Ainaelle wrote:
How the C&D thing was handled is only a part of it. Saying that I disagree with disabling access to the vids is not precise - I disagree with that being the only action taken. And my general problem is not with this particular situation, not with the edit function thing, not with enforcing taboo on commonly known words - but with the strange mixture of corporate-like control of information philosophy and attempts to remain an amateur fansite behind those issues. Which I believe is very inadequate to this site's character and size, and dangerous in the long run.
Do you think it's possible for a site with half a milion users and hosting nearly 100 thousand videos with copyrighted content to stay in the grey area and remain unbothered? I don't think so.
Ok, I see now. Most of the things mentioned there are all pretty much established parts of keeping the site running smoothly form what I can tell.
Things like 'word replacement', edit functions and topic locks all have their place. There are, and have been plenty of suggestions on ways to bring back items like the OT forum, and edit functions for donators etc.. Pretty much it looks like that's not going to happen. That is all forum related though, and hence not really all that big of a deal, at least not to me. Mostly it has the flavor of mods trying to be objective in their control while still maintaining
I'm inclined to agree with you on the amatuer fansite issue, I can't see that working forever. I can't see a (practical) solution to the problem either.
The "It's been okay until now, we managed to minimise the Wind Up damage, so now be grateful, stay quiet, and hope no one else will notice us" mentality is just hiding your head in the sand. In Org's shape and situation, it's the worst it can do. If nothing changes, then it's not "if", but "when" the site is taken down, probably with bad consequences to many people. That's why I'm concerned.
I can't really see a valid solution here. Well, no actually, I can. The .org can return to simply being a database and stop hosting videos altogether. To date I haven't seen anything that lets us have our cake and eat it too. The only real way to solve it is to change the law. While I can't predict the future, I can say that it seems pretty unlikely. Just the act of ripping a dvd to hard drive is illegal, to mention all the RIAA stuff with the music. Ironically, fansub stuff might be the most legit since it's unlicenced.
, I believe all the issues I mentioned are related. I don't mind if the "no edit button" part gets moved to Site Feedback. I just really hope to get an honest, non-automated answer and comment to my questions and points. From Kalium, or someone else "in a position to know".
I don't think you've been getting automated responses. I think that the site mods probably are just as concerned about the issues as anyone else.
The real problem is that there isn't a satisfactory solution. You mentioned transparency. What areas do you think are being hidden from the users? Other than a direct transcript of Phades meeting with the people at windup, I got a pretty good feeling for what happened in his posts. Going back and reading them gives you a pretty good sense of the breathless panic, and various attempts to salvage what ever is possible.
If you have rational workable solutions for what you've suggested as problems I'd like to know what they are.
And iam also a musician so i understand the subject from both perspectives. I realize amv's are fan made, but that dosen't change the fact that its illegal to have them on the .org. At the same time i feel that it is cool that people like making amv's becauser they like the bands music and its just another way to show how much they like it. 
