Newbie question: can we discuss pirates?

RCR · 12-03-2007, 09:54 AM

Hi, I'm a newbie. I can't find the rules for the forum. Are we allowed to talk about accessing pirate ebooks.

Someone on another thread said they were searching for "XXXX". Just as an experiment, I searched for it, found a torrent source, downloaded and converted the ebook for free in about 10 minutes flat. Can I tell the other poster about it? Can I explain torrent if he isn't familiar with it?

Seems to me it would be a no-no. Is there a set of rules for posting that I haven't found yet?

Nate the great · 12-03-2007, 09:57 AM

No, we don't discuss how and where to find illicit material here.

RCR · 12-03-2007, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

No, we don't discuss how and where to find illicit material here.

Thanks. I'll honour that.

NatCh · 12-03-2007, 11:45 AM

I really appreciate your attitude, RCR!

We're still working on getting a set of rules together, so all I can give you at the moment is more on the order of ... guidelines (and if anyone gets that allusion, sing out

).

Basically, we try to respect the law of our home server (it's in the U.S., at the moment, so the laws are a bit crazy). This means there are no problems with discussing issues like "piracy," DRM, etc., and even discussing things like DRM removal in general terms -- no details -- is generally okay.

However, specific discussions of how-to, links to "pirated" stuff, or to tools for DRM stripping, or direct posts of any of the above are just right out.

The best summary rule of thumb we've got is: don't do illegal stuff, and play nicely with others.

12-03-2007, 09:54 AM	#1
RCR Addict Posts: 334 Karma: 992487 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: 2 x Sony 505, iPad, Samsung 7 Tablet, ASUS Transformer, Nexus 7	Newbie question: can we discuss pirates? Hi, I'm a newbie. I can't find the rules for the forum. Are we allowed to talk about accessing pirate ebooks. Someone on another thread said they were searching for "XXXX". Just as an experiment, I searched for it, found a torrent source, downloaded and converted the ebook for free in about 10 minutes flat. Can I tell the other poster about it? Can I explain torrent if he isn't familiar with it? Seems to me it would be a no-no. Is there a set of rules for posting that I haven't found yet?

12-03-2007, 09:57 AM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum. No, we don't discuss how and where to find illicit material here.

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12-03-2007, 11:45 AM	#4
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I really appreciate your attitude, RCR! We're still working on getting a set of rules together, so all I can give you at the moment is more on the order of ... guidelines (and if anyone gets that allusion, sing out ). Basically, we try to respect the law of our home server (it's in the U.S., at the moment, so the laws are a bit crazy). This means there are no problems with discussing issues like "piracy," DRM, etc., and even discussing things like DRM removal in general terms -- no details -- is generally okay. However, specific discussions of how-to, links to "pirated" stuff, or to tools for DRM stripping, or direct posts of any of the above are just right out. The best summary rule of thumb we've got is: don't do illegal stuff, and play nicely with others.

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