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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 1958 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 632 Views
Yes. RandAllThor - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1283 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 623 Views
Yes ajfurst - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1216 Views
No. *NM* Palatine - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 609 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. Ashaman_Luc - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1034 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* Blaine - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 669 Views
NO! *NM* Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 670 Views
No *NM* Milla - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 744 Views
Yes. Visitors who don't want them should simply avoid reading them. *NM* Segovia - 20/09/2009 02:42:15 PM 700 Views
Yes *NM* StinkerSkunk - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 667 Views
Yes please! *NM* Amyrlin Seat - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 673 Views
NO *NM* M'Hael Reborn - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 645 Views
Yes *NM* Rurouni_Kenshin - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 687 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 1172 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 645 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? MissKoalaVB - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1060 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 609 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 619 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1179 Views
YES. *NM* Darth_Katie - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 632 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? Segovia - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1067 Views
Yes, why not? Crackbrained Asha'man - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1377 Views
Yes *NM* Nyrende - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 625 Views
Yes *NM* Blaine - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 600 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 627 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* Heiko - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 600 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* sue - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 649 Views
Yes! vandevere - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1092 Views
yes *NM* lankyevilme - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 672 Views
Yes ranagrande - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1019 Views
Yes *NM* Myrdhyn - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 605 Views
Yes *NM* Corwin - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 622 Views
Why is No even an option? there supposedly wont be spoilers duh *NM* Nargs - 20/09/2009 11:40:37 PM 605 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* animeeyez - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 609 Views
Yes *NM* Deadsy - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 587 Views
I vote yes. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1135 Views
Yes Mats imaginary friend - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1059 Views
Yes rAndy aL - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1051 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 1075 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 1166 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 656 Views
No NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1153 Views
I think you missread the rules... Crackbrained Asha'man - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1589 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1123 Views
I'm strongly against it Sidious - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1311 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 1232 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1127 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1054 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1247 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1474 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1111 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it DomA - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1281 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 991 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1096 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. DomA - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1008 Views
Good to know. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1216 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. fionwe1987 - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1318 Views
Re: Good to know. DomA - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1112 Views
Interesting Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1185 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? ajfurst - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1000 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1073 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* Ryan - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 592 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1060 Views
Ever hear of Napster? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 986 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1191 Views
Sounds right to me. RandAllThor - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1285 Views
Thank you for the clarification. everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1035 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1338 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1161 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1074 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 625 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 592 Views
No *NM* bogotabandit2 - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 596 Views
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