I was poking about the byond hub and looked under DBEO's documentation and a page came up ( http://dbeo.flagrun.net/ ) with this disclaimer:
"DISCLAIMER
For controversial reasons, if you are now, or ever once were, in any way affiliated with FUNimation or any other related group you CANNOT enter this web site, or any of it's related features, including but not limited to, FTP, HTTP, eMail, etc.. If you enter this site in violation of the above terms you are in violation of code 431.322.12 of the Internet Privacy Act signed by President Bill Clinton in 1995 and therefore CANNOT threaten our ISP(s) or any person(s) or company storing these files, and cannot prosecute any person(s) affiliated with this page, including but not limited to family, friends or individuals who maintain or enter this web site."
I'm just wondering if this actually offers them any protection or if they're just hoping people from FUNimation who actually come to their site will be fooled?
Just curiosity, not a flame or anything :p
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 Jun 15 2002, 6:21 pm
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Jun 15 2002, 6:23 pm
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LOL, it sound legal....
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That's why I'm questioning it. It sounds like it was taken/modified from some sort of legal document or another disclaimer but I'm not actually sure if it's based upon real law that applies to the situation. I guess I could go look it up.
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I dunno, Im sure its legally not sound. However our former 'Webmaster' (I made the site, but he uploaded it and didnt give me access to it) insisted that we put that up.
If I remember right that act doesnt exist. Its just something that got sread around the internet. Like 'Roms are legal if you delete them within 24 hours'. That has no basis in reality at all. I think it was started by someone saying 'You better delete them quick so you dont get in trouble' at the top of there downloads page. -DogMan | |
English wrote:
I was poking about the byond hub and looked under DBEO's documentation and a page came up ( http://dbeo.flagrun.net/ ) with this disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, but let's just say I wouldn't bet a quarter on that being valid in any way. I like the ones that say "If you are affiliated with law enforcement you cannot enter..." Hey why not put up a big neon sign saying "I'm breaking the law!" And you can just picture the FBI agent at his computer going, "Damn I almost had him, but he foiled me by saying I can't click this link!" | |
What's even funnier is these kids think that writing this on their website will actually stop the feds from finding them.
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English wrote:
the Internet Privacy Act signed by President Bill Clinton... Any law Bill Clinton passes is screwed... Punkrock546 | |
I just stumbled upon it, and since it wasnt resolved, figured I might as well contribute. Also I didnt notice exactly how old it was.
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I like the ones that say "If you are affiliated with law enforcement you cannot enter..." This doesn't work, I'm told, because the police are allowed to say they're undercover and therefore don't have to admit to being police while clicking the "I agree" button. This is usually just a standard "cover-your-heiny" thing, and doesn't always mean there's something completely illegal there.. usually just stuff that might not be allowed in some communities, but which is legal in most of the country (if not world). As for asking if they're Funimation employees, I'm not really sure. I'm seeing it as kind of a EULA, which haven't been tested legally yet. They currently take a lot of liberties with what they can ask you to agree to, and it's quite possible some of the things they ask can't legally be done (like this). But, of course, I don't really know. -AbyssDragon | |