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**usearchme** · 03-12-2008, 08:37 AM

Hi there guys

I having had some problems with people stealing conversations from my chat site, i am just wondering what are the legal issues involved here, as i know your not allowed to publish msn conversations legally without permission of both parties.

Since the conversations and forum posts are on my site, i pressume they belong to me, is this correct ? so if anyone wants to use any of the conversations, they would need my permission, or permission of the users involved in teh coversation, is my logic correct ?

Does webmaster talk own the posts on this site ?

Woc

**willcode4beer** · 03-12-2008, 01:02 PM

Do you make your users agree to a "terms and conditions" statement before joining?

If not, you may have a hard fight, especially regarding uncompensated content created by the users.

**ECSuite_Russell** · 03-12-2008, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willcode4beer

Do you make your users agree to a "terms and conditions" statement before joining?

If not, you may have a hard fight, especially regarding uncompensated content created by the users.

Even the terms and conditions might not help, depending who took it, for example if I was a first time visitor to this forum I could copy/paste or screenshot this thread without ever registering.

**moredown** · 03-13-2008, 07:44 AM

it kind of depends on what exactly is being copied. if you write an article and i copy it, thats not legal unless i get permission to repost the info or i credit the source. if its just general conversation submitted or entered by users then i believe it's in the public domain, meaning anybody can use it for anything.

i would need exact details of what is being copied and where it is being published to give a more accurate legal evaluation

**usearchme** · 03-13-2008, 08:41 AM

Hi guys

Thanks for the comments, it seems that the solution isnt clear to the issue, someone been stealing conversations for malicious purposes, trying to discredit my website really i just wondered what the legal standpoint is, i know it would be v difficult to get any legal action taken, but was just wondering where i would stand if anything like this happened in the future.

Woc