Reply to http://community.livejournal.com/otw_news/16030.html in regards to the first line of the anti-fanfic bingo card available here.
These five are in two overlapping categories: crime and literary ethics.

( You'd think it was murder or child abuse, the way they carry on, not obscure points of tort law )

http://community.livejournal.com/fandom_lawyers/55864.html
"As part of their new 'Community Guidelines'... they have just edited their Terms of Use about what is not on the allowed uploading material, which includes (but is not limited to) this little paragraph ( Read more... )

I know there are several teachers on my f'list; I'm hoping some of them (or their associates) will have stories or even documented incidents related to this.

Grabbed from ( Read more... )

LJ has set several people's accounts to "Autopay" without their permission.
http://asylums.insanejournal.com/07refugees/49817.html,
http://sansa1970.insanejournal.com/52792.html, http://loupgarou1750.insanejournal.com/56144.html,
http://the-shoshanna.livejournal.com/154372.html.
Check your account status at http://www.livejournal.com/manage/ ( Read more... )

the_lj_herald posted News flash: Adult content a few days ago, and I missed it. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about it.

The source code is being updated to allow journals to be tagged with "Explicit Adult Content" (which places restrictions on under-18s) or "Adult Concepts" (restrictions on under-14s ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm clueless to some things. Like HD DVD stuff. Because I don't have an HD-DVD player (errm, would that be a normal DVD player?), because my computer lacks media manip software, because "copy discs" is a new concept for me. Because I still don't have a way to rip my CDs to MP3. (I rip to .wma or .ogg, which my iRiver plays just fine ( Read more... )

dangerousedge posted a comment in the news thread at http://news.livejournal.com/102286.html?thread=63843214#t63846030, and also a post in her own journal.

She's BILLING them for the advertising time.I am sending an invoice to Accounts Payable in the amount of $9,600 for marketing, advertising, and promotional services rendered as part of our on-going Diet ( Read more... )

Advertising is news! TOS updates are biz! We have always been at war with communism drugs Eastasia child pornography! Sponsored content is not ads; it's gifts!

Now paid users can get ads too!: LJ has new "sponsored content" from Diet Pepsi Max, including a journal layout, a mood theme, and free v-gifts that everyone can use up to 10/week until mid ( Read more... )

A.k.a. "legalities and fanfiction." Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I am not a paralegal, nor a legal secretary. My experience with law is pretty much limited to essays on the web, and scanning depositions for law firms. I'm comfortable with legalese, but I'm aware that I don't understand the fine nuances. This is not legal advice; it's an essay ( Read more... )

Cued in by loupgarou1750

Well, folks, it looks official--LJ/6A's new policies are "we will suspend your journal permanently, no review, for content we find objectionable by standards we refuse to state publicly. We will not be following our FAQ's description of what we do in case of complaints."

6A Strikes AgainAmong the details: LJ has removed the " ( Read more... )