RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M

Posted by josh358 (P) on August 26, 2012 at 18:42:48

In Reply to: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M posted by Brian Walsh on August 25, 2012 at 22:02:24:

I'm no lawyer, but I'd say you grant them the right to use your content when you agree to their TOS. Your only option, short of convincing them to give you a waiver or change their policy, is to cease posting.

But, for what it's worth, this is standard boilerplate. Look at it from a website's perspective: if someone approached them and wanted to publish a book called "Best of the Hamster Fancier's Forum," the Hamster Forum would have to negotiate for terms with every single person who had posted relevant content in a thread, even if they were only quoted. It would be logistically and financially impossible. So they set things up so that they have rights to publish what you write, and you shouldn't post anything for which you want to reserve all rights.

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Topic - Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - Brian Walsh 22:02:24 08/25/12 (18)

As far as I know all forums operate that way. - Kloss 06:06:20 08/27/12 (0)

Idealistically, information should be free. -nt - soulfood 05:05:07 08/27/12 (0)

RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - Disbeliever 01:23:48 08/27/12 (0)

RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - josh358 18:42:48 08/26/12 (1)

Yup, what this person wrote. nt - Elizabeth 23:55:58 08/26/12 (0)

RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - BruceS 18:14:58 08/26/12 (0)

You missed the fine print wherein if you post you give your firstborn son as an offering to Rod.... - Elizabeth 12:57:29 08/26/12 (2)

That makes Rod "the new welfare". * - mr grits 17:42:38 08/26/12 (0)

That explains it! Was wonderin' where ours got off to...time to take down the flyers...N/T - musetap 16:37:36 08/26/12 (0)

For a moment there I thought it was Monday AM, not Sunday AM...N/T - musetap 11:18:31 08/26/12 (0)

I don't see any DIYers worrying about this - Frihed89 10:55:21 08/26/12 (0)

RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - Inmate51 10:22:16 08/26/12 (0)

RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - riley804 09:57:04 08/26/12 (0)

It's quite clear. - Stephæn 08:21:50 08/26/12 (0)

Goodbye. Sorry to read you are leaving for good. nt - Elizabeth 08:05:19 08/26/12 (0)

RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - volunteer 07:17:09 08/26/12 (0)

"What in the world does that mean?" How can they make it any clearer? /nt - bwb 06:30:12 08/26/12 (0)

more often than not - Green Lantern 03:20:26 08/26/12 (0)

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RE: Asylum copyright notice question to Rod M - josh358 18:42:48 08/26/12 (1)

Yup, what this person wrote. nt - Elizabeth 23:55:58 08/26/12 (0)

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