Jeff Reid wrote:
> It's one thing to give a private warning, it's another
> to label a person's threads with a warning avatar on
> ever post that person makes.
>
> I got a warning for postig a link to a video of David
> Coulthard doing a qualifying lap back in 2002. This video
> was widely available back then, and I believe to be
> public domain. One of the moderators gave me a warning
> for posting a link to this video claiming he thought it
> was copywrighted. I explained that it was widely available,
> but his response is that the warning only lasted a week,
> rather than try to defend his position. So it's "guilty"
> until proven innocent.
>
> I responded that labeling a person's posts with warning
> avatars was similar to defamation of character. Then mbrio
> jumped in on the thread and asked me to send a letter
> stating I wouldn't sue then and agree to their terms.
>
> Instead I told them I was leaving RSC, considered all of
> my posts to be copywrighted and that they no longer had
> permission to host them. So they ended up deleting
> over 700 posts I had made over the years.
>
>
>
I understand your annoyance, but they were under no obligation to remove
all your posts because you had put them into the public domain. You did
still hold the copywrite, however.