Rampage

[jfinn]

For any of you who maintain or belong to adult writing/reading groups at Yahoo be warned that they're on a rampage right now. From what I've heard they've closed down a dozen or so groups including some of the biggest and oldest (like Masters and Apprentices, the huge Star Wars group). They seem to be targeting fan/fic, but I imagine that's only the beginning.

So be prepared to see some empty spaces in your group list and if you have your own, you might want to copy all the member addresses so if you do get hit can start up again somewhere else or at Yahoo again when pograms have finished.

Jayne

 

[Pure]

What is their reason? Which groups are targeted.

J.

 

[MathGirl]

Gosh, I hope the International DurtGurl Fan Club doesn't get hit. The member would be devastated.
MG

 

[jfinn]

What is their reason? Which groups are targeted.

J.

Generally they don't give reasons except that their review shows the group(s) in question appear to be violating Yahoo's TOS. Because it's mainly fan/fic though I'd have to say they've probably been getting some letters from some lawyers about copywrite violations.

Jayne

 

[Just-Legal]

I'm taking J-L's fics off there as I recently discovered Yahoo! claims copyright of all new works posted on there... Gah. Bastards.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I'm taking J-L's fics off there as I recently discovered Yahoo! claims copyright of all new works posted on there... Gah. Bastards.

WHAT???

They can't do that! Can they? What I make, is my own, thank you very much!

Not that I have anything on Yahoo, and now I'm definitely never putting anything there, either..!

 

[Quasimodem]

Yahooey is famous for shit like that.

When I quit Yahooey for good, was the second time they thoughtfully reset everyone's personal settings to [YES] "Send me every letter, email, mailing list, advert, or hunk of Spam that Yahoo can make a penny out of delivering."

And this to the 'home address' they had insisted was required only to contact me in case of problems with my account.

If they are terminating Groups that violate their Terms Of Service, it is merely turnabout.

I terminated Yahooey, for violating their Terms Of Services, 18 months ago.

 

[pop_54]

Yeppers

Gosh, I hope the International DurtGurl Fan Club doesn't get hit. The member would be devastated.
MG

I would be devastated, I'm bloody lonely now, I'd hate to be lonely and devastated.

 

[Guest]

Re: Yeppers

I would be devastated, I'm bloody lonely now, I'd hate to be lonely and devastated.

Pops, love, let ME devastate you; nothing lonely about it.

Darlin' Purrditta

 

[pop_54]

Re: Re: Yeppers

Pops, love, let ME devastate you; nothing lonely about it.

Darlin' Purrditta

Ohhhhh yes please darling, devastate me right now, never heard it called that before, still you live and learn

 

[oggbashan]

Yahoo, Copyright and adult groups

Yahoo does not claim copyright see f in their conditions below:

"You agree to not use the Service to:
a. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or oth erwise objectionable;
b. harm minors in any way;
c. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Yahoo! official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
d. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted throug h the Service;
e. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or und er contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
f. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
g. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as s hopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
h. upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, damage, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
i. disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
j. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
k. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable law or regulation including, but not limited to, regulation s promulgated by any securities exchange;
l. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
m. collect or store personal data about other users. "

The UK information on their copyright policy follows:

"Yahoo! UK & Ireland - Information CentreYahoo! - Home - Check Email




Yahoo! UK & Ireland Information Centre

Copyright and Intellectual Property Agent for Notice


Respect Intellectual Property Rights

Yahoo! respects the intellectual property of authors and creators and we
ask our users to do the same. Yahoo! may in accordance with its Terms of
Service and in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable
and/or terminate without notice the accounts of users who may be
infringing the intellectual property rights of others.

Copyright Information

Information on web sites is available for anyone to view, but not
necessarily to access, download and utilise. Users of web sites may
electronically copy or print portions of web sites for their own personal,
non-commercial use. Any other use, including the reproduction,
modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or
performance of the content on web sites is generally prohibited.

Infringement of Your Intellectual Property Rights

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been
otherwise violated, please provide Yahoo!'s Copyright Agent with the
following information:

1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorised to act on
behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property
interest;
2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property
that you claim has been infringed;
3. the nature of the authorisation or relationship where it is alleged
that a third party authorises the infringement by another;
4. where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;

5. your full name, address, telephone number, and email address;
6. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed
use is not authorised by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its
agent, or the law; AND
7. a statement by you, that the above information in your notice is
accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or
authorised to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's
behalf.

Yahoo! UK & Ireland's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright or
other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By email: uk-copyright@uk.yahoo-inc.com
By fax: 020 7808 4204

By Mail:

Copyright Agent
Legal Department
Yahoo! UK Ltd
10 Ebury Bridge Road
London SW1W 8PZ





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Yahoo's adult groups are constantly targetted by "Moral" organisations and the company has to perform a fine balancing act between what the users want and what the detractors of the internet want.

Abuse of copyright is endemic throughout the internet with copyright works (music, pictures, videos, literature) being copied everywhere. Yahoo usually asks the moderator of a Yahoo Group to do something about copyright abuse before acting itself but flagrant abuse may close a group without warning as will underage sexual images.

Please don't blame Yahoo for everything. They have a difficult task to keep both the detractors and users happy and make a profit without charging for e-mail or groups.

If all users acted responsibily about copyright and underage sex Yahoo would be pleased but they (and Literotica) have to be very careful.

Og

 

[MathGirl]

Re: Yeppers

I would be devastated, I'm bloody lonely now, I'd hate to be lonely and devastated.

Dear Pop,
Things are looking up. There is a rumor that someone is sort of thinking about possibly maybe joining the DG Fan Club if she can't get accepted in the Pure International Fanatic Organization. Of course if one joins the PIFO, they are automatically excluded from membership in anything else.
MG, Secretary