Mary McNamara's article makes slashdot
Mary McNamara's excellent article on the FanLib debacle has been linked to at slashdot.org, the world's biggest technophile website.
Commenting is lively.
I suspect an awful lot of the negative reaction comes from three factors:
1. Membership in the site would certainly have a "We own your postings." clause in the Terms of Service.
2. *And* a "We reserve the right to censor anything you post we don't like." clause.
and the cherry on top:
3. An unwritten consequence of (1) would be: "If it's really good, we'll use it to make money. Thanks suckers." clause.
And just remember, in Hollywood, "Trust us." translates to "F**k you."
Slashdot typically serves 80 million pages per month. Around 3 million pages on weekdays, and slightly less on weekends. Slashdot has precisely the market FanLib salivated about.
Commenting is lively.
I suspect an awful lot of the negative reaction comes from three factors:
1. Membership in the site would certainly have a "We own your postings." clause in the Terms of Service.
2. *And* a "We reserve the right to censor anything you post we don't like." clause.
and the cherry on top:
3. An unwritten consequence of (1) would be: "If it's really good, we'll use it to make money. Thanks suckers." clause.
And just remember, in Hollywood, "Trust us." translates to "F**k you."
Slashdot typically serves 80 million pages per month. Around 3 million pages on weekdays, and slightly less on weekends. Slashdot has precisely the market FanLib salivated about.