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Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor Send a noteboard - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM
Are you willing to be the one who makes sure the poster actually has a pre-release copy? Or are you just willing to make more work for someone else? If you are actually willing to do the actual work, how pray tell will you do that? What kind of proof can the reviewers provide? Scanned copyright page? anybody can fake those. ISBN #? already published. Get real man.


I don't think any proof should be necessary at all (see my comment about how wotmania was filled with spoiler-free reviews for at least the last three books with no negative effects to speak of). No system for prooving something like this would be foolproof in today's day and age, of course.

Umm...You ever heard of Napster? All it would take would be one quote from the book and TOR would be completely within it's rights to shut RAFO down. Are YOU personally willing to be legally responsible for something that someone posts here? Sorry but I'm not. And sure, anybody at any time can post anything here. But by providing a spot for pirates to post what they want, the situation changes to "abetting and encouraging".


I'm missing the Napster connection here. RAFO has stipulated that reviews be spoiler/content-free, so noone would be allowed to post quotes from the book. One's impressions about a book, CD, movie, or any other copyrighted work are not copyrightable as far as I know. On a side note, do you really think every RAFO member would be personally liable to Tor if one member posted one quote from the book?

If the admins have a serious concern about legal liability, I say don't allow the reviews. If the only serious concern is one of authenticity/credibility, though, I don't see the problem. RAFO isn't vauching for the reviews in any way, and no WoT sites that I know of have been made laughing stocks in the past over silly or just plain inaccurate reviews.
This message last edited by RandAllThor on 22/09/2009 at 12:23:36 PM
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Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? Sidious - 20/09/2009 08:40:03 AM 1981 Views
No, if people want to review the book, they can do it on their own blogs. *NM* AliasRY - 20/09/2009 09:27:18 AM 649 Views
Yes. RandAllThor - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1306 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 636 Views
Yes ajfurst - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1243 Views
No. *NM* Palatine - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 621 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. Ashaman_Luc - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1056 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* Blaine - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 678 Views
NO! *NM* Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 683 Views
No *NM* Milla - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 759 Views
Yes. Visitors who don't want them should simply avoid reading them. *NM* Segovia - 20/09/2009 02:42:15 PM 709 Views
Yes *NM* StinkerSkunk - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 678 Views
Yes please! *NM* Amyrlin Seat - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 683 Views
NO *NM* M'Hael Reborn - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 660 Views
Yes *NM* Rurouni_Kenshin - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 700 Views
If it's going to be in a separate section, and it's spoiler free, why is "NO" even an option? Yvves - 20/09/2009 05:04:11 PM 1196 Views
Absolutley! ^ If they don't want to read that section then it shouldn't be a problem. *NM* Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:24:37 AM 658 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? MissKoalaVB - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1083 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 623 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 631 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1204 Views
YES. *NM* Darth_Katie - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 644 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? Segovia - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1091 Views
Yes, why not? Crackbrained Asha'man - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1407 Views
Yes *NM* Nyrende - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 640 Views
Yes *NM* Blaine - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 608 Views
Yes-- reviews are an essential part of any fanpage-- People have the option not to read them though *NM* Matrimony Cauthon - 20/09/2009 06:53:42 PM 637 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* Heiko - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 609 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* sue - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 658 Views
Yes! vandevere - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1121 Views
yes *NM* lankyevilme - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 682 Views
Yes ranagrande - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1042 Views
Yes *NM* Myrdhyn - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 614 Views
Yes *NM* Corwin - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 631 Views
Why is No even an option? there supposedly wont be spoilers duh *NM* Nargs - 20/09/2009 11:40:37 PM 616 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* animeeyez - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 623 Views
Yes *NM* Deadsy - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 596 Views
I vote yes. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1162 Views
Yes Mats imaginary friend - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1082 Views
Yes rAndy aL - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1074 Views
Yes. If a review is clearly marked as such, please who don't want to read it don't have to. *NM* Nebhead - 21/09/2009 12:59:54 PM 1088 Views
If they are quarantined in an announced post, I don't see and problem for me, so yes I guess Lady Isa Avanderidhril - 21/09/2009 01:09:41 PM 1185 Views
Yes. Don't click the link if you don't want to read it. *NM* j-whitt987 - 21/09/2009 02:39:16 PM 666 Views
No NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1172 Views
I think you missread the rules... Crackbrained Asha'man - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1610 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1160 Views
I'm strongly against it Sidious - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1338 Views
I hadn't thought about all that, you should have made some kind of pros and cons list Lady Isa Avanderidhril - 22/09/2009 08:53:39 AM 1274 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1158 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1080 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1272 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1499 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1136 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it DomA - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1312 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 1014 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1120 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. DomA - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1044 Views
Good to know. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1243 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. fionwe1987 - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1343 Views
Re: Good to know. DomA - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1144 Views
Interesting Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1205 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? ajfurst - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1021 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1098 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* Ryan - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 602 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1093 Views
Ever hear of Napster? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 1013 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1227 Views
Sounds right to me. RandAllThor - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1310 Views
Thank you for the clarification. everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1053 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1364 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1197 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1092 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 637 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 604 Views
No *NM* bogotabandit2 - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 609 Views
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