Well, Mr X is, of course, not only wholly incorrect
but dangerously and maliciously incorrect. Before
anyone rips apart his "logic" let's ask ourselves
why on earth anyone visiting a group which has no
other function than to be a place to post Southern
Charms picures should so assiduously oppose that
obvious function.
Mr X's message is a fine example of confusion
masquerading as "providing facts". Whereas some of
his so called "facts" are correct he should be very
careful about what he deduces from them. For instance,
it's probably true that posters did get scare notes
from their ISPs. This happens all the time throughout
Usenet. ISPs cannot simply ignore complaints but they
rarely get involved. It's just a routine which they
feel they have to follow. It has no actual substance.
Even if the ISPs DID receive copyright complaints
they could not have come from the Southern Charms website
and there is no evidence that they did. The SC "message"
posted here was clearly a fake concocted by a troll.
Southern Charms have no interest - they collect their
money from the sites they hire out WHETHER OR NOT
the pix are re-posted over the whole web. The loser
is ONLY the girl hiring the site who also happens to
be the ONLY copyright holder. Let's get that fact
straight, shall we?
As for Usenet not being a place to post other people's
pictures, well that's too ridiculous for words. Usenet
would be absolutely barren if that was the reality.
Also, let's hark back again to the title of the group.
If it's not for posting Southern Charms pictures then
it's hard to know what it IS for. The reality is that
this group used to be a nice little earner for the
Southern Charms webmaster as it was a fantastic source
of free advertising. Let's get THAT fact right too!
The increase in access security at SC is another FACT
and while we cannot prove that posters did not take
out subscriptions to all the SC sites it would be
stretching the idea of philanthropy a little far to
imagine that they did. No, they couldn't get in any
more so they couldn't post any more. That's the
reality, nothing to do with copyrights at all.
It's pleasant to think that the posters would post if
they wanted to. How stupidly simplistic. If they can't
get the pics they can't post them, whether they want
to or not. Time for Mr X to get real.
So, if any prospective poster feels intimidated by
Mr X, forget it. He's clueless. This group's title
tells us admirably what it's for. We don't need a
troll like Mr X to try to make out otherwise.
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