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markf in lj_feedback

Questions and answers: part something.

Sep 27, 2006 14:58

So I thought I'd go ahead and take a stab at some of the questions everyone submitted. I think I'm as interested in reading what people have questions about as all of you are about seeing them answered. ;)

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burr86 September 27 2006, 19:03:43 UTC

Fanfiction? In my journal?!

foxfirefey September 27 2006, 19:07:17 UTC

It's more likely than you think!

melange_fiesta September 27 2006, 19:17:57 UTC

I just wanted to say to jiggery_pokery that his/her username is AWESOME. :D

ruisseau September 28 2006, 01:41:24 UTC

I failed hullabaloo...

cauliflower000 September 28 2006, 01:43:22 UTC

It's a Harry Potter joke... Harry was pretending to cast spells on Dudley, and he said those two words as part of the fake magic. And then Dudley ran into his house, yelling out, "Muuuuum! He's doing you-know-what!" And the whole thing was hilarious.

ruisseau September 28 2006, 01:52:09 UTC

It's also a Doctor Who joke. The Doctor does technical magic on Rose's cell phone, calling it jiggery-pokery. Rose answers, "I failed hullabaloo."

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wee_little_me September 27 2006, 19:28:57 UTC

why doesn't livejournal allow us to post our own ads on our blogs

Your answer to this question, is it lacking in any way? Specifically an agreement with the people currently giving you money to advertize on lj?

Are there any plans to change the Terms of Service by which we abide in the coming year? If not, can you give a commitment that they will not change?

Can you elaborat on past changes made due to law changes or otherwise?

We don't enforce rules set outside of the U.S. since they don't apply to LiveJournal itself; it's the user's responsibility to comply with the laws of the country they are in. There are currently no plans to change this.

Hypathetically speeaking, a Canadian could then post pirated music in the blog? Or is there another loophole preventing this?

xb95 September 27 2006, 19:31:25 UTC

1) Our agreements with ad providers do not limit what users can do. That is our policy and has been for quite some time.

3) LiveJournal is subject to the laws of the United States, state of California. Pirating is illegal here. If someone files a proper DMCA we are required to take action on it, regardless of the user's country of residence.

schnee September 27 2006, 19:37:04 UTC

Pirating is illegal here.

Arrrr, be that so, matey? Seriously, the correct term is "copyright infringement"; "piracy" has become widespread, but it's still a propaganda term that shouldn't be used. :)

(Yeah, I know... I'm picking nits. But it's something that bugs me whenever I see it. ^^)

burr86 September 27 2006, 19:38:54 UTC

Ha ha, "picking nits", "bugs" you? *grin* ;)

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burr86 September 27 2006, 19:36:50 UTC

Heh, sorry about that! We felt it'd be better to say "we can't answer this" than to ignore the questions. :-/

pikestaff September 27 2006, 20:11:17 UTC

I just want to say, once again, that I'm enjoying reading these very much and I thank you all for taking the time to hold these Q&A sessions. Perhaps they will become a regular feature? (Well, not too often, because that would just be crazy, but you know... =P)

forecaster15 September 27 2006, 20:58:53 UTC

Ditto that.

burr86 September 27 2006, 21:53:24 UTC

We're having a whole lot of fun answering them! I don't know if we have the time to do this on a very regular basis -- you should see how hectic it is for us to prepare answers for the stuff we've gotten! -- but if you ever *do* have questions for us, you're always welcome to email feedback@ lj.com and we'll try our best to answer them for you. :)