The Rules of Coolsville

Our lawyer made us put this page in here just to make sure everyone gets what you can and can't do here in Coolsville. He's a nice guy and some of it sounds important so we thought we'd humor him. We translated some of it so everyone could understand it. Here's the deal:

Rule No. 1: We created Coolsville for fun. We hope you enjoy it and come back many, many, many times. By visiting Coolsville you agree to all of the rules explained below as well as any others that those folks in Washington, D.C. and in all the capitals around the country or around the world may pass that apply to you. If you have a problem, write our lawyer jrose000@counsel.com or Congress or somebody else but not us.

Rule No. 2: Copying is bad. If you copy some of our stuff, our lawyer or one of his friends will jump up and down and make your life miserable and cost you (and us) a lot of money. You agree not to copy anything you find in Coolsville. You also agree not to reproduce, republish, or distribute our stuff in any other way unless we say it's o.k. in writing. If you ask us there's a slight chance that we might say that it's cool, but if you don't ask us it's definitely not cool. You may download one copy of the materials on a single computer for your own personal, in-home use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices and so long as you don't make any money of that use. It's also definitely not cool for you to modify or change our stuff or to use any of our stuff for any other purpose. If you do so, it is a violation of our copyright and other proprietary rights as well as the rights of the other the artists who help us out here at Coolsville by creating those materials. Finally, it is really, really uncool if you distribute, modify, transmit or use any of the stuff in Coolsville, including any and all graphics and/or sound files, for public or commercial purposes without the express written permission of Coolsville.

Rule No. 3: Everything in Coolsville is copyrighted unless we say it isn't. This means that all artwork, text, data, graphics, sound files and other materials (i.e. everything) contained in the Site are copyrighted and are the property of Coolsville and/or a friend of Coolsville. It is really uncool to assume that anything is not copyrighted or "public domain" just because you don't see the copyright notice or because your friend heard from a guy at a bar a couple of months ago while he was on vacation in Mexico that it might be o.k. (According to our lawyer, your friend's buddy in the bar is an . . . let's just say mistaken.)

Rule No. 4: Copying trademarks and personal information is also bad. We either own or got permission from the people who do own all of the trademarks and information about individual artists and people contained in the Site. You should do the same thing. If you don't ask for permission to use this stuff, you may violate the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights of Coolsville or our friends, as well as laws about privacy and publicity, and other regulations and statutes to confusing and menacing sounding to mention. This also tends to get our lawyer pretty excited and you probably don't want to see that.

Rule 5: We don't guarantee that any information or other content in Coolsville is accurate. We try really hard to make sure that it is, but we can't make promises. Anyway, Coolsville assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site. (We're artists, not the Library of Congress.)

Rule 6: While we here at Coolsville hope you enjoy your time here, you do so at your own risk. We're not responsible for any damages of any kind that you might suffer while in Coolsville or as a result of downloading information from Coolsville. This means that if you download something that freaks out your computer or has a virus hidden in it or somehow causes some other kind of damage we're not responsible in any way, shape or form now and forever and ever and ever no matter what. NEITHER COOLSVILLE NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR MAINTAINING THE SITE SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ALL MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COOLSVILLE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THE SITE, THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS OR THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CORRECTION. COOLSVILLE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE ARE FREE FROM BUGS OR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS. The laws that apply to you may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties in which case some of these exclusions may not apply to you. (Our lawyer wouldn't let us touch the capitalized stuff.)

Rule 7: If there's ever a dispute over these Rules, we're going to play according to the laws of the State of California, our home state, in deciding what this stuff says. If any of these Rules are found to be unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, then we'll pretend that part doesn't exist but all other Rules will remain unaffected.

Rule 8: Finally, we might change these Rules occasionally. Hey, it's our playground and we make the rules. You will be bound by any such changes whenever you come back to Coolsville.

If you want to see our lawyer's version of this page, here it is:

Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using this site, you signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not use the site.

Your access to and use of the Coolsville web site (the "Site") is subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and The Site are superseded and of no force or effect:

1. The Site and all materials contained in the Site are maintained for your personal entertainment and information. No material from the Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of the copyright and other proprietary rights of Coolsville and other the artists who created the materials. You may not distribute, modify, transmit or use the content of the Site, including any and all graphics and/or sound files, for public or commercial purposes without the express written permission of Coolsville.

2. All text, data, graphics files, sound files and other materials contained in the Site are copyrighted unless otherwise noted and are the property of Coolsville and/or a supplier to Coolsville. No such materials may be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions.

3. All trade names, trademarks, and images and biographical information of people contained in the Site are either the property of, or used with permission by, Coolsville. The use of these materials by you is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions. Any unauthorized use of these materials may violate the copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights of Coolsville and/or third parties, as well as the laws of privacy and publicity, and other regulations and statutes. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in the Site shall be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark or other proprietary information without the express written consent of the owner thereof.

4. While Coolsville uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in the Site, Coolsville makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. Coolsville assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site.

5. NEITHER COOLSVILLE NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR MAINTAINING THE SITE SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ALL MATERIALS ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COOLSVILLE DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THE SITE, THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF SUCH MATERIALS OR THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CORRECTION. COOLSVILLE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE ARE FREE FROM BUGS OR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS. Please note that the applicable jurisdiction may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties. Some of the above exclusions may thus not apply to you.

6. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

7. These Terms and Conditions may be revised from time to time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.