Mod. Notice Admin Announcement RE Copyright Newspaper articles & Tapatalk

[StFly]

Please find notice that shall be posted around the wider board in regards to linking and posting about print media in general here.

This is a refresher on the "link to content and provide brief summary of article" as set out in BF T&C's, the above link is to Wosh's post on the MB re the title for "Copyright posting of newspaper articles".

Any questions please contact the mod team.

 

[Mat Mann]

Copyright Material

As publishers of your posts, please be aware that you could be held liable should you post material belonging to a third party.

Fair dealing in many jurisdictions allows for a small amount of a work to be reproduced for a number of purposes, including parody/satire and criticism or review.

BigFooty terms of use forbid posting material that may be considered a copyright infringement:

Terms and rules​

You must agree to these terms and rules before using the site.

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No illegal content; respect copyright owners.

• No hacks, torrents, file swapping, or requesting of same from us or other users.
• No illegal match video or audio streams, or requesting of same from us or other users.
• Articles from other sites should be limited to a relevant paragraph or two and a link to the source.

Terms Of Service | Big Interest Group

15. Copyright and trade mark policies
15.1 It is Big Interest Group’s policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable international intellectual property law (including, in the United States, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and to terminating the accounts of repeat infringers.

TL;DR: Material that is reported as infringing a third party's copyright will continue to be removed. Repeat infringements will continue to see members have their access limited or permanently removed. Members should check their posts for content they believe or know to infringe the ownership rights of others. People who believe their rights have been infringed should report the content with the Report Post button, or via the site contact form.


Thank you.

 

[StFly]

Afternoon all,

Please find admin update on the Tapatalk app discontinuation plan in the customer service section of the board (for users of) located here

Users of Tapatalk have a week to find alternative posting means before Bigfooty removes the app link in question. There is no update that Bigfooty recommend for users of that app, so unforunately this requires you to do the legwork, please discuss any issue you face in the thread link above so that admin can advise further on your particular issue.

Thanks kindly for reading.