Quote by Poppet
So, I can say "These are written by Poppet for LushStories.com only, don't steal them asshole, or you won't like me." and that is legal? lol Not that I'd say that but simply making a copyright as simple as that, IS legal?
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Quote by Poppet
I have a copyrights thing, but it's nothing "legal" I just put something up there. I'm not even sure how effective that even is. I have it because it's my work, but it's not legal. Not in the law sense, at least I don't think? I don't even know how that works.
Hi Poppet,
Copyright is real and it is legal.
All an author has to do is claim his or her work, and it is therefore copyright. He or she has 5 years since unauthorized publication to say, "I made that" just about anywhere to anyone, and it is copyright as long as he or she really created it, regardless if there is a copyright notice or not.
By stating on your stories that they are 'yours', you have enforced this copyright and are therefore legally protected.
Not that those websites care.
ADDITIONAL: Decided to post a link to the website that Copyright info came from, it's interesting reading!
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/copyright
Scarlet Seductress
Quote by Mazza
Thanks Liz and Coco!!
I know that Lush work very hard on this and that the problem is endemic - We've seen so many sites pinching our hard work!
Again though, how important is our copyright info? I know that some of the stolen authors DO have that info - does it help when it comes to asking for its removal?
In a nutshell? No.
These sites are operating illegally.
They copy and paste our stories to bolster their own site content. This in turn boosts their SEO, which in turn improves their visibility on search engines which then results in increased web traffic.
Once they hit a certain number of visitors per month, they then place adverts on their site and earn ad revenue 'per click'.
The real pain in the ass?
Most of these sites pay a premium to their hosting company for a service called 'Whois Privacy Protection' effectively removing any usable contact information from the general public.
Scarlet Seductress
Unfortunately, despite everyones best efforts, staying on top of these story thefts is like trying to hold back the tide.
Lush contact these sites with takedown requests and notifications of copyright infringement on a regular basis but some are harder to contact that others.
For sites without direct contact details, your only option is to contact their hosting company and report them.
This can usually be done with a WHOIS search (You can Google this for more information but basically it is just a search which will give you some additional details about a domain. Things like nameserver details from which you can work out who the hosting company is).
You can get irate and spend hours chasing these bastards down if you wish but believe me, it takes a lot of time and effort.
New ones spring up all the time.
As angry as it makes me personally to see writers work stolen, (and in this case their voice recordings too!) there is nothing you can do except to continue to write to them.
*heads over to the rage cage...*
Lush contact these sites with takedown requests and notifications of copyright infringement on a regular basis but some are harder to contact that others.
For sites without direct contact details, your only option is to contact their hosting company and report them.
This can usually be done with a WHOIS search (You can Google this for more information but basically it is just a search which will give you some additional details about a domain. Things like nameserver details from which you can work out who the hosting company is).
You can get irate and spend hours chasing these bastards down if you wish but believe me, it takes a lot of time and effort.
New ones spring up all the time.
As angry as it makes me personally to see writers work stolen, (and in this case their voice recordings too!) there is nothing you can do except to continue to write to them.
*heads over to the rage cage...*
Scarlet Seductress
So, in the interest of sharing one of the more unusual martial arts movies I've seen this year, take a look at this trailer:
I don't mind admitting that the idea of seeing an A-List celeb like Russell Crowe removing a string of antique anal beads from a young woman and inserting them into another girl was my primary attraction to this film.
He seems to be well into the swing of things by the way. In another scene he produces some kind of shiny phallic device and proclaims to the ladies of the local brothel, “We’re going to play a game called ‘Let’s pretend we’re Catholic.’”
Not his usual kind of film I'll grant you
This is an all out, non-stop, blood and gore fest with a sketchy story line and average fight choreography.
It was co-written by Hostel and Inglourious Basterds actor Eli Roth and “presented by” Quentin Tarantino. It is plugged as a zany, multicolored fight fest, pitting squadrons of lethal killers against each other, all in pursuit of a weighty chest of imperial gold.
It's ok.
If you like over-the-top martial arts, a little mythology & magic and a whole lot of kink - this is the film for you!
I don't mind admitting that the idea of seeing an A-List celeb like Russell Crowe removing a string of antique anal beads from a young woman and inserting them into another girl was my primary attraction to this film.
He seems to be well into the swing of things by the way. In another scene he produces some kind of shiny phallic device and proclaims to the ladies of the local brothel, “We’re going to play a game called ‘Let’s pretend we’re Catholic.’”
Not his usual kind of film I'll grant you
This is an all out, non-stop, blood and gore fest with a sketchy story line and average fight choreography.
It was co-written by Hostel and Inglourious Basterds actor Eli Roth and “presented by” Quentin Tarantino. It is plugged as a zany, multicolored fight fest, pitting squadrons of lethal killers against each other, all in pursuit of a weighty chest of imperial gold.
It's ok.
If you like over-the-top martial arts, a little mythology & magic and a whole lot of kink - this is the film for you!
Scarlet Seductress
Interesting point.
I'm not sure how it would apply to a site like Lush as it doesn't really fall into the same category as something like xhampster.
