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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 2129 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 715 Views
Yes. RandAllThor - 20/09/2009 11:56:22 AM 1470 Views
Sorry wrong place. *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:31:27 PM 720 Views
Yes ajfurst - 20/09/2009 01:12:18 PM 1382 Views
No. *NM* Palatine - 20/09/2009 01:26:48 PM 727 Views
No, I prefer to see them after the 27th. Ashaman_Luc - 20/09/2009 01:42:38 PM 1197 Views
They don't have to read them if they don't want to *NM* Blaine - 21/09/2009 01:54:30 AM 745 Views
NO! *NM* Napoleon62 - 20/09/2009 02:05:47 PM 764 Views
No *NM* Milla - 20/09/2009 02:22:15 PM 867 Views
Yes. Visitors who don't want them should simply avoid reading them. *NM* Segovia - 20/09/2009 02:42:15 PM 809 Views
Yes *NM* StinkerSkunk - 20/09/2009 03:08:41 PM 779 Views
Yes please! *NM* Amyrlin Seat - 20/09/2009 03:40:41 PM 769 Views
NO *NM* M'Hael Reborn - 20/09/2009 04:16:55 PM 740 Views
Yes *NM* Rurouni_Kenshin - 20/09/2009 04:17:32 PM 787 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 1384 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 727 Views
Re: Do you guys want pre-release reviews on this board? MissKoalaVB - 20/09/2009 05:33:49 PM 1248 Views
I just hate getting interupted. even if I'm at work *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:13 PM 716 Views
Sorry wrong place *NM* NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:12:54 PM 708 Views
We need them to maintain the spike in activity. fionwe1987 - 20/09/2009 05:34:14 PM 1353 Views
YES. *NM* Darth_Katie - 20/09/2009 05:44:48 PM 742 Views
Can anyone who voted no explain why? Segovia - 20/09/2009 05:51:51 PM 1225 Views
Yes, why not? Crackbrained Asha'man - 20/09/2009 06:18:42 PM 1579 Views
Yes *NM* Nyrende - 20/09/2009 06:30:54 PM 722 Views
Yes *NM* Blaine - 20/09/2009 06:39:34 PM 693 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 722 Views
Yes. I see no reason not to. *NM* Heiko - 20/09/2009 07:08:47 PM 704 Views
No, I'll just read them and then go regretting it *NM* sue - 20/09/2009 07:18:27 PM 745 Views
Yes! vandevere - 20/09/2009 07:30:59 PM 1262 Views
yes *NM* lankyevilme - 20/09/2009 07:46:37 PM 764 Views
Yes ranagrande - 20/09/2009 08:34:03 PM 1166 Views
Yes *NM* Myrdhyn - 20/09/2009 10:08:42 PM 696 Views
Yes *NM* Corwin - 20/09/2009 10:17:51 PM 721 Views
Why is No even an option? there supposedly wont be spoilers duh *NM* Nargs - 20/09/2009 11:40:37 PM 708 Views
Yes- Give ppl the option to see the reviews *NM* animeeyez - 21/09/2009 12:03:27 AM 711 Views
Yes *NM* Deadsy - 21/09/2009 12:33:13 AM 669 Views
I vote yes. Seriana Sedai - 21/09/2009 04:21:28 AM 1331 Views
Yes Mats imaginary friend - 21/09/2009 06:12:37 AM 1238 Views
Yes rAndy aL - 21/09/2009 09:32:56 AM 1221 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 1175 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 1352 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 766 Views
No NaClH2O - 21/09/2009 06:15:19 PM 1305 Views
I think you missread the rules... Crackbrained Asha'man - 21/09/2009 08:24:22 PM 1765 Views
so you want to give the admins all kinds of extra work? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 02:16:56 AM 1310 Views
I'm strongly against it Sidious - 22/09/2009 05:06:13 AM 1476 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 1422 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 11:45:26 AM 1312 Views
So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:03:16 PM 1225 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 12:16:57 PM 1429 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:42:55 PM 1637 Views
Re: So are you going to be the one to enforce this? RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 01:20:58 PM 1290 Views
Re: I'm strongly against it DomA - 22/09/2009 02:39:55 PM 1459 Views
As I mentioned elsewhere RandAllThor - 22/09/2009 02:51:00 PM 1139 Views
I had no idea about these legalities. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 05:44:18 PM 1257 Views
Re: I had no idea about these legalities. DomA - 22/09/2009 06:25:20 PM 1190 Views
Good to know. Seriana Sedai - 22/09/2009 10:19:57 PM 1408 Views
I'm shitfitng to no too. Hope more people change their votes. fionwe1987 - 22/09/2009 10:34:22 PM 1490 Views
Re: Good to know. DomA - 22/09/2009 11:01:35 PM 1280 Views
Interesting Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:16:38 AM 1389 Views
How much is that infamous COT review to blame? ajfurst - 24/09/2009 05:01:29 AM 1177 Views
Well, Rand IS a transvestite - not exactly a spoiler anymore. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:29:12 AM 1218 Views
No, no, no, no, no! *NM* Ryan - 21/09/2009 06:31:22 PM 675 Views
You're going to ban/forbid spoiler filled reviews? Weak. everynametaken - 22/09/2009 08:26:15 AM 1247 Views
Ever hear of Napster? NaClH2O - 22/09/2009 12:11:02 PM 1158 Views
But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:36:35 AM 1382 Views
Sounds right to me. RandAllThor - 23/09/2009 12:27:57 PM 1501 Views
Thank you for the clarification. everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:04:13 PM 1179 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 23/09/2009 07:33:11 PM 1536 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. Werthead - 27/09/2009 02:41:11 AM 1357 Views
Re: But that only applies to piracy of the actual book itself. DomA - 28/09/2009 07:53:46 PM 1235 Views
Baloney. The two are not related at all. *NM* everynametaken - 23/09/2009 07:00:47 PM 711 Views
Yes, as long as no-spoiler policy is employed. *NM* Werthead - 23/09/2009 12:04:41 AM 699 Views
No *NM* bogotabandit2 - 25/09/2009 07:05:03 AM 681 Views
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