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Poster: | Dave Snottearman | Date: | Apr 24, 2024 7:19am |
Forum: | general | Subject: | IA Double Standard – US vs. Foreign Members? |
A foreign-based member of Internet Archive uploads movies and TV shows. None are taken down. The account remains active as new uploads are appearing. Upload examples:
https://archive.org/details/greys-anatomy-season-01-ta015
https://archive.org/details/greys-anatomy-season-02-ta015
https://archive.org/details/iron-man-2008-ta015
A US-based member posts the EXACT same files a few days later. They’re quickly taken down (with no notification). A couple of days later the account is locked (with no notification). Those exact same file uploads are posted immediately below.
https://archive.org/details/ga-s-01-e-01-ahdn
https://archive.org/details/ga-s02
https://archive.org/details/im-2008_202404
WHY THE DOUBLE STANDARD? That is, why are foreign-based members treated better than those from the US?
By the way, we don’t need an admin saying, “if you don’t like it go somewhere else.” Unprofessional comments seem unworthy of Archive and its goals.
For the record, this member does donate, and has considered including Archive in estate planning.
This long-time member would like to hear from someone in senior management at Archive, i.e., US-based members deserve an explanation.
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Poster: | Jeff Kaplan | Date: | Apr 24, 2024 7:47pm |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Re: IA Double Standard – US vs. Foreign Members? |
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Poster: | Prince-Of-Dorkness | Date: | Apr 25, 2024 3:45am |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Re: IA Double Standard – US vs. Foreign Members? |
By the way, that original account is still locked. Given the lack of notification and double standard, why not do the right thing and unlock the account without the need for so the member to jump through hoops, and wait so, so long for processing? That is, why not do the right by the member?
To state the obvious, we're not lawyers... if we see someone else posting copyrighted content (like on Popcorn, which has an Archive link of some sort) we assume it's OK to post the same content albeit in a different form (such as file type or definition). Copyright law isn't as simple as some pontificators make it out to be. We also mustn't forget that copyright law is sorely in need of updating to meet the needs of the 21st century.
Thank you in advance for doing right by members.
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Poster: | PD_Pol | Date: | Apr 24, 2024 4:51pm |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Re: IA Double Standard – US vs. Foreign Members? |
I am also surprised to see your comment about the admins comment. Please post a link to the posting where the admin said “if you don’t like it go somewhere else.” Bad grammar is never proper.
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Poster: | Dave Snottearman | Date: | Apr 25, 2024 3:34am |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Re: IA Double Standard – US vs. Foreign Members? |
As far as the admin's comment, that was a few years ago, and I haven't the filing system to retrieve such a link. That post may still be here, though, many, many pages down. If only I had the time to search.
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Poster: | Dave Snottearman | Date: | Apr 24, 2024 3:29pm |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Popcorn Project has same movie posted >1 year |
https://archive.org/details/Popcornarchive-ironMan
https://archive.org/details/Popcornarchive-ironMan2008_0px78
https://archive.org/details/Popcornarchive-ironMan2008_0px78
https://archive.org/details/Popcornarchive-ironMan2008_v3xd9
If foreign members and the Popcorn Project are allowed to post this movie, then why was it deleted from the link below, and the associated account seemingly locked because of it? Why the double standard? Please explain the double standard. Thank you in advance for showing some professionalism here.
https://archive.org/details/iron-man-2008-ta015
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Poster: | Prince-Of-Dorkness | Date: | Apr 25, 2024 10:17am |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Popcorn Project is ½ copyrighted stuff – anybody care at IA? |
If you can't even be consistent with Terms enforcement vis-à-vis deleting supposedly copyrighted files, then maybe it's time to:
●rewrite your legalese Terms,
●rethink your draconian Terms enforcement,
●both.
The IA lawyers probably need something to do.