: Questions regarding web hosting I'm about to purchase a shared web hosting plan at dreamhost but I have a few questions before I do. Since I live in Sweden and gonna register a domain in

@BetL925

Before choosing a hosting package, a user usually pays much attention to the following aspects:

Price - as it is always important for a customer to buy a hosting plan which costs not much
Discounts/promo - while choosing a package, the user always seeks for a discount or available promo codes which will provide him an opportunity to buy hosting for an affordable priice
Disk space/bandwidth - most rookies want to have enough disk space and traffic in order to host their sites without any problems
Money back guarantee - after ordering a package a beginner should be sure that the company will return him the money in case of the server problems

Account activation time - costumers are eager to know how much time it takes to set up their account after they make an order on the site and pay for the hosting package.
Free domain - as the customer starts its project, he/she will surely want to get it for free to save some money
Scripts for site creation - when the user buys a hosting plan, he is usually not very familiar with site building and that is why this is fine when different scripts for site building are provided within the hosting package

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@Goswami781

No matter where you are, you can always upload all your files, please just do not abuse their/hosting provider policy. If you abuse their policy, I believe they will suspend your account.
Please just find their review before sign up with them.
Of course yes, you still own your domain name.
I believe you own your content.

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@Barnes591

There is a fair use provision to copyright law that allows you limited rights to use poster/cover art from commercial products assuming you are not attempting to profit from whatever it is you are posting. However, it's a fine line and you should do as much reading/research as possible before you upload someone else's work onto your site.
I have used Dreamhost under their shared, VPS, and dedicated server plans and they are acceptable. Like any ISP of that size, they will have their outages and other issues with the hardware and network but no more so than other ISPs that offer similar plans at the price. Support is limited to ticket-based email and live chat (at the higher levels)...no phone calls unless something truly extraordinary occurs and even then it would be them calling you at your request. If real human voice over the phone is your preference, maybe look elsewhere. If you can live without it, DH is a decent ISP.
Yes. Hosting and registration are different services.
You own your content. If you re-use content from another source (like the posters or album covers) then the original content owner "owns" it still. Basically, the ISP wouldn't own the content you upload to your hosting space but, by all means, read the hosting contract.

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@Nimeshi995

It doesn't matter where you register your domain since you just point the domain to your host server (In this Case DreamHost). You shouldn't concern yourself to much a about the laws of registering domains - if it's a Top Level Domain such as .COM, in the event it's an .se domain then it should be fine as you live in Sweden.

Use a Web Host in Your Target Region

I personally haven't used Dreamhost but I've used many other hosts and normally what I look for is a reputable host with lots of RAVES rather than rants. Use Google to your advantage and see what people got to say about Dreamhost rather than going though a trial basis.

Furthermore you should factor in your audience. If you plan to target people living in Sweden then you should use a host in Sweden, otherwise the data is having to travel further and ultimately this will slow down the user experience for your target region.

Copyright Material

In regards of using copyrighted material you should always seek permission from the Copyright Holders, i.e if its an Matrix Soundtrack or Trailer you need to seek permission from Warner Brothers.

Sadly it's not just a matter of taking it down once you receive a complaint, or DMCA take down order - you can still be liable for damages. It's also worth noting it can damage your Search Engine Ranking's if the search engine receives the take down order which nowadays is more regular.

They don't care about you promoting their product they care about making DIRECT money and a lot of copyrighted material found on networks such as iMDB they have obtained permission or a license to do so... for examples trailers. Lucky enough you have things like YouTube which you can embed on your site and then though advertising they receive their license fee - so to speak.

Be-careful of Trademark Infringement

If you obtained a free domain while purchasing a web hosting package then you need to check the terms and conditions as canceling the order may permit them to keep the domain. If you buy the domain separately you are the OWNER of this, furthermore be-careful not to include trademarks and company names within the domain name... for example you can't own warnerbrothermovies.com or Ilovefacebook.com since these would infringe on trademarks and most likely ICANN or alternative domain handler will remove the domain from the DNS records.

Content Ownership

The content that you upload and assuming it was created by yourself remains your ownership and no one is allowed to copy/use/change it unless you give them permission.
This includes various media types such as videos and pictures but! also TEXT content.

Webmasters

The question you've asked on PRO webmasters is suitable as its related to running a site of your own and its sensible to ask ahead before doing so. GL ;)

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