Comments on: Copyright and Bluehost http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/ Yet more clitches Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:15:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rohitj http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-196 rohitj Sat, 24 May 2008 21:13:07 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-196 hehe, zakir, your comment was trapped by akismet somehow, I by chance saw the spam list and found your name :D by copy written material, they probably meant copyrighted material. about access to internet : If you can not fight for freedom, you don't deserve freedom. private server : It doesn't cost that much. and anyways, apply for GSoC, you will become rich :) And why the hell are you on windows? hehe, zakir, your comment was trapped by akismet somehow, I by chance saw the spam list and found your name :D

by copy written material, they probably meant copyrighted material.
about access to internet : If you can not fight for freedom, you don’t deserve freedom.
private server : It doesn’t cost that much. and anyways, apply for GSoC, you will become rich :)

And why the hell are you on windows?

]]> By: zakir http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-198 zakir Fri, 23 May 2008 04:47:17 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-198 can some body please explain me what copy written means ..... and regarding the private server thing ... if u are rich kindly donate to poor juniors like us who even dont have acces to internet :P can some body please explain me what copy written means ….. and regarding the private server thing … if u are rich kindly donate to poor juniors like us who even dont have acces to internet :P

]]> By: admin http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-197 admin Thu, 22 May 2008 23:43:58 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-197 test test

]]> By: admin http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-207 admin Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:37:06 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-207 They haven't replied. Initially they were replying immediately. But after my last email (written on the post) they didn't reply. They haven’t replied. Initially they were replying immediately. But after my last email (written on the post) they didn’t reply.

]]> By: Binny V A http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Binny V A Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:32:20 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-206 Let us know what happens next. What was their response to your letter? Let us know what happens next. What was their response to your letter?

]]> By: bheekling http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-205 bheekling Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:11:48 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-205 Hmmm, so the "Anime is not Copyrighted in the US" stance doesn't work. But according to their terms and conditions they can't do something like this unless the owner of the copyright intimates them of the violations. If I'm not wrong, even Copyright law does not require people to police others for copyright violations. However, if the owner of the copyright comes up and says "This is my work, stop distributing it", *then* action has to be taken. I would like to point out at this point that the Japanese Anime and Manga creators have never opposed free fansubbing since it's purely non-profit, and only helps to increase the popularity of Anime outside Japan. So infact they're doing policing where the owners of the copyright have no problems. Of course, the terms and conditions also say that: "You agree that Bluehost may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your account and access to the Service." So they can just tell us to fuck off. Hmmm, so the “Anime is not Copyrighted in the US” stance doesn’t work.

But according to their terms and conditions they can’t do something like this unless the owner of the copyright intimates them of the violations. If I’m not wrong, even Copyright law does not require people to police others for copyright violations. However, if the owner of the copyright comes up and says “This is my work, stop distributing it”, *then* action has to be taken.

I would like to point out at this point that the Japanese Anime and Manga creators have never opposed free fansubbing since it’s purely non-profit, and only helps to increase the popularity of Anime outside Japan. So infact they’re doing policing where the owners of the copyright have no problems.

Of course, the terms and conditions also say that:

“You agree that Bluehost may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your account and access to the Service.”

So they can just tell us to fuck off.

]]> By: Conley http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Conley Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:53:12 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-204 Hey Rohit, good job. I'm not sure I get your stance on the anime though...their work is "protected" even in the US by the Berne convention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works Hey Rohit, good job. I’m not sure I get your stance on the anime though…their work is “protected” even in the US by the Berne convention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works

]]> By: rohitj http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-200 rohitj Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:34:43 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-200 See, I am not leaving my rights that easily. I have paid for the service, and I am gonna use it. By my own server I mean that I will buy public IP and will do whatever I want to do with it. :) .... and if I share it with some people, I should be able to afford it. :) .... See, I am not leaving my rights that easily. I have paid for the service, and I am gonna use it.

By my own server I mean that I will buy public IP and will do whatever I want to do with it. :) …. and if I share it with some people, I should be able to afford it. :) ….

]]> By: chachi http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-203 chachi Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:14:50 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-203 yeah, probably bheek is right...and what do u mean rohitj, your own server? you have that kind of money? :P yeah, probably bheek is right…and what do u mean rohitj, your own server? you have that kind of money? :P

]]> By: bheekling http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/24/copyright-and-bluehost/comment-page-1/#comment-202 bheekling Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:34:06 +0000 http://rohitj.net/blog/2008/04/copyright-and-bluehost/#comment-202 It's not about "escaping". It's about using the power of our money. If they're going to harrass us, I think we should just show them the finger and take the hosting somewhere else. The domain name will still be ours after all. It’s not about “escaping”. It’s about using the power of our money. If they’re going to harrass us, I think we should just show them the finger and take the hosting somewhere else.

The domain name will still be ours after all.

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