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SITE LEGALITY (REVISED 03/17/02)

SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS

Except if otherwise directly noted or used in this title, the following terms and their variant forms mean the following:

A "borrowed material" is defined as material that is offered on the "Balto Forever" internet site and is the original work of the above noted site's operators, with this work being used on another internet site or for extra-personal use beyond the original owners

A "borrower" is defined as an individual, organization, internet site, etc. that is using a graphic, image, text, or other piece or pieces of material for their own personal purposes or for use on their respective internet site.

The phrase "direct operator owned affiliations" is defined as any non-profit endeavors carried out by the owners and operators of the "Balto Forever" internet site and further refers to the site operators.

The term "educational" is defined as an action or purpose of giving instruction or information.

A "guest work" is defined as an original work be it graphical, textual, or otherwise that is used with permission on the "Balto Forever" internet site and the work does not belong to the above noted internet site.

The "Innovation Cubed" or "I-3" logo is defined as a capitol letter "I" where the number "3" is formed as a superscript numeral that is connected to the letter "I's" top, right horizontal line at the lower left base of the "3" such that the entire figure is one fluid mark.

The terminology "motion picture screen shots" is defined as a still rendering of a single frame from a motion picture.

Section 2: Pertaining to Copyrights, Trademarks, and Licenses

(a) Pursuant to Section 107 of the Copyright Law of the United States of America, Circular 92, the internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations use the character Balto et.al., and the material contained within the Balto series motion pictures for commentary, criticism, and educational use. This is clarified in that the above noted internet site: (1) provides direct, original comments concerning the above noted motion pictures and the characters thereof, (2) provides direct, original criticism - be that positive of negative - concerning the above noted motion pictures and the characters thereof, and (3) provides direct, original material that is produced in accuracy and with encouragement for potential classroom use and thereof for the education of the user of the above noted internet site in so that the user may become better acquainted with the above noted motion pictures and the characters thereof.

(b) Pursuant to the Trademark and Patent Laws of the United States of America, trademarks used in some otherwise original artowrk are utilized in a manner so as to (1) not infringe by any means of deliberate intent of confusion about the proprietor of the trademark's wares, goods, servieces, etc., (2) not profit or otherwise endorse any product or products identified by such trademarks, (3) not claim ownership or additional rights to utilized trademarks, and (4) not deliberately use known internet logos that are sole property of a registered company, corporation, individual, etc.

Section 3: Recognition of Proprietorship of Balto et.al.

Pursuant to Section 102, subsection (a) of the Copyright Law of the United States of America, Circular 92: the internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations recognize and fully endorse Universal Studios et.al. as the sole proprietor(s) of the motion pictures "Balto" and "Balto 2: Wolf Quest," these motion pictures being publically released in the United States of America in the year 1995 and 2002, respectively. In accordance with this recognition and the recognition of the above laws of the United States of America, the internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations make no claim of ownership to the character Balto, the motion pictures thereof, and characters appearing within the films directly represented.

Section 4: Non-Profit & Identity Declaration

(a) The internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations are carried out as a non-profit private group. Materials and works available on this site are further offered at no applicable profit. Advertisement by means of a single internet page included to relate operator decided links to additional internet sites is carried out at no profit and is carried out only insomuch so as to provide free navigation for site users.

(b) The internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations forward no claim whatsoever as to being affiliated with or otherwise licensed by Universal Studios et.al. Further pursuant to this statement, the above noted internet site makes no claims as to being an officially endorsed internet site for the character Balto or the motion pictures thereof.

Section 5: Statement Negating Claims

(a) The internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations cannot be held responsible for involuntary inaccuracies resulting due to, but not exclusive of, article transfer alterations, motion picture reviews and/or commentary, guest work(s), and involuntary negligance. Furthermore, the internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations cannot be held responsible for damages or loss excepting to those addressed by the Copyright Law of the United States of America and/or the Trademark and Patent Laws of the United States of America and/or the user agreement contract governing the site as provided by the host server (Yahoo/Geocities).

(b) For materials borrowed either unscrupulously or in accordance with the ramifications outlined in Section 6, the internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations do not claim any responsibility for, but not exclusive of, damages or loss for the use or misuse of the borrowed material.

Section 6: Statement Concerning Original Works, Lending, & Terminations

(a) The internet site "Balto Forever" and its direct operator owned affiliations hold sole ownership over site materials noted as being original. This may include, but is not exclusive of, site graphics, site artwork, site logos, and site musical compositions. This statement does not include those graphics, artwork, logos, and/or musical compositions that either (1) belong to and are being exhibited by permission of a guest, or (2) are samples of original motion picture screen shots and/or graphics as owned by Universal Studios et.al., with these noted in exception two are being used in accordance to Section 102, subsection (a) of the Copyright Laws of the United States of America, Circular 92.

(b) Works deemed original and not falling under either exceptions outlined in clause (a) of Section 6 are placed available for free public viewing on the world wide web and are offered for use on the "Balto Forever" internet site only. Exception to this includes only (1) those internet sites outlined specifically in writing by the material owner, where upon a written agreement for the single transfer of a work or works may be formed between the material owner and the borrower, where the borrower may use the article(s) outlined in writing for non-profit, non-production use on their own respective internet site or for their own respective personal use.

(c) Works borrowed by clause one of subection (b), Section 6 can be terminated at any time should: (1) the borrower deliberately alter the work so that its original intent or original owner's claim is removed or negated, (2) the borrower does not provide or removes an easily accessible link to the "Balto Forever" internet site homepage, and/or (3) the borrower directly counters the exceptions listed in clause one of subsection (b), Section 6, with intentions of forming profit or distribution of the borrowed work.

(d) The "Innovation Cubed" / "I-3" logo and its forms are trademarks owned by the operators of the "Balto Forever" internet site. Use of this logo unless written agreement is had is prohibited.

(e) Borrowers make no claims to ownership or authority thereof any borrowed materials including those materials directly representing the character Balto and the motion pictures thereof, with these being used in accordance to the "Fair Use" clause of the Copyright Law of the United States of America.

Section 7: Statement of Revisions and Availability

This legal notice may be revised at any date pursuant to the laws governing the United States of America in accordance to those laws outlined by the Copyright Law of the United States of America and the Trademark and Patent Law of the United States of America. The use of borrowed material from this site, outlined in Section 6, may be amended at any time with immediate affect on any borrowers regardless of initial date of agreement. Legal information from the above noted sources has been consulted as of the date of this notice. This legal notice has been made publically available and disclosed easily accessible on the "Balto Forever" internet site and therefore all users of the "Balto Forever" internet site are assumed and held in accordance with the notifications stated explicitly herein.