Is T$R at it again?
tjstreak:
Quote from: Claeric on 2010 September 04, 13:51:16
The average person isn't going to secure copyrights for images they can easily find on the internet.
TSR is not the average person. They are a business, and specifically a business which sells custom content. That it is a commercial enterprise, as opposed to a hobbyist, makes all of the difference in the world.
Say you buy a DVD on E-Bay. When you receive it, you discover that it is a homemade copy. In fact, the seller did nothing more than download a torrent with the movie on it, an burned it on the DVD. You have been defrauded. You thought you were buying a legitimate copy of the DVD, and you rightfully assumed that the seller had the rights to sell you what he was selling you. This is little different from a grocer who puts his thumb on the scale, a pawnshop which sells stolen goods, or a financial institution which sells fraudulent securities.
And while TSR's conduct may not be malicious, it is knowing. Everything which is uploaded to the site is reviewed. Now obviously, they are looking for things like stray boobies, because they will not allow a stray boobie or a naughty word, like "bitch." However, they clearly are indifferent as to whether someone is uploading stolen property. Clearly, they are sanctioning the illegal use of other people's intellectual property. They know what they are doing, so while their conduct may not be malicious in the sense that they are trying to hurt artists, it is deliberate and intentional.
In fact, everthing that TSR sells is violative of EA's copyrights because EA limits the use of its intellectual property for non-commercial uses only. While a hobbyist can use EA's software, meshes and the like, another business cannot. TSR's whole business model is a criminal enterprise.
Now, perhap Disney is not particularly sympathetic because they are a big nasty corporation. But they are also a big nasty corporation which could do nasty things to TSR. If TSR thumbs their nose at a badass like Disney, how do you think they would treat some poor schmuck who cannot fight with them. It's clear that they are not following the rules of acceptable behavior for a business.
We also know they have abused the copyright laws in efforts to shut down other sites, like Garden of Shadows. They claim copyrights to materials which they know they do not have a copyright on, and then they send take down notices to the ISPs of these sites, knowing that their copyright claims are bogus.
This conduct is indisputable. And what is the real gist of the original post? That TSR has hacked into someone's account, or that TSR is a disreputable business which engages in dishonest business practices and sells stolen property, and that it does not let the norms of acceptable behavior restrain them in the quest for money?
Given this, do you think they would hesitate to engage in other illegal conduct?
J. M. Pescado:
I don't think it really matters whether anyone likes Disney or wants to support them. The point is that you can sic them on TSR.
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