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Originally posted by Lira killed the king, swooned the king,

Unfortunate implications.

Really, though, I don't think the internet so much as brings out a part of us as it does amplify what's already there. For example: someone who was big into practical joking or something would be twice as insufferable on the internet as they are in real life. A good friend of mine acts like an asshole online, but offline he's only really annoying.

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Originally posted by Scrittah Unfortunate implications.

Well, he was Greek after all, and a drop-dead sexy one at that

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Originally posted by Lira I don't think either case is true: we're no more ourselves on-line than we're in real life

I disagree. On-line you can be whoever you want to be, show a different side of yourself which otherwise wouldn't usually be associated to one's persona in real life.

I think we have to move beyond the myth that there is somehow someone we "really are" and someone else we are on the internet (or the other way around). Like Lira said, we act differently in different situations. The internet is just another situation, its just that it is so different from most other that the difference in personalities often is more pronounced?

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Originally posted by teegee sometimes, i sit on my hand until its numb and then masturbate...i call that a stranger.

Wtf; fucking plagiarism Lira!

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Originally posted by Arbiter Wtf; fucking plagiarism Lira!

It can't be plagiarism: I didn't see your post until I submitted mine and I did some research that wasn't available in your post

(though I'm surprised we gave pretty much the same answer - that's not exactly usual )

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Originally posted by Lira It can't be plagiarism: I didn't see your post until I submitted mine and I did some research that wasn't available in your post (though I'm surprised we gave pretty much the same answer - that's not exactly usual )

A likely story!

I am actually curious to know what the rules really are when it comes to content put out on the internet. If I posted an essay up or something, I most certainly do not want someone else using it for their own personal gain. Did the blogger not have some sort of rights? Or, is everything and anything we put out there free material for whoever wants it?

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I realize that other materials that are protected under copyright etc. have rights/protections. I am wondering about the regular jack and jill's who put things on the internet for their own purposes (blogs, forums etc.)

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Originally posted by Theresa I am actually curious to know what the rules really are when it comes to content put out on the internet. If I posted an essay up or something, I most certainly do not want someone else using it for their own personal gain. Did the blogger not have some sort of rights? Or, is everything and anything we put out there free material for whoever wants it? EDIT: I realize that other materials that are protected under copyright etc. have rights/protections. I am wondering about the regular jack and jill's who put things on the internet for their own purposes (blogs, forums etc.)

It varies by jurisdiction, obviously.

In the U.S., you instantly acquire a copyright in pretty much everything you publish on the internet, as long as it meets the minimum requirements for copyrightability. But if you're a U.S. citizen, you can't sue for infringement unless you register your copyright. And you don't. That doesn't mean you have no rights, however. You can still sue for damages, if you can show any. You can also recover any profits that you can show were made by exploiting your copyrights. And you can obtain an injunction prohibiting further infringement.

Copyright registration is also not required before filing a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which requires the service providing hosting the infringing content to remove it.

If you're not a U.S. citizen, then congratulations! You get the full benefit of U.S. copyright laws without having to register, including the possibility of collecting statutory damages and (a pathetically small amount of) attorneys' fees. This is because the U.S. diplomats who negotiated our copyright treaties were fucking idiots who deserve to be shot and have their rotting corpses dragged through cow manure.

By the way, I am not a lawyer, much less your lawyer, and none of this is legal advice or a substitute therefor. If you rely on it in any way, you're a complete moron, and should probably kill yourself, so if you really want to know your rights you should consult an attorney.

Oh, and this post is copyright myself, 2010. I do not authorize any copying of it whatsoever. So, if you should happen to copy it into your RAM or hard drive by, say, viewing this web page, you are an infringer, and I reserve the right to pursue all available remedies against you.

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Originally posted by Theresa If I posted an essay up or something, I most certainly do not want someone else using it for their own personal gain.

i think you're safe.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i think you're safe.

I think to be fully safe underneath anything she puts online, should be "if you steal this, im going to turn your balls into a kebab or puncture your ovaries"