsoring entities as appropriate.
7. NYSBA entities should appoint a blog administrator (or more than
one) from the group to be the primary blogger(s). Blog posts should be
“signed” by the person making the post in the event the blog
is written by multiple parties using a common login. For blogs with
multiple logins the system indicates the name of the contributor.
Sections and Committees may have more than one blog (at the discretion
of the NYSBA). The creation of all blogs requires the approval of the
Section or Committee chair and the input of the staff liaison.
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