I asked a simple question regarding intellectual property considering that this forum's administration is usually pretty strict about it, that's it.
Is this about your wish to download leaks and talk about them?
I'm fully aware that some of you are still upset that we didn't let you talk about those unfinished songs and will keep going on and on about it for all eternity.
I guess in your opinion if we allow people to post GN'R articles, we should allow you all to post link to download GN'R music for free.
If fair use is your answer, then why not just say it right away?
I thought it was obvious why somebody would post articles on fan sites.
Or photos. Or Youtube links.
I'm a librarian, you see so I'm interested in those things.
Maybe next time you can keep your complaining out of the threads and let those who wish to discuss the material do so?
But, yeah, the name of the forum on material copyrighted by someone else is a bit too much!
Of course.
But if you look closely, it doesn't claim to be copyrighted by the forum in question.
Maybe our rules aren't strict enough for you and you need to look for a stricter place where you can post?
If you're gonna do the same routine every time somebody posts a (news) article, I think the above is a good option for you.
I guess it's the old "if you won't allow us to download GN'R's songs for free, you shouldn't let us read articles for free either" routine. Obviously you didn't think before speaking of that's your opinion. If we start doing that, you wouldn't see a whole lot of things posted on any fan sites. A majority of news articles are copyrighted. Just because you can easily copy and paste them doesn't mean they're not.
What's left to post for you?
If you have taken pics at GN'R shows, you might have violated the venue's rules regarding photography.
You can't post pics that you found on Google because they're not yours to post. Forget news articles. Etc. etc.
We have to draw the line somewhere. And we did. We don't promote stealing from GN'R.
/jarmo