Copyright violations on a forum

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June 14, 2013, 12:53 am

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Copyright violations on a forum

What type of copyright concerns could a forum face if members started posting copyrighted material? And, how can you ensure you are not hosting illegally obtained copyrighted articles or posts on your site?

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robertman11

robertman11

Domain name (if you name it after a brand like googleforums.com)

If users post pictures, those could be protected

Content, music, attachments are three more.

12 years ago

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angie828

angie828

Make sure that if you do find something that is copyrighted you take it right off your site. And also always give credit where credit is due.

12 years ago

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Beverly

Beverly

Domain name (if you name it after a brand like googleforums.com)

If users post pictures, those could be protected

Content, music, attachments are three more.

And, could a copyright infringement be enough to have your Adsense account suspended for violation?

12 years ago

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Keith

Keith

Most images are copyrighted. So if someone posts an image on your forum, just assume it's under copyright protection and insist that it be accompanied by a source link or otherwise delete it.

12 years ago

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Sylvester

Sylvester

Any photos that you can prove are yours which have been taken from your site to use on another could be considered stolen. You could report this issue to your lawyer for action or ask Google to make the site owner taken them down.

11 years ago

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nishantraj

nishantraj

And, could a copyright infringement be enough to have your Adsense account suspended for violation?

Yes....

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Jadster

Jadster

For the company that runs my forum, if my forum was to be caught with copyrighted material without permission, I would be given a certain window of time to remove it and fix the issue, and if I don't then my forum would be shut down permanently without any chance of getting it back.

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Corzhens

Corzhens

Regarding photos, it is recommended to allow only personal owned photos on your site. It would be a big issue if your site is complained of copyright infringement. For a forum, I think it is the poster who would bear responsibility because it is clear that the copyrighted post was the action of the poster.

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