(07-20-2015, 06:51 AM)Fluffyball Wrote: What about the stuff that someone found on internet, such as game character or just photo of a guy from there? From reading it, I was a bit under impression we might be sanctioned for that, unless I misread it.
(07-20-2015, 05:07 AM)Alley Wrote: Copyrighted or derivative work posted by you does not fall under this agreement and any liability will be your own responsability.
It's about you being held responsible if you post/claim copyrighted material and get chased legally for it, so that Discovery can't be blamed for hosting the posts containing said material.
(07-20-2015, 08:43 AM)Mímir Wrote: "By registering on this discussion system you agree that you will not post any material which is knowingly false, inaccurate..."
Does this mean the end of the RP section?
More about posting false information about yourself or others. This is especially important for account information, and for anyone giving up content such as ship models or handing over any written content that the staff officially adopts.
Almost all the Player-Based-Story-Evolution mods and games I've been a part of have done things this way or similarly. They have to cover their bases so that they:
a. Aren't held responsible for people posting material they don't own.
b. Don't lose many hours of work over a player deciding they want to retcon pieces of established fiction that have become important to persons or groups other than the original creator.
I've only ever seen it really abused once in the past decade, and while it's always a concern most devs/mods/gms have proven it won't be an issue over time.
Edit-
Just to add on: Trust, in both directions of the Player-Staff relationship, can lead to really great work and fun as long as it's not broken.
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