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Eunos
Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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The Hawkheadquarters forum is being closed after they were threatened with legal action by the AFL.
The AFL objected to the use of AFL copyrighted material, this being the club name, image, colors and emblems.
A sign of things to come for all independent footy sites? Are the AFL trying to boost their internet revenue rights?
As the guys who run the site said "thin end of the wedge".
Eunos
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Didaicos
The Macedonian Marvel = The Croat Confoundment!!!
Joined: 06 Jun 2006
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Companies are just pissed off that they can't control the internet. Seriously, they go on about de-regulation, but they are always the first ones to bring in the lawyers.... _________________ WELLLINGHAM ROVES IT....AND KICKS THE GOAL!!!!
SWAN'S GOING TO KICK A GOAL. THEY'RE HOME YOU'D THINK I KNOW IT'S A LONG WAY TO GO BUT THEY'RE KILLING THEM NOW!! |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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something to ensure all fans are turned off the AFL _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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Cam
Nick's BB Member #166
Joined: 10 May 2002 Location: Springvale
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you'd reckon bomberblitz could be in trouble then, and saintsational, they have stacks of banners and sigs etc. humble old us we just have old photos or bizarre weirdo sheet. callin fidgey is there anybody home, callin 3rd degreee are you there on your own.. _________________ Get back on top. |
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raymond35
Joined: 10 Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne/Gold Coast
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The AFL never cease to amaze with their neverending stupidity. They actually seem to go out of their way to find a new act of idiocy to inflict upon the players and supporters. _________________ Tubeway Army 1979
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Dale61
You can't have manslaughter without laughter.
Joined: 17 Apr 2002 Location: /home/room/chair
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... _________________ Whale
Oil
Beef
Hooked
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Killbot
Joined: 14 Oct 2003
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Is nothing to do with avatars and posting photos on messageboards
The issue is official AFL/club logos that "may" give the impression that it is an official AFL/club endorsed site
Just read on bomberblitz a post by the owner there that Essendon had told them to not use the official club logo and put a disclaimer stating that bomberblitz was an "unofficial" site not endorsed by Essendon (and they were told that in 2000)
Nicks front page is full of the CFC official logo BTW |
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eddiesmith
Lets get ready to Rumble
Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Location: Lexus Centre
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These fan forums can lead to some incredible things, I heard one player was rung up by his captain checking on how he was as he heard a rumour started on one of these boards as news that he was in trouble |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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Dale61 wrote: | Nick's wouldn't be too far out of their scope, especially with all the non-approved AFL related photos being used as avatars as well as those being posted as attachments. |
so now we're not even allowed to take photos of players with our own cameras?
I can see the day when the players will be enshroud in muslin during training and in their everyday life until that moment that they run onto the ground. By then we won't know who's who. _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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eddiesmith wrote: | These fan forums can lead to some incredible things, I heard one player was rung up by his captain checking on how he was as he heard a rumour started on one of these boards as news that he was in trouble |
Your always hearing something aren't you eddie. _________________ Jacqui © Proud Pies 2003 and beyond |
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joffa corfe
PREMIERS 2010
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
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Dont flatter yourselves if most clubs had there way all fansites would get the flick, its actually good to see laws come to hand..how about the AFL and its legal begals visit bigvomit.com and shut it down now that would be doing everyone a favour.
In the good old days of nicks board eddie used to get involved i'd have to say these days with all the negativity and crap he wouldn't touch this place with a ten foot pole.
Their seems to be some belief with people these sites are popular with players, let me say most players are unaware of such sites and if they were they would most probably come in for a good laugh.
Most content on fansites is nasty defamatory and most times embarrassing.
What a shame they could have been used to bring club and supporter closer together but until laws change and make people accountable for whatever opinion they want to express nothing will change.
The Hawthorn fansite like the rest of us would be aware the AFL owns such logos and therfore it is ilegal to use them. _________________ Football is Greatness
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Johnson#26
Joined: 18 Dec 2003
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Very sad, that site is quality.
There can't be any malicious harm in these sites - all people use them for is to talk footy. |
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~Madness~
...The Cat...
Joined: 29 May 2001 Location: Melbourne, Vic, Au
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Let it be said, one in particular is being looked at on here. For once I KNOW SOMETHING!!! YAY
With that being said - Goes back into hibernation _________________ "whaaa whaaaaaa! |
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Pa Marmo
Side by Side
Joined: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Nicks BB member #617
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The Collingwood emblem at the top of this page links back to this site and not the club. Is that grounds for concern. _________________ Genesis 1:1 |
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Ah Tibor
Joined: 08 May 2004
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In amongst all their farewell messages is the revelation that one poster posted Darren Goldspink's work address on the site...... sounds like that, coupled with the AFL's strong demands, tipped them over the edge.
Have we ever had such legal threats (presuming that post resulted in one being made) made against us? _________________ .....how many times you've saved my butt.... |
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