FDitto post

[rabidsamfan]

Okay. I checked, and yeah, someone was trolling last night for FD posts. The legal page at FD says that they'll remove things at the request of the copyright holder, but then it has this zinger at the end.

10. Correspondence with Friendi*tto
Should you choose to present your e-mail address, physical home address, telephone number, full name or other personally identifying information to Frie*nditto by any means whatsoever, we reserve the right to publish said personal information in whole or in part. Should you chose to contact any member of Frien*ditto.com by any communication means, Fr*ienditto reserves the right to publish the conversation, in whole or in part, as seen fit to do so. Any and all e-mails may also be published in whole or in part. By communicating with Friendit*to.com staff, you consent to said publication and acknowledge you have no expectation of privacy whatsoever under federal or state law for materials discussed and/or submitted. Legally privledged materials and communication, and/or communication concerning an active ongoing law enforcement investigation will be kept confidential as required by law.


Emphasis mine.
Asterisks added to foul up search engines.

So if I write you and say remove my post you'll publish my correspondence including any personal information I might have had to include to prove I'm the copyright holder?

This isn't stupidity, this is malice.

ETA. Some good research on the topic here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/applecameron/83998.html

Comments

[ainu-laire.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. I myself wouldn't trust it for a minute.