Posted August 10, 2008 Nothing a hasty pm/text message wouldn't have done. I live with an admin, dontchaknow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 Well you had the last post in lots of threads that were locked. And normally when a mod/admin locks a thread he posts in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 You didn't re-read my OP in that thread? It's a legal grey area. The thread does not promote downloading illegally. The thread does not say "share your illegally owned music!" Plus you're saying you didn't re-read my OP in that thread! Which is the silliest of all. But you can't share music that you legally own either. It doesn't matter if you own it. It matters that they own it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 So have you read my OP? Like, teh links? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 Also I saw one of Brian Mcoy's posts with "Last edited by jayseven" at the bottom which I'm fairly certain only a mod can do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 Also I saw one of Brian Mcoy's posts with "Last edited by jayseven" at the bottom which I'm fairly certain only a mod can do. Dyson, you're like the N-E stalker, or N-E Nosy Neighbour (haha, alliteration!) or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 Dyson, you're like the N-E stalker, or N-E Nosy Neighbour (haha, alliteration!) or something. Y'know, now that you mention it, you're right. *ninjas* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 I'm somewhat surprised Jay isn't already a mod anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 I'm somewhat surprised Jay isn't already a mod anyway. I thought he was a former admin? I did own it/a license to distribute it. Please prove otherwise. Who cares anyway, are you with the RIAA or something? If I was with them, I would probably ask you to prove you had a distribution license. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 10, 2008 I was joking. I'm just wondering why you care so much about the thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 11, 2008 Its more just curiosity about my original question. And a strong hate of piracy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 Just curious Emasher...what drove you to have such a strong hate for piracy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 Emasher: IF you read my original post again you will see some links in there which address the whole sharing-mixtapes-of-music-with-other-people thing a little. I've only suggested you do so, what, two or three times in this thread and two or three times in the actual thread itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 Just curious Emasher...what drove you to have such a strong hate for piracy? There are so many things that have it would be impossible to list them all. There isn't even one main one. Emasher: IF you read my original post again you will see some links in there which address the whole sharing-mixtapes-of-music-with-other-people thing a little. I've only suggested you do so, what, two or three times in this thread and two or three times in the actual thread itself. I've read your original post several times. I couldn't find anything in it really justifying it. Yes you do pay royalties on CD-Rs but thats just the government trying to recover some of the money. It doesn't actually give you the right to distribute it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 dude. chill out. They were bloody mix tapes! It's not like we were running shipments of pre release material in fast boats under coast guard radar by night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 Though we should....might aswell make some money from this. j/k Please dont report me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 yeah. well I have a speeder in dry dock down Portsmouth way. Fancy giving it a shot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 12, 2008 Emasher, I feel I should point out that Bowser, or King Koopa, is the intellectual property of Nintendo. You better have a note for using his image in your signature! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 13, 2008 I've read your original post several times. I couldn't find anything in it really justifying it. Yes you do pay royalties on CD-Rs but thats just the government trying to recover some of the money. It doesn't actually give you the right to distribute it. Just drop it. Those who run the site and the forums are OK with it so leave off Jayseven, at the end of the day it's none of your business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 13, 2008 Emasher, I feel I should point out that Bowser, or King Koopa, is the intellectual property of Nintendo. You better have a note for using his image in your signature! I'd like to point out a few things about this though before I leave the topic. Piracy is a criminal offense, copyright infringement is a civil problem. So you're comparing oranges to apples there. And also, The two requirements for having a copyright are, You need to prove you created it first (now I'm sure Nintendo wouldn't have a problem doing this). But, you also need to defend it. If you don't you actually lose the copyright, so, since Nintendo hasn't stopped people from using images of Bowser in their signatures, they can't really do much about it now. Just drop it. Those who run the site and the forums are OK with it so leave off Jayseven, at the end of the day it's none of your business. Sure. Actually, you've just answered my initial question anyway. And to be honest, I was never trying to offend Jayseven, I was just curious about what was going on with this and others ended up blowing it way out of proportion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 13, 2008 Piracy is a criminal offense, copyright infringement is a civil problem. So you're comparing oranges to apples there. Either way, it's still breaking the law so it's not really comparing two totally different things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 13, 2008 Read the rest of my post... That's ridiculous and not true whatsoever. From that logic I could steal an image and use it as my own, if Nintendo didn't find out about it they would lose the copyright because they hadn't challenged me about it? Which means Nintendo no longer hold the copyright to any pictures of Bowser? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 13, 2008 Not quite, They still hold the copyright to it. They could stop lets say Sony from making a game with bowser, but they would have lost the right to stop any random person from using the image for non-profit purposes. I believe Nintendo will stop someone if the go public about using it even if its not for profit. You ever hear about rich people suing some random guy for copyright infringement when it doesn't really matter to the rich person. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 13, 2008 I think the real question is; who cares. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
