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fandomhigh_ooc2005-10-16 07:57 pm
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The LJ Schools Listing
It has to come down. At the very least, we need to remove the link to the site, but in all fairness, we need to take it down. Here's why:
FandomHigh.com is currently enjoying free hosting courtesy of the company that I work for. It's a sweet deal in the sense that I don't have to pay for anything and I have access to the tools to fix it if something goes wrong.
However, by representing ourselves as a real school in the Livejournal Schools Directory, we are committing fraud. We are representing ourselves as a real school when we are not. Now, the folks at LJ may have a sense of humor about this, but we can't assume that. Especially if they have a legal department, which they do.
If LJ discovers that Fandom High is not real, or they decide to reverse their decision, the best-case scenario is that the listing is removed. The worst-case scenario is that they shut down the comms associated and then they talk to my webhost and get the site shut down for association with the fraudulent listing. The site clearly labels itself as a parody. The listing does not.
If the site is shut down for fraud (legal) reasons, not only will our site go down, but I will be fired. On the spot.
We're already on semi-shaky ground with the whole gray area of fanfiction. The parody label on the site should protect us, but the listing is a step over the line. It's cool, but it's putting my livelihood in danger. So I have to ask that the folks that asked to have it put up please make an effort to have it taken down.
Thank you.
FandomHigh.com is currently enjoying free hosting courtesy of the company that I work for. It's a sweet deal in the sense that I don't have to pay for anything and I have access to the tools to fix it if something goes wrong.
However, by representing ourselves as a real school in the Livejournal Schools Directory, we are committing fraud. We are representing ourselves as a real school when we are not. Now, the folks at LJ may have a sense of humor about this, but we can't assume that. Especially if they have a legal department, which they do.
If LJ discovers that Fandom High is not real, or they decide to reverse their decision, the best-case scenario is that the listing is removed. The worst-case scenario is that they shut down the comms associated and then they talk to my webhost and get the site shut down for association with the fraudulent listing. The site clearly labels itself as a parody. The listing does not.
If the site is shut down for fraud (legal) reasons, not only will our site go down, but I will be fired. On the spot.
We're already on semi-shaky ground with the whole gray area of fanfiction. The parody label on the site should protect us, but the listing is a step over the line. It's cool, but it's putting my livelihood in danger. So I have to ask that the folks that asked to have it put up please make an effort to have it taken down.
Thank you.