There are a number of points made about the liability of image use in the T&C's as well.
http://www.lushstories.com/help.aspx
http://www.lushstories.com/terms.aspx#imageposting
Could you argue the boyfriend held the image copyright as he took the photos?
Anything that did crop up relating to 'Revenge Porn' could always be removed. The instantaneous 'I'm going to sue you!' attitude of this case would be totally over the top in my opinion but for one fact:
A simple takedown request would ordinarily be enough to have any offending images removed.
I'm not sure how it would apply to a site like Lush as it doesn't really fall into the same category as something like xhampster.
There are a number of points made about the liability of image use in the T&C's as well.
As long as the image isn't depicting anything illegal in nature, and you either own the copyright, or have permission to publish it.
http://www.lushstories.com/help.aspx
If you are not the image owner, you must have a legal right from the copyright owner to post any images.
http://www.lushstories.com/terms.aspx#imageposting
Could you argue the boyfriend held the image copyright as he took the photos?
Anything that did crop up relating to 'Revenge Porn' could always be removed. The instantaneous 'I'm going to sue you!' attitude of this case would be totally over the top in my opinion but for one fact:
"...began publishing pornographic photographs and video of the plaintiff as well as plaintiff's name, occupation, details about her schedule, and other personal and private facts about the plaintiff on various websites."
A simple takedown request would ordinarily be enough to have any offending images removed.
Scarlet Seductress
Firstly, a big sloppy kiss for Gav! 
You do fantastic work on the site and everyone appreciates it very much.
The character count was recently increased in the 'black box' IM chat windows which was a great idea.
A problem I have noticed is that they will let you continue typing past the new character limit without you knowing it - the result being cut-off messages at the other end.
If it was programmed to stop you typing any more into the window once the limit had been reached, this would be ok but would possibly leave you having to go back and re-word it a bit to fit everything in.
Thoughts?
You do fantastic work on the site and everyone appreciates it very much.
The character count was recently increased in the 'black box' IM chat windows which was a great idea.
A problem I have noticed is that they will let you continue typing past the new character limit without you knowing it - the result being cut-off messages at the other end.
If it was programmed to stop you typing any more into the window once the limit had been reached, this would be ok but would possibly leave you having to go back and re-word it a bit to fit everything in.
Thoughts?
Scarlet Seductress
Hi folks,
Thought I would say a few words, as it appears a certain person has dropped me in it *makes eyes at Sprite*
Firstly, the thumbs-up thing was a talking point. It was decided that it might make the site look a little too 'social network'; it also gave the impression to some that it was a new FB integration feature whereby you could click it and post the story link on your FB page.
Medals and stars were rejected as either being too militaristic or for the communism association.
The rosette is a nice icon but the Recommended Read badge it was decided, needed to be completely different in order to differentiate it. Different colours or shapes gave the impression of 'grading' i.e. 1st place, 2nd place etc.
Although the brightly coloured 'Recommended' badges look quite nice (thanks for the examples, Kiki), look what happens when they are sized down to where they need to be:
You also need to take into account any associated copyrights or usage restrictions of pre-made artwork in commercial and non-commercial applications.
We thought the tick was quite good as a universal symbol of approval (you should have seen some of the ones that never made it to the light of day!), but we are playing with a few more ideas in the meantime.
I would like to point out that this was mulled over at length before Gav swapped them over; and clearly quite a lot of thought goes into decisions like this before they are implemented.
As the saying goes, 'stay tuned'.
Have a lovely day!
Liz x
Thought I would say a few words, as it appears a certain person has dropped me in it *makes eyes at Sprite*
Firstly, the thumbs-up thing was a talking point. It was decided that it might make the site look a little too 'social network'; it also gave the impression to some that it was a new FB integration feature whereby you could click it and post the story link on your FB page.
Medals and stars were rejected as either being too militaristic or for the communism association.
The rosette is a nice icon but the Recommended Read badge it was decided, needed to be completely different in order to differentiate it. Different colours or shapes gave the impression of 'grading' i.e. 1st place, 2nd place etc.
Although the brightly coloured 'Recommended' badges look quite nice (thanks for the examples, Kiki), look what happens when they are sized down to where they need to be:
You also need to take into account any associated copyrights or usage restrictions of pre-made artwork in commercial and non-commercial applications.
We thought the tick was quite good as a universal symbol of approval (you should have seen some of the ones that never made it to the light of day!), but we are playing with a few more ideas in the meantime.
I would like to point out that this was mulled over at length before Gav swapped them over; and clearly quite a lot of thought goes into decisions like this before they are implemented.
As the saying goes, 'stay tuned'.
Have a lovely day!
Liz x
Scarlet Seductress
Quote by TheDevilsWeakness
It was... I think he was going way beyond cruel and unusual punishment.
I'd rather watch Barney and sing the "I love you song", hopping on one foot, while wearing a partially cooked bacon bikini.
But nooooo... Gav is a twisted sort of fellow.
I kinda phased out at the bacon bikini part
Scarlet Seductress
Quote by sprite
what's the cost of a second DB server, if i can ask? i can skip starbucks every other day if i need to
I bet your monthly budget for lollipops, glitter tubes and 'Hello Kitty' sticker packs could cancel out the trade deficit of a small, third world country
