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<blockquote data-quote="vansmith" data-source="post: 835277" data-attributes="member: 71075"><p>I'd like to make a suggestion about the following section regarding copyrights/laws.While I have no problem understanding the logic behind using the laws of one nation as the basis for what is acceptable to talk about but what about people who are unaware of US law? Many people visit from countries where some things are legal that aren't in the US (I think copyright circumvention for example is not illegal in Canada...I think). Perhaps a link to a layman's list of what US copyright law entails pertaining to IT would be nice at the end of this section. </p><p></p><p>The myriad of approaches to copyright law are bound to confuse people so clearing this up for the new (and current) users would probably help quite a bit. While I don't mind directing people to the DVD ripping thread for example, it might be nice if they are made aware of what is and isn't acceptable in this section so they know as soon as they join. Even an quick summary of the more pertinent points would suffice in deterring many inappropriate threads.</p><p></p><p>I hope this isn't too late...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vansmith, post: 835277, member: 71075"] I'd like to make a suggestion about the following section regarding copyrights/laws.While I have no problem understanding the logic behind using the laws of one nation as the basis for what is acceptable to talk about but what about people who are unaware of US law? Many people visit from countries where some things are legal that aren't in the US (I think copyright circumvention for example is not illegal in Canada...I think). Perhaps a link to a layman's list of what US copyright law entails pertaining to IT would be nice at the end of this section. The myriad of approaches to copyright law are bound to confuse people so clearing this up for the new (and current) users would probably help quite a bit. While I don't mind directing people to the DVD ripping thread for example, it might be nice if they are made aware of what is and isn't acceptable in this section so they know as soon as they join. Even an quick summary of the more pertinent points would suffice in deterring many inappropriate threads. I hope this isn't too late... [/QUOTE]
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