04-30-2007, 10:36 PM
Heiho,
I'm fully aware of that side, and there're lots of lawyers around here specializing in exactly bringing that kind of trouble to you. There's more than one reason for me having only Mail as 'user interactivity' at my own page, but this belongs to the most important ones.
The argument went about the implementation of script-generated advertising into user-generated content aka postings. And, to loop back to what I wrote earlier, the mentioned admin was not aware that some people do (even) more reading than writing, since that comment wasn't directed to me ...
Quote:I can't imagine a board admin being that shortsighted. Claiming that you legally own every post on a board is insanely dangerous for any admin, because it means that the admins are now responsible for the board's content. This opens them up to lawsuits.
I'm fully aware of that side, and there're lots of lawyers around here specializing in exactly bringing that kind of trouble to you. There's more than one reason for me having only Mail as 'user interactivity' at my own page, but this belongs to the most important ones.
The argument went about the implementation of script-generated advertising into user-generated content aka postings. And, to loop back to what I wrote earlier, the mentioned admin was not aware that some people do (even) more reading than writing, since that comment wasn't directed to me ...
Quote:So trust me, I was joking about the legal ownership thing.no worries :-)