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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 2094 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 696 Views
Yes. RandAllThor - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1430 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 697 Views
Yes ajfurst - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1351 Views
No. *NM* Palatine - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 711 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. Ashaman_Luc - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1163 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* Blaine - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 724 Views
NO! *NM* Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 744 Views
No *NM* Milla - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 837 Views
Yes. Visitors who don't want them should simply avoid reading them. *NM* Segovia - 20/09/2009 02:42:15 PM 780 Views
Yes *NM* StinkerSkunk - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 751 Views
Yes please! *NM* Amyrlin Seat - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 746 Views
NO *NM* M'Hael Reborn - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 720 Views
Yes *NM* Rurouni_Kenshin - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 761 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 1330 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 709 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? MissKoalaVB - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1208 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 688 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 684 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1316 Views
YES. *NM* Darth_Katie - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 721 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? Segovia - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1186 Views
Yes, why not? Crackbrained Asha'man - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1541 Views
Yes *NM* Nyrende - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 698 Views
Yes *NM* Blaine - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 668 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 697 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* Heiko - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 674 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* sue - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 729 Views
Yes! vandevere - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1227 Views
yes *NM* lankyevilme - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 742 Views
Yes ranagrande - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1137 Views
Yes *NM* Myrdhyn - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 669 Views
Yes *NM* Corwin - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 696 Views
Why is No even an option? there supposedly wont be spoilers duh *NM* Nargs - 20/09/2009 11:40:37 PM 683 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* animeeyez - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 689 Views
Yes *NM* Deadsy - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 652 Views
I vote yes. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1282 Views
Yes Mats imaginary friend - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1198 Views
Yes rAndy aL - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1186 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 1157 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 1300 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 730 Views
No NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1271 Views
I think you missread the rules... Crackbrained Asha'man - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1724 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1255 Views
I'm strongly against it Sidious - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1440 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 1384 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1270 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1198 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1386 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1604 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1255 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it DomA - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1425 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 1106 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1222 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. DomA - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1160 Views
Good to know. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1359 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. fionwe1987 - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1452 Views
Re: Good to know. DomA - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1246 Views
Interesting Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1329 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? ajfurst - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1136 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1191 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* Ryan - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 656 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1209 Views
Ever hear of Napster? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 1127 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1339 Views
Sounds right to me. RandAllThor - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1448 Views
Thank you for the clarification. everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1148 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1483 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1319 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1192 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 693 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 676 Views
No *NM* bogotabandit2 - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 664 Views
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