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**After careful consideration, the following information is provided concerning an update of the rules governing posts and replies at the Panthersfanz.com Forums.
Copyright Infringements have come to surface on the web in a big way over the past several months, and quite a few lawsuits have been filed over the subject. Many websites have been shut down by their hosting providers due to copyright infringement and bandwith theft.
That brings us to the second issue, bandwidth theft. When someone copies images from someone else's site and pastes it on another site, it pulls bandwidth from the original site, and doing so without their permission is deemed as bandwidth theft.
Many websites no longer allow you to even link to their site without prior permission or approval. Most sites have a "Legal" page (link) on their site, or have a "Terms", "Conditions", or "Terms of Use" link on their page, which takes you to what is acceptable or not acceptable use of their work, rather written work or graphics.
Some websites don't dedicate an entire page to the subject, but have a copyright statement displayed on their page protecting materials on their website.
In light of these findings, and in order to protect Panthersfanz.com, it's staff, and members from legal actions or sanctions against them, we are implementing a "No Copy-and-Paste" policy for posts.
For this new rule, we ask that you adhere to the following:
1 - Do NOT copy any material, written or otherwise, from any website and post it here at Panthersfanz.com Forums, UNLESS the work being copy and pasted is your OWN work and is being copy and pasted from a site YOU own, either in part or in whole.
2. You MAY post a link to an article and then paraphrase the article in your own words.
3 - If you copy and paste any materials (articles, etc), written or otherwise, from your own website and post it here at Panthersfanz.com, you should state that the work is your own.
4 - If you are using an Avatar or Signature, make sure you have permission to use it "offsite" if the avatar or signature is located anywhere other than Panthersfanz.com. Using an image or graphic from another location without permission is bandwidth theft and can cause legal problems for Panthersfanz.com, and such actions by members cannot be tolerated.
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