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Old 12-18-2006, 12:01 PM  
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Originally Posted by Jace View Post
yup, sure did read everything, and what you basically said is that for now you will just deactivate his site, and when he deletes the content he will be fine

translation: it is all right to steal content as long as you delete it when caught

if he was in my program, he would be instantly booted the minute we found STOLEN CONTENT in his site.....but as long as he deletes it and doesn't get caught doing it again, he is fine to stay in Serious Partners?
if he was flat out stealing i do see your point but the fellow seemed genuinely interested in helping clear up the problems. While ignorance of the law is no excuse, this isnt exactly clear cut copright infringement.. if the pic is drawn wouldnt it be art ? In a case like this i would think in everyones best interest to work out a solution instead of resorting to bannings and such..


such as perhaps a discounted content rate or something where the people involved agree to purchase said pictures for a fee before altering/drawing them.. this would give the content providers a chance to make more money and a much wider array of content for the artists
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