Styxx opened this issue on Mar 27, 2001 ยท 12 posts
shadowcat posted Wed, 28 March 2001 at 4:53 PM
oops forgot to mention some stuff, I am not using the compuserve space at all, at this time and here's some TOS info for ya, Compuserve states that the stuff is yours but has some sort of compilation copyright ---clip--- WHAT IS COMPILATION COPYRIGHT? CompuServe has copyrighted the contents of the Service as a compilation copyright, just as many magazines and newspapers reserve such a copyright on the contents of their publications. This copyright is held in accordance with the 1976 Copyright Act of the United States. A compilation copyright is granted when an organization collects information in a lawful way, adds value to it, and offers it to others. In this case, the Service is a value-added product; CompuServe has committed substantial financial resources to collecting more than 1700 areas on the service and offering them in an organized, structured way to a defined user base through a nationwide telecommunication network. The compilation copyright is intended to protect that substantial investment from unauthorized exploitation. This does NOT mean that CompuServe assumes ownership of individual programs and databases provided to the system by members or information providers. ---end clip--- make of that what you will. It goes on to cover copyrighted material, shareware & freeware. Basiclly warning you to get permission before you post something that isn't yours. Things that are also compuserve no-no's: ---clip--- No pornographic or sexually explicit information or images. No racially or ethnically derogatory material. No illegal copyright infringement. No fraudulent, illegal business activities or third party advertising allowed. Our World does not support or allow transactions from home pages in this version. ---end clip--- Nude does not mean porn. Compuserve has quite a collection of nakie pictures in their adult forum (they once defined porn as "when anything touches or is touched by the genitals" but I don't remember were I saw that)