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No "Fair Use" on FA
10 years ago
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The following includes my observations and opinions and is not an attempt at disparaging the reputation of the staff of FA. I'm also turning off comments as this is not a debate, but a statement.
Well, I have the answers from staff concerning my questions about works that fall under the definition of "Fair Use" and also about if there is a venue for approval before submission to avoid having works pulled.
Apparently, they (FA) ALWAYS require permission for ALL works not completely original. I also found that FA has no policy for requesting to have your work "reviewed" for approval. I was told that I could load it on another site and send a site request trouble ticket in and have it reviewed like that, but it was more of a search for a solution rather than a definitive statement.
First, let me respond to the the permission requirements issue. This means that there is no "fair use" allowance for any works. "Fair use", although completely legal, is not accepted on FA: Parody works, things in the public domain, items shown for critique or review, items shown for educational purposes, items produced by any world government agencies (not considered classified secret), works that are used to show or state fact, and any other things that allow a user to use any copyrighted or non copyrighted material without permission. I suppose I could say that I have the permission granted by U.S. copyright law, but somehow I don't think that they would accept that. What this also means is that things like fan art, derivative works, etc are subject to being pulled at any time, too, because of the permission issue. All it takes is one disgruntled person to file a trouble ticket.
I know for a fact that there are more illegal things on FA than you can shake a stick at, but who really cares? Besides, I'm not here to stir up S**t.
I did find the lack of pre-review for submissions troubling, as the rules on FA are not always evenly enforced, to put it kindly. I would find it reassuring to have a venue to have submissions approved to avoid the possibility of having them taken down later.
I shall attempt to take this matter to Dragoneer or even IMVU if I have to; at least the part about "Fair Use", anyway. I just can't understand how "fair use" work, which is protected specifically by rhe law, is not allowed.
Well, I have the answers from staff concerning my questions about works that fall under the definition of "Fair Use" and also about if there is a venue for approval before submission to avoid having works pulled.
Apparently, they (FA) ALWAYS require permission for ALL works not completely original. I also found that FA has no policy for requesting to have your work "reviewed" for approval. I was told that I could load it on another site and send a site request trouble ticket in and have it reviewed like that, but it was more of a search for a solution rather than a definitive statement.
First, let me respond to the the permission requirements issue. This means that there is no "fair use" allowance for any works. "Fair use", although completely legal, is not accepted on FA: Parody works, things in the public domain, items shown for critique or review, items shown for educational purposes, items produced by any world government agencies (not considered classified secret), works that are used to show or state fact, and any other things that allow a user to use any copyrighted or non copyrighted material without permission. I suppose I could say that I have the permission granted by U.S. copyright law, but somehow I don't think that they would accept that. What this also means is that things like fan art, derivative works, etc are subject to being pulled at any time, too, because of the permission issue. All it takes is one disgruntled person to file a trouble ticket.
I know for a fact that there are more illegal things on FA than you can shake a stick at, but who really cares? Besides, I'm not here to stir up S**t.
I did find the lack of pre-review for submissions troubling, as the rules on FA are not always evenly enforced, to put it kindly. I would find it reassuring to have a venue to have submissions approved to avoid the possibility of having them taken down later.
I shall attempt to take this matter to Dragoneer or even IMVU if I have to; at least the part about "Fair Use", anyway. I just can't understand how "fair use" work, which is protected specifically by rhe law, is not allowed.
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