Copyright

[Adios]

For me, it's not a matter that you stole it, it's the fact that you were stupid enough to do so. You may bitch and get all anti-copyright all you want, but still, by law, everyone here on the internet is protected by Poor-Man's Copyright, which you have violated, whether you want to admit to it or not.

But I didn't steal anything.

Charley did not take his story down because I pirated his work. Nobody has pirated his work. . To my knowledge, it hasn't appeared on any file sharing websites.

Charley took his story down because we were discussing copyright law in the IRC channel and I mentioned I was pro copyright reform and belonged to a private bit-torrent tracker and that made him uncomfortable. He never accused me of pirating his work.

Please don't make false accusations against me. Perhaps you have just misunderstood what's being said in this thread.

You openly admitted to being a fucking thief. Was I supposed to just wait around for you to steal my work? Go fuck yourself.

[malvarma]

For me, it's not a matter that you stole it, it's the fact that you were stupid enough to do so. You may bitch and get all anti-copyright all you want, but still, by law, everyone here on the internet is protected by Poor-Man's Copyright, which you have violated, whether you want to admit to it or not.

But I didn't steal anything.

Charley did not take his story down because I pirated his work. Nobody has pirated his work. . To my knowledge, it hasn't appeared on any file sharing websites.

Charley took his story down because we were discussing copyright law in the IRC channel and I mentioned I was pro copyright reform and belonged to a private bit-torrent tracker and that made him uncomfortable. He never accused me of pirating his work.

Please don't make false accusations against me. Perhaps you have just misunderstood what's being said in this thread.

You openly admitted to being a fucking thief. Was I supposed to just wait around for you to steal my work? Go fuck yourself.

Charley - there were other "thieves" on the board before I got here. You just didn't know it.

[Suu]

OPEN MOUTH. INSERT FOOT.

[Adios]

For me, it's not a matter that you stole it, it's the fact that you were stupid enough to do so. You may bitch and get all anti-copyright all you want, but still, by law, everyone here on the internet is protected by Poor-Man's Copyright, which you have violated, whether you want to admit to it or not.

But I didn't steal anything.

Charley did not take his story down because I pirated his work. Nobody has pirated his work. . To my knowledge, it hasn't appeared on any file sharing websites.

Charley took his story down because we were discussing copyright law in the IRC channel and I mentioned I was pro copyright reform and belonged to a private bit-torrent tracker and that made him uncomfortable. He never accused me of pirating his work.

Please don't make false accusations against me. Perhaps you have just misunderstood what's being said in this thread.

You openly admitted to being a fucking thief. Was I supposed to just wait around for you to steal my work? Go fuck yourself.

Charley - there were other "thieves" on the board before I got here. You just didn't know it.

I bet your mommy always tells you that you are right, doesn't she?
Go justify yourself on another board shitstain.

[malvarma]

For me, it's not a matter that you stole it, it's the fact that you were stupid enough to do so. You may bitch and get all anti-copyright all you want, but still, by law, everyone here on the internet is protected by Poor-Man's Copyright, which you have violated, whether you want to admit to it or not.

But I didn't steal anything.

Charley did not take his story down because I pirated his work. Nobody has pirated his work. . To my knowledge, it hasn't appeared on any file sharing websites.

Charley took his story down because we were discussing copyright law in the IRC channel and I mentioned I was pro copyright reform and belonged to a private bit-torrent tracker and that made him uncomfortable. He never accused me of pirating his work.

Please don't make false accusations against me. Perhaps you have just misunderstood what's being said in this thread.

You openly admitted to being a fucking thief. Was I supposed to just wait around for you to steal my work? Go fuck yourself.

Charley - there were other "thieves" on the board before I got here. You just didn't know it.

I bet your mommy always tells you that you are right, doesn't she?
Go justify yourself on another board shitstain.

I see you've chosen name-calling over addressing the issues at hand.

[Adios]

And your point?

[malvarma]

And your point?

That you have none. Just bad names to call me and no real arguments.

If you had a real argument, you'd explain why you didn't take down your story before I got here, even though there were already pirates on the board who could have copied your work.

[Adios]

And your point?

That you have none. Just bad names to call me and no real arguments.

If you had a real argument, you'd explain why you didn't take down your story before I got here, even though there were already pirates on the board who could have copied your work.

I have answered you. It was a matter of trust before you showed up. Why are you obsessed about my story?

[malvarma]

And your point?

That you have none. Just bad names to call me and no real arguments.

If you had a real argument, you'd explain why you didn't take down your story before I got here, even though there were already pirates on the board who could have copied your work.

