Anybody who manages a website will probably know how easy it is to be sued for a minor error. This could very well mean a big hole in your pocket and lots of bad publicity for you. Even if the jury rules in your favour and sets you free, still I am sure your legal aid may not be so lenient. You as a webmaster won't intentionally guide your visitors wrongly but none know when a typo may occur change the meaning of the content. So is there anything you can do about it? Apart from thorough proof-reading and appropriate research, web publishers can safeguard their positions, revenue and publicity by including disclaimer, terms of use, privacy policy, etc. documents on their websites. If you aren't able to create those from scratch, you can find free legal documents template from Website-Law.co.uk.
As an additional exercise, you can study the legal documents of popular websites such as Youtube or observe ongoing and past legal discussions as the DigitalPoint forums.
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