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Re: Persistent Stupidity
by Rae (darkness_embraced1@yahoo.com)
on Feb 26, 2002 - 05:46 PM
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Unfortunately there is potential harm in individuals doing this. Many are not aware, but Devin could get into a alot of hot water if let's just for example "Hot Topic" came across his site and seen images used from their catalogue here without their permission. Even though Devin did not post the pics himself, the fact that they are residing on his server would be enough. He could be sued for having Hot Topics "intellectual property" on his server. Sometimes places are not as anal about it and just request the image to be removed, but it's like playing Russian roulette, you never know when your going to push the trigger and the gun is loaded.
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Hyena Bite Ointment
by Monolycus on Feb 27, 2002 - 03:31 AM
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My Dearest Coder...
My first foray into posting on this site was also about the very issue you are now addressing. As you are no doubt aware by now, there are two distinct issues at hand. As Callei very kindly and civilly pointed out to me (and I am indebted to her for her level-headedness) there is a legitimate legal issue involving proprietary identities and the potential for minors to run afoul of the standards imposed by the global community. There is little for me to say about that; As long as this remains a public forum, there is legal risk involved and Devin et al are well within the bounds of common sense to minimise that risk.
Unfortunately, there is a second issue no less legitimate at work here which you had intended to address. The "swarming hyenas" effect that you had expressed your disapproval of had also bothered me. This effect may be rationalised by the individual hyenas in question by concerns about the first (legal) issue, but that is, at the end of the day, simply an excuse to let oneself be all the hyena one can be.
The hyena factor is not unique to this site... rationalising one's hatefulness is what Capitalist culture is all about. The reductio ad absurdum to this is the justification of the wholesale slaughter of men, women and children any time that a public official finds their approval ratings sagging. That is the same thing as getting a waiter fired because the mashed potatoes they brought you were cold; It is simply a question of scale. What I am saying by this digression is that you should not be surprised to find what is ethically unconscionable on this site or anywhere else. Being inhumane is what humans do.
While the inability to feel or demonstrate any compassion is so often extolled as a virtue, I am and hopefully never will be an advocate of it. I have tried to gently nudge people into taking their heads out of their own asses and think of others with little success... they will continue to rationalise and justify their own agenda at the expense of everyone else no matter what I or the rest of the world does (There is a very long rant inside me about the perpetuation of this recursive evil... and one that would never be approved for print in a million years). I think you will find it is easier in the long run to simply try to get over hateful people than to try to get them to get over themselves. I look forward to hearing from you in future. I am
your faithful friend,
Monolycus.
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