I have answered you. It was a matter of trust before you showed up. Why are you obsessed about my story?

1. I don't understand the trust part. Maybe you could explain it to me. When you put your story online for all to see, you allowed the members of this board as well as anyone else with an internet connection to read and copy the work. Did you trust that everyone else on the internet was not a pirate? Doesn't that seem unreasonable?

2. I'm concerned about your story because I think it's a shame you took it down. Everyone here really enjoyed reading your story, and you shouldn't let your fans down just because you are scared someone might pirate your book. Fact is, even if you printed it, published it, and sold it in bookstores, someone could scan your book and upload it to an e-book hub. Does that mean you should just give up writing altogether? Everything we artists create is subject to piracy, but the passion we have for art is too great to let pirates ruin a good thing. I think the whole board would like it if you posted your story again.

Besides, why would anyone pirate your book if you are already putting it online for free? If it's already online for free, there is no reason to make it free.

[Adios]

And your point?

That you have none. Just bad names to call me and no real arguments.

If you had a real argument, you'd explain why you didn't take down your story before I got here, even though there were already pirates on the board who could have copied your work.

I have answered you. It was a matter of trust before you showed up. Why are you obsessed about my story?

1. I don't understand the trust part. Maybe you could explain it to me. When you put your story online for all to see, you allowed the members of this board as well as anyone else with an internet connection to read and copy the work. Did you trust that everyone else on the internet was not a pirate? Doesn't that seem unreasonable?

2. I'm concerned about your story because I think it's a shame you took it down. Everyone here really enjoyed reading your story, and you shouldn't let your fans down just because you are scared someone might pirate your book. Fact is, even if you printed it, published it, and sold it in bookstores, someone could scan your book and upload it to an e-book hub. Does that mean you should just give up writing altogether? Everything we artists create is subject to piracy, but the passion we have for art is too great to let pirates ruin a good thing. I think the whole board would like it if you posted your story again.

Besides, why would anyone pirate your book if you are already putting it online for free? If it's already online for free, there is no reason to make it free.

That says it all.

[Jasper]

I'm all in favor of excoriating people at any perceived provocation.  However, malvarma still hasn't made it to 50 posts.  It is customary to show a modicum of forgiveness this early on.  I think at this point all it should take is malv just backing down a bit and apologizing.

[Adios]

I'm all in favor of excoriating people at any perceived provocation.  However, malvarma still hasn't made it to 50 posts.  It is customary to show a modicum of forgiveness this early on.  I think at this point all it should take is malv just backing down a bit and apologizing.

50 posts is only a suggestion and this started in IRC.

[malvarma]

I'm all in favor of excoriating people at any perceived provocation.  However, malvarma still hasn't made it to 50 posts.  It is customary to show a modicum of forgiveness this early on.  I think at this point all it should take is malv just backing down a bit and apologizing.

What should I apologize for? I did not pirate his story.

He took it down because I mentioned I was pro-copyright and belonged to a bit-torrent tracker during a conversation on IRC.
I'm not apologizing for believing in copyright reform.

What should I apologize for?

[malvarma]

And your point?

That you have none. Just bad names to call me and no real arguments.

If you had a real argument, you'd explain why you didn't take down your story before I got here, even though there were already pirates on the board who could have copied your work.

I have answered you. It was a matter of trust before you showed up. Why are you obsessed about my story?

1. I don't understand the trust part. Maybe you could explain it to me. When you put your story online for all to see, you allowed the members of this board as well as anyone else with an internet connection to read and copy the work. Did you trust that everyone else on the internet was not a pirate? Doesn't that seem unreasonable?

2. I'm concerned about your story because I think it's a shame you took it down. Everyone here really enjoyed reading your story, and you shouldn't let your fans down just because you are scared someone might pirate your book. Fact is, even if you printed it, published it, and sold it in bookstores, someone could scan your book and upload it to an e-book hub. Does that mean you should just give up writing altogether? Everything we artists create is subject to piracy, but the passion we have for art is too great to let pirates ruin a good thing. I think the whole board would like it if you posted your story again.

Besides, why would anyone pirate your book if you are already putting it online for free? If it's already online for free, there is no reason to make it free.

That says it all.

Yes. I told you. I do not understand the trust part. Maybe you can explain it to me.

Did you trust everyone on the internet was not a pirate?

Please read my post again and explain to me why I am a threat to your intellectual property, but thousands of internet pirates can be trusted.

[Jasper]

I forgot, nobody is ever willing to back down from any sort of conflict if it means being the first one to do so.  Because civility is just too unthinkable.  Pardon me.