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Legal Matters

I am doing this purely for educational purposes. If you believe anything posted here infringes a copyright or if there is any other problem, feel free to contact me and I'd be glad to discuss.



Terms of Service


The use of this Website is completely voluntary and free of charge.  We may suspend or stop providing our services to you if you do not comply with our terms or policies or if we are investigating suspected misconduct. Using this Website does not give you ownership of any
intellectual property rights in our website or the content you access.  You may not use content from this Website unless you obtain permission from its owner or are otherwise permitted by law.

Use of this Course by Minors

This course is not intended for use by minors under 18 years of age. If you
are under 18, you are not authorized to use this Website.

Copyright and Trademark

I have attempted to respect copyrights and follow appropriate fair use principles.  If you have any concerns about possible copyright or trademark violations please contact me at cee@stanford.edu.

Accessibility for People with Disabilities

If you have any questions or concerns about accessibility for individuals with disabilities, please email online_accessibility@lists.stanford.edu.

Intellectual Property

Any intellectual property you post in relation to this course will be visible to the public.  Please do not post anything that you want to keep as protected intellectual property.

Privacy and Security

The nature of this course promotes the sharing of personal information by users with other users. The instructor, owner of this website, or Stanford University cannot and does not assure that it is safe for you to have direct contact with other users of this course.  If you believe that any user of this course is harassing you or is otherwise using personal information about you for unlawful purposes, we encourage you to first inform local law enforcement authorities.

By accessing this course, you agree to use any personal information provided to you by other users of this course in a lawful and responsible manner. You further agree that you will not use personal information about other users of this course for any reason without the express prior consent of the user that has provided such information to you.

We are not responsible for protecting, nor are we liable for failing to protect, the privacy of the information submitted on the course. You should understand that the information on this course might potentially be publicly accessible. We cannot and do not guarantee that any personally identifiable information provided to us will not become public under any circumstances. Important and private information should be protected by you.

User Created Content

You may not post, upload, or transmit to or otherwise make available through the course any content, communications, or other information

  • that is obscene, fraudulent, indecent, or libelous or that defames, abuses, harasses, discriminates against or threatens others;
  • that contains any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other disabling devices or other harmful components intended to or that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information;
  • that you do not have the right to disclose or make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as insider information, or proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
  • that consists of any high volume, automated, or electronic means to access the Website (including without limitation robots, spiders or scripts);
  • that infringes the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party;
  • that violates the rights of other users of the site; or
  • that violates any applicable local, state, national or international law or otherwise advocates or encourages any illegal activity.
Conversely, the instructor has no control over material posted by users of the course, and cannot guarantee its suitability for any purpose.

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