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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #40 on: April 21, 2011, 23:46:20 »
I do not think we should be criticizing anybody with out knowing more and I think negative comments will only fan the flames  :**:

Yes, I agree! We don't want to get a forum rivalry going here. There is no reason to assert that the forum as a whole doesn't want to share pics with our foum; that probably is not fair, or at least we don't know if that's the whole story. I get the idea it is one or two people raising these questions.
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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #41 on: April 22, 2011, 00:39:29 »
Yes, I agree! We don't want to get a forum rivalry going here. There is no reason to assert that the forum as a whole doesn't want to share pics with our foum; that probably is not fair, or at least we don't know if that's the whole story. I get the idea it is one or two people raising these questions.

Hmm... though I mostly refrain myself to reading the news-, pirates/soldiers- and customs-sections on the German forum, and I usually avoid discussion-threads there (I speak German well but not well enough to take part in heated discussions), I get the impression it is "the forum".
Rules to post pictures on Klickywelt are quite severe!
You have to demonstrate you have the copyright to post them, otherwise only thing allowed is a link. It happens now and then that pictures of new sets are posted on Klickywelt, and that a few hours later they're gone before most people had a chance to see them, because of the poster not being able to prove owning copyright.

When one downloads those pictures from there and posts them here, well, some people get a bit upset. Usually not the original poster, but I believe people from the administration of Klickywelt or associated with it... "Deutsche Grundlichkeit" (German thoroughness) I suppose.

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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #42 on: April 22, 2011, 03:07:17 »
One of my favorite Fawlty Towers episodes ever!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #43 on: April 22, 2011, 11:18:16 »
@Hadoque: Of course you're right about the strict rules at KW to post pictures and i'm really tired about those endless and pointless discussions about copyright on pictures of boxes with toys for children. Imho only geobra has any copyright on all of that and not anyone who photographed a "retailers only"-catalog.

On the other hand i can understand the Mods at KW a little at this point because german law allows to make the owner of a forum liable for any copyright infringement of the users. There were lots of those cases in the last years where people had to pay ~2500 Euros for using a picture of a stupid tomatoe(!!) they found at googles pic-search for example.

This selfish thinking not to spread informations about new sets through other forums or the international community makes me sad. But fortunately not all people (not even all germans) think so... ;)

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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #44 on: April 22, 2011, 14:00:45 »
Zookeeper, thank you so much for this explanation! Interesting to know the laws in Germany about copyrights are stricter. That explains why the mods at klickywelt would be concerned over these things. Maybe we just need to have an ambassador between the two forums, to help work these things out. :P
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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #45 on: April 22, 2011, 14:09:55 »
I think thats an excellent proposal Bonnie!!

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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #46 on: April 22, 2011, 14:56:19 »
@Hadoque: Of course you're right about the strict rules at KW to post pictures and i'm really tired about those endless and pointless discussions about copyright on pictures of boxes with toys for children. Imho only geobra has any copyright on all of that and not anyone who photographed a "retailers only"-catalog.

On the other hand i can understand the Mods at KW a little at this point because german law allows to make the owner of a forum liable for any copyright infringement of the users. There were lots of those cases in the last years where people had to pay ~2500 Euros for using a picture of a stupid tomatoe(!!) they found at googles pic-search for example.

This selfish thinking not to spread informations about new sets through other forums or the international community makes me sad. But fortunately not all people (not even all germans) think so... ;)

Sounds like they need to move hosting of their forum to another country so they don't have to worry about such things.

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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #47 on: April 22, 2011, 16:17:36 »
@Hadoque: Of course you're right about the strict rules at KW to post pictures and i'm really tired about those endless and pointless discussions about copyright on pictures of boxes with toys for children. Imho only geobra has any copyright on all of that and not anyone who photographed a "retailers only"-catalog.

On the other hand i can understand the Mods at KW a little at this point because german law allows to make the owner of a forum liable for