Legal aspects of developing a web site: a practitioner's viewpoint

摘要

Is your health Web site leaving you open to litigation? In the rush and enthusiasm to develop your site, thenlegal implications can be easily overlooked. This article aims to raise awareness of some of the most importantnlegal issues that need to be considered. It concentrates on three key areas: the Data Protection Act 1998;ninfringement of intellectual property; and limited liability. The opinions come from a librarian who is currentlyndeveloping health Web pages, not from a lawyer. This article is therefore largely an introduction to the subject.nIt attempts to point readers to the most important resources they will require to begin to discuss these complexnissues cogently with those people in their organisation with the legal responsibilities for these areas.