admins i would like some answers to these questions asap. i made an account here yesterday to share pix of my dats and then i saw a posting at another site - grim reefers - that made me realize some things about your agreement. it's scary and i think everybody at mfk deserves to know why these things are in it. i went to other sites like ap and ww and i couldnt find anything like this.
basically everyone when you sign up for mfk they say that they own everything you post like pictures and species writeups and things like that. if you dont believe me have a look at the agreement you agreed to when you made your account at http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/register.php - youll find it there unless they change it to make me look stupid. it even says they can start charging without telling you. i dont want to post my pix if someone is going to make them in to a book and then not pay me for my pix.
these quotes are from the mfk agreement::
By participating in the MonsterFishKeepers.com forums, you agree that MonsterFishKeepers.com. shall have unlimited and irrevocable rights (including economic, moral and all other rights that may exist in such material) and license to use, display, publish or communicate to the public, permit others (including without limitation MonsterFishKeepers.com's co-brand partners) to publish, the Messages, online and offline, for a fee or otherwise, in whole or in part, throughout the world and in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed without need of any notice, remuneration, compensation, royalties or attribution to you.
MonsterFishKeepers.com reserves the right to modify the services offered by MonsterFishKeepers.com from time to time, with or without notice, including the right to terminate such services. MonsterFishKeepers.com reserves the right to charge any fees for use or participation in the MonsterFishKeepers.com forums.
MonsterFishKeepers.com reserves the right to terminate your use of MonsterFishKeepers.com at anytime, with or without notice. Following termination, at its sole option, MonsterFishKeepers.com may remove some or all of your Messages from the MonsterFishKeepers.com website or leave it available for public review, without need of notice or approval from you. Members that have been banned from the forums are prohibited from joining (assuming another indentity or submitting a different email address). Failure to comply will result in a $5000 double account fee. By clicking on the "yes" button below you agree to this fee and all subsequent disputes will be resolved in Maryland courts.
if an admin could explain this to me then i would be very thankful.
basically everyone when you sign up for mfk they say that they own everything you post like pictures and species writeups and things like that. if you dont believe me have a look at the agreement you agreed to when you made your account at http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/register.php - youll find it there unless they change it to make me look stupid. it even says they can start charging without telling you. i dont want to post my pix if someone is going to make them in to a book and then not pay me for my pix.
these quotes are from the mfk agreement::
By participating in the MonsterFishKeepers.com forums, you agree that MonsterFishKeepers.com. shall have unlimited and irrevocable rights (including economic, moral and all other rights that may exist in such material) and license to use, display, publish or communicate to the public, permit others (including without limitation MonsterFishKeepers.com's co-brand partners) to publish, the Messages, online and offline, for a fee or otherwise, in whole or in part, throughout the world and in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed without need of any notice, remuneration, compensation, royalties or attribution to you.
MonsterFishKeepers.com reserves the right to modify the services offered by MonsterFishKeepers.com from time to time, with or without notice, including the right to terminate such services. MonsterFishKeepers.com reserves the right to charge any fees for use or participation in the MonsterFishKeepers.com forums.
MonsterFishKeepers.com reserves the right to terminate your use of MonsterFishKeepers.com at anytime, with or without notice. Following termination, at its sole option, MonsterFishKeepers.com may remove some or all of your Messages from the MonsterFishKeepers.com website or leave it available for public review, without need of notice or approval from you. Members that have been banned from the forums are prohibited from joining (assuming another indentity or submitting a different email address). Failure to comply will result in a $5000 double account fee. By clicking on the "yes" button below you agree to this fee and all subsequent disputes will be resolved in Maryland courts.
if an admin could explain this to me then i would be very thankful.
I would be flattered if MFK chose my pictures over the thousands of others on here
