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Breaking the Rules Monsieur
Have any of you noticed under Rapidshare.de's FAQ section it says this: "# No files that are not allowed to be shared. (no illegal, pornographic or copyrighted files)"

So, all of 4chan has broken the rules. Go sit in the timeout chair.
>> Examining the Rules Karandosh !wBY5Rn1dPY
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>>209556"no illegal, pornographic or copyrighted files"
Okay, I'm no lawyer, but you should always go to a truck driver for your legal advice anyway ... right?
"No illegal...files" Doesn't that dedpend on your country or state? For example my state says loli is okay, but only if drawn. (Not that I'd have any. Ugh! Morally wrong and ethically offensive.)
"No...pornographic...files" I thought 'pornographic' was a legal term. Just 'cause it's smut doesn't make it porn. Just like 'murder'. There are times when you can kill (war, self defense) and it isn't murder. Again local laws prevail.
"No...copyrighted files". I didn't see the copyright symbol. Did you see something saying 'copyright' anywhere in that file? No? How did you know it was copyrighted? Okay, I admit I'm turning a blind eye here. But so are the artists who don't add the symbol to each page.
So I'm leaving my time-out chair and going to download some por...smut!
(Post saged 'cause this isn't worth putting on the front page.)
>> Anonymous
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>>209724

You really have too much time on your hands huh? :-p
>> Anonymous
>>209724"No...copyrighted files". I didn't see the copyright symbol.

Err, that's because there doesn't (usually) need to be one.
>> Anonymous
>>209724
Indeed, you don't need to put a copyright symbol on something for it to be copyrighted. Any creative work you create is copyrighted you. Putting the copyright c on it just tells the world you care about that copyright, whereas leaving it out doesn't mean you don't care.
>> Anonymous
All law is,is careful wording.If a work of art does not have a copyright symbol or a book doesn't then its is NOT copyright by default.just because you will something to happen or have your own private law,the justice system(at the very least here in usa)won't consider it unless its been copyrighten legaly and put into record.

Just because I get bored and doodle a stick man,it doesn't automaticly mean that no one else can copy it.

I agree with karandosh,our law is all clever and carefull wording and if you don't take the time to be specific then our legal system won't consider it.THIS ladies and gents is how what we call "loop holes" in the justice system are found.

The systems not perfect ^.^
>> Anonymous
Sorry dudes, but>>210039is right.
>> Anonymous
>>209556
can i get some souce for this?
>> Anonymous
>>210045
Yes, and if you actually read that careful wording you would realize you are 100% wrong:

"Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with this title, in original works
of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later
developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated,
either directly or with the aid of a machine or device...Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978, subsists from its creation and, except as provided by the following subsections, endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and 70 years after the author’s death."

So your doodle is copyrighted, but you can forfeit those rights if you want. Surprise!
>> Anonymous
>>210173

Yes, and a lack of enforcement or notice is not the same as voiding copyright. Voiding copyright requires willful action and notice to that affect by the creator.

Finally, all that talk about software licenses comes in useful somewhere!
>> Karandosh !wBY5Rn1dPY
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>>210018"too much time on your hands huh?"
Insomnia. But hey, thanks for posting a picture!

I guess my point on copyrighting is that I try for plausable deniability. I know I don't know about copyright laws, especially international copyright laws dealing with a country that published its own version of Spiderman for years. So I figure that if it doesn't actually say "Copyright! Do not share on 4chan!" I can claim it could have been meant for public distribution. I'm not saying if it is legal or not; I'm just saying I ignore it since I don't know. Not the most moral choice, but there you go.