[MOD] Important tips on re-posting

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This may seem out of the blue to some of you, but I felt a need to address this issue considering it has come up several times this past week or two alone; the rules have also been edited slightly to reflect this.

The purpose of this post is to help promote awareness and cut down on unintended rule-breaking-- not rules stated on the community, but by people who scan or share their files. If you are thinking of re-posting something from a blog or forum, please read the following before you do.


Sharing is wonderful in itself, and that's what keeps most communities thriving. I'm not saying re-posting of any sort should be banned, but some things should always be taken account before you share, and one of the big questions is always this:

Does the source provider allow re-posting of their files and images?

More often than not, it's hard to tell-- especially if the provider is from a different country, or speaks in a different language. Most people are very good about crediting when they post things from other sources, but crediting doesn't matter much if the source explicitly states that they don't want re-posting to happen in the first place, right?


Key words and phrases

One of the easiest ways to tell if the provider has any rules about their files is to keep an eye out for key phrases. In the case of Chinese blogs and forums, most fans state them at the top or bottom of their posts, sometimes bolded or in different coloured font; occasionally, some forums may have encompassing rules for all files posted to them. You will tend to see the following cropping up most often:

自掃禁轉/自扫禁转 (self-scanned, re-posting forbidden)
請勿轉載/请勿转载 (please do not re-post)

From my personal experiences, most Chinese fans are pretty strict with sharing or re-posting of their files, so it's definitely a good idea to keep a lookout for those - or rules in general - when you're browsing.

Also, if anyone can provide me with equivalent phrases or tips in different languages (eg. Korean, Thai, etc.), it would be great if you could let me know so I can add them to this post. Thanks!


Logos

Now admittedly, I know next to zero Korean so I can't give you key words and phrases to help identify rules, but I do know of a couple of clubboxes/pdboxes that are (or used to be) quite strict with their files, both of which uses logos for easy recognition:


Koibito - Very limited access, very strict rules. From what I gather, the sharing of files with this logo is prohibited under any and all circumstances.(note: she's also had a different logo in the past.)


ammi-pdbox - A source provider who has already closed her pdbox/clubbox once before in the past because people were re-posting her files. She has begun to share files again, but since I rarely use pdbox I'm not sure if the same rules still apply.

And again, if you know of any other file sharer not listed above, please let me know in a comment or PM (preferably with a cap of their logo), and I'll add them to the post as well. Thank you!


It may seem like I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but this is what prompts many providers to call it quits; some of you may recognise the name Anibo, a fairly well known pdbox sharer who had stopped sharing because of people re-posting her files. arashi_yuuki is another, more familiar example for many of us here on LJ as someone who will also cease to share if her rules are broken.

Again, this does not mean everyone should just stop sharing files altogether. But a simple unintentional mistake can cause a prominent source to disappear from our fandom for good, and no one wants that, right? If you're already conscientious about crediting - which is great - keeping an eye out for key words and phrases (and in the case of files, logos) shouldn't be too hard either. A little effort sometimes really does go a long way!

x-posted to onlyarashifiles.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

This is what it says on ammi's pdbox.

1. 업로드 되는 영상은 기본적으로 720X400 사이즈의 HD(地デジ)영상입니다.
2. 이곳에 올라오는 영상은 카페나 클럽등을 제외한
개인 홈페이지나 블로그등에서 출처만 밝혀주시면 자유롭게 사용가능합니다.
(영상 사용범위는 동영상 업로드 & 캡쳐등을 모두 포함합니다.)
카페나 클럽등에 캡쳐도 올리지 마세요!!!
발견되면 진짜 영상올리는거 때려칩니다. -_-+
3. 영상을 인코딩하고 업로드하는 제가 실시간으로 방송을 못보고,
녹화해놓은것을 보기 때문에 (방송하는 시간에 집에 아예 없기 때문에..)
방송이 끝나자마자 업로드라던가, 실시간 업로드라던가는 불가능합니다.
4. 기본적으로 아라시영상만 업로드합니다만 아라시영상도 전부 업로드 하지는 않습니다.
5. 업로드 되는 영상도 언제 업로드될지 장담할 수 없습니다.
6. 결론적으로 업로드를 기다리지 말아주세요.
7. 이곳에 올리는 영상은 전부 전체공개입니다. 친구신청은 사절합니다.
(앞으로 친구신청 하시는 분들은 전부 블랙리스트에 올리겠습니다.)
8. 저에게 그 어떤 요청이나 요구도 하지 말아주세요. 들어드릴 수 없습니다.

I believe that this (카페나 클럽등에 캡쳐도 올리지 마세요) means do not upload, but I'm not a native Korean speaker/reader so I can't be sure. If someone would like to confirm, it would be appreciated :)