Comments on: The Fark Licensing Controversy http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:21:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The Facebook TOS Controversy | PlagiarismTodayhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-124770 The Facebook TOS Controversy | PlagiarismToday Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:07:38 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-124770 [...] make it clear, Facebook, nor any other TOS that I have seen (save the extremely misguided Fark license), tries to actually grant itself copyright ownership of the work. They are trying give themselves [...] [...] make it clear, Facebook, nor any other TOS that I have seen (save the extremely misguided Fark license), tries to actually grant itself copyright ownership of the work. They are trying give themselves [...]

]]> By: PlagiarismToday » Update: Fark’s Copyright Policyhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-59536 PlagiarismToday » Update: Fark’s Copyright Policy Tue, 08 May 2007 15:27:43 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-59536 [...] the controversy over its copyright policy last week, Fark has changed the wording of its policy to correct the errors in the first [...] [...] the controversy over its copyright policy last week, Fark has changed the wording of its policy to correct the errors in the first [...]

]]> By: PlagiarismToday » Farked, BoingBoinged and Morehttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-57906 PlagiarismToday » Farked, BoingBoinged and More Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-57906 [...] was a very eventful day for this site. The article about Fark’s Copyright Policy made an appearance on the front page of Fark.com. Shortly after that, it was featured as an update [...] [...] was a very eventful day for this site. The article about Fark’s Copyright Policy made an appearance on the front page of Fark.com. Shortly after that, it was featured as an update [...]

]]> By: Ryanhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-57782 Ryan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:26:26 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-57782 I think a lawyer whipped up the original copy. He/she could probably be sued for malpractice.FARK relies a lot on volunteer work. Most of the people who work on/for the site aren't paid anything. Heck, Drew's original reaction to this whole issue was to ask the FARK users how to change it to make it say what he wants it to say. I think a FARKer lawyer finally volunteered and stepped up to help him, but he was extremely nervous in doing so, since screwing up on something as important as this can mean a major malpractice suit and/or disbarment. I think a lawyer whipped up the original copy. He/she could probably be sued for malpractice.

FARK relies a lot on volunteer work. Most of the people who work on/for the site aren’t paid anything. Heck, Drew’s original reaction to this whole issue was to ask the FARK users how to change it to make it say what he wants it to say. I think a FARKer lawyer finally volunteered and stepped up to help him, but he was extremely nervous in doing so, since screwing up on something as important as this can mean a major malpractice suit and/or disbarment.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-122147 Ryan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:26:26 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-122147 I think a lawyer whipped up the original copy. He/she could probably be sued for malpractice.<br><br>FARK relies a lot on volunteer work. Most of the people who work on/for the site aren't paid anything. Heck, Drew's original reaction to this whole issue was to ask the FARK users how to change it to make it say what he wants it to say. I think a FARKer lawyer finally volunteered and stepped up to help him, but he was extremely nervous in doing so, since screwing up on something as important as this can mean a major malpractice suit and/or disbarment. I think a lawyer whipped up the original copy. He/she could probably be sued for malpractice.

FARK relies a lot on volunteer work. Most of the people who work on/for the site aren’t paid anything. Heck, Drew’s original reaction to this whole issue was to ask the FARK users how to change it to make it say what he wants it to say. I think a FARKer lawyer finally volunteered and stepped up to help him, but he was extremely nervous in doing so, since screwing up on something as important as this can mean a major malpractice suit and/or disbarment.

]]> By: EHhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-57779 EH Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:53:37 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-57779 So weird. Doesn't Fark have a lawyer for these things? So weird. Doesn’t Fark have a lawyer for these things?

]]> By: EHhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-122146 EH Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:53:37 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-122146 So weird. Doesn't Fark have a lawyer for these things? So weird. Doesn’t Fark have a lawyer for these things?

]]> By: Boing Boinghttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-57768 Boing Boing Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:29:45 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-57768 <strong>Fark's copyright policy stinks -- UPDATED...</strong>Fark -- home to many photo-mashup contests -- has a new (?) copyright policy: everyone who posts to Fark agrees to assign all copyright in their work to Fark (Fark then gives the posters back the right to use their work on personal projects, but not to... Fark’s copyright policy stinks — UPDATED…

Fark — home to many photo-mashup contests — has a new (?) copyright policy: everyone who posts to Fark agrees to assign all copyright in their work to Fark (Fark then gives the posters back the right to use their work on personal projects, but not to…

]]> By: Boing Boinghttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-122145 Boing Boing Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:29:45 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-122145 <strong>Fark's copyright policy stinks -- UPDATED...</strong><br><br>Fark -- home to many photo-mashup contests -- has a new (?) copyright policy: everyone who posts to Fark agrees to assign all copyright in their work to Fark (Fark then gives the posters back the right to use their work on personal projects, but not to... Fark’s copyright policy stinks — UPDATED…

Fark — home to many photo-mashup contests — has a new (?) copyright policy: everyone who posts to Fark agrees to assign all copyright in their work to Fark (Fark then gives the posters back the right to use their work on personal projects, but not to…

]]> By: WootWoothttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/comment-page-1/#comment-57753 WootWoot Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:45:26 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/04/26/fark-claims-copyright-on-posted-works/#comment-57753 Post Things in Links: A license only applies to what actually appears on the site. Rather than post your long essay or your photos, post links to them. No license can be claimed to anything not hosted on the site.Last I checked, Fark does not host any of the photoshopped pictures, so since the pictures are not hosted on fark, they would not be able to claim copywrite. I'd be more worried about what imageshack has to say about copywrite. Post Things in Links: A license only applies to what actually appears on the site. Rather than post your long essay or your photos, post links to them. No license can be claimed to anything not hosted on the site.

Last I checked, Fark does not host any of the photoshopped pictures, so since the pictures are not hosted on fark, they would not be able to claim copywrite. I’d be more worried about what imageshack has to say about copywrite.

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