Hug flagging thing

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   Isabella Snowposted 16 years ago

   Erm.. why is there no option to indicate there is a copyright violation?
   
   "Other" could be anything, how would you know what to look for??

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   pauldeedsposted 16 years ago

   If your material was copied, you need to follow these steps to report a violation.  If you aren't the copyright holder, I'm not sure how you (or we) would know whether permission for use was granted or not.

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      Isabella Snowposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Its not mine, no - I can, and have, resolved those issues myself.
      
      I think its pretty easy to assume the mayo clinic and other well-known sites did not grant permission for someone to copy and past a paragraph from each site to make their own hub.
      
      That's blatant.
      
      And if that kind of thing is "allowed", it sucks.

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   casparposted 16 years ago

   It would be nice to be able to insert a reason (perhaps in a text box) for "Other" when flagging a hub.  I tried to flag one because it had tons of spammy comments on it, but the hub itself wasn't spam, so I checked "Other" but I wondered if anyone would notice the real reason for flagging it.

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   pauldeedsposted 16 years ago

   You should let the copyright owner know so that they can file a DMCA take down notice if they so choose.  It's neither practical nor possible for us to make a determination on every single piece of content that flows through HubPages.   If we even tried, we would immediately become liable for all infringements that we didn't catch.  That's just the way the law works.  You can read more about the DMCA Safe Harbor Provision by following these links.
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMCA
   http://chillingeffects.org/dmca512/faq.cgi

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   Isabella Snowposted 16 years ago

   Me? Why me??
   
   If Id known it was allowed I wouldn't have bothered!

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   pauldeedsposted 16 years ago

   Not exactly allowed, but there is a procedure that we must follow in order to maintain safe harbor protection under the law.

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   jimmythejockposted 16 years ago

   hugs are wonderful and give you a sense of love and well being please don't flag them...lol.....jimmy

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      darksideposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Laugh Out Loud!

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   Isabella Snowposted 16 years ago

   Well, I couldn't edit the title!!

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   Mishaposted 16 years ago

   You shouldn't, it's so yours

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    Isabella Snowposted 16 years ago

    Ok, maybe

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