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Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Terms of Service Accounting Today (the 'Service') Subscription Agreement The terms of this Agreement and all operating rules published over the Service constitute the entire agreement (collectively the 'Agreement') between Accounting Today and you ('Subscriber') with respect to the Service. By clicking the 'Accept' button at the end of this Agreement, you agree to be bound by the terms of the Agreement. 1. Accounting Today may change the terms of the Agreement including, without limitation, the fees for the Service or for any information products on the Service at any time upon notice published over the Service. You may review the Agreement applicable to your then current use by clicking the 'Agreement' button on the home page. You should click 'Agreement' each time you access the Service to review a copy of the then current Agreement. By using the Service after any change to the Agreement is posted on the Service you will be deemed to be bound by all of such changes. 2. Accounting Today may discontinue or revise any and all aspects of the Service or any of the information products on the Service at its sole discretion and without prior notice. 3. In no event shall Accounting Today be liable for any damages caused by the inability of the Subscriber to access the Service as a result of network or server downtime, transmission problems or otherwise. Accounting Today does not guarantee the uptime of the Services. 4. COPYRIGHT. All information available through the Service is protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws. You may display and print information obtained through the Service solely for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, retransmit, distribute, store in a retrieval device, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate the information obtained through the Service to anyone, without the express written consent of Accounting Today. You agree not to use any information obtained through the Service for any unlawful or unauthorized purpose. 5. THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS. All third party information available through the Service is protected by copyright or other intellectual property laws. You may display, print and transmit information obtained through the Service only for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, retransmit, distribute, store in a retrievable device, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate the information obtained through the Service without the express written consent of Accounting Today. Market data provided through the Service for NYSE and AMEX securities is delayed at least 20 minutes and for NASDAQ securities at least 15 minutes. 6. Third party providers of news on the Service are not responsible for any delay in your receipt of the licensed information resulting from the inherent limitations of the internet transmission via the World Wide Web. Due to the number of sources from which the licensed information is obtained, and the inherent hazards of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in the licensed information. The licensed information is provided 'as is', without any warranties. Third party news providers and their affiliates, agents and licensors cannot and do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currentness, timeliness, no infringement, title, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the licensed information, and they hereby disclaim any such express or implied warranties. Neither the third-party providers nor any of their affiliates, agents or licensors shall be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury, other than death or personal injury resulting directly from use of the licensed information, caused in whole or part by its negligence of contingencies beyond its control in procuring, compiling, interpreting, reporting or delivering the licensed information. In no event will third-party providers, their affiliates, agents or licensors be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such licensed information. The third-party providers and their affiliates, agents and licensors shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any damages (including, without limitation, consequential, special, incidental, indirect or similar damages), other than direct damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for damages or the exclusion of certain types of warranties, parts or all of the above limitation my not apply to you. 7. NETWORK SECURITY. Violations of this agreement include, but are not limited to, any attempt to avoid user authentication or security of any host, network or account. This includes accessing content that is not intended for visitors and logging into an account you are not expressly permitted to access. Attempting to force a denial of service by email bombing, packet spoofing or ping flooding, among other measures, is strictly prohibited. You are forbidden to perform any kind of network monitoring, including probing the security of networks or attempting to intercept data not intended for you. 8. Because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by Accounting Today or its licensors, neither Accounting Today nor any of its licensors guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, currentness or no infringement of the service or any information on the service and are not responsible for any errors or omissions, for the results obtained from the use of the service or such information, or for delays or interruptions in the service. There are no express or implied warranties including, without limitation, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the service or any information available through the service. In no event will Accounting Today or any of its licensors be liable for damages, direct, indirect, special or consequential (including lost profits) in connection with the use of the service, even if notified of the possibility of such damages. The sole remedy of subscribers to the service in the event of a breach of this agreement by Accounting Today shall be to terminate this agreement and obtain a refund of a pro-rata portion of any prepaid subscription fees based on the date of termination. The provisions of this section will survive any termination of this agreement. 9. Each Subscriber is responsible for all charges incurred and all statements which are made while such Subscriber's Password or Username is being used. Each Subscriber is responsible for sales, use or similar taxes relating to the use of Accounting Today accessed through such Subscriber's Password or Username. All fees and other charges will be charged on an annual or other basis, as indicated on the Service, to the Subscriber's credit card registered by the Subscriber with Accounting Today. Your acceptance of this Agreement constitutes your authorization to make those charges. Subscribers must notify Accounting Today of all changes in the expiration date of the credit card being used for Accounting Today. 10. This Agreement is personal to you and you may not assign any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement to anyone. The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Accounting Today with respect to the Service and may be amended by notice by Accounting Today given on the Service as herein provided. Accounting Today is a division of SourceMedia, Inc. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and New York State governing contracts to be wholly entered into and performed within New York State. The courts sitting in the State of New York, Federal and State, shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute arising under this Agreement. 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