On Sunday 26 January 2003 06:11, Rick Pali wrote:
> [... snip ...]
> that *everything* on the site is copyright by the owner. No exception is
> made for the forums. They even go so far as do reject liability for what
> people write, but seem to claim ownership non-the-less.

IANAL but I don't think the combination of ownership & disclaimer would 
convince a court. If you claim you own the content then you become liable for 
legal action in the event that someone posts defamatory or illegal content, 
or breaches someone else's copyright by posting copyrighted material without 
proper consent.

IASNAL but I think the correct thing to do on a forum - unless the contents 
are _strictly_ moderated _before_ being posted in public - is to have each 
individual author retain copyright of his/her contributions. It's then up to 
each contributor to take action for any breach of copyright if and when they 
see fit. Obviously the act of posting to a forum gives the forum operator the 
right to make the content available to the public.

Regards
Brian Beesley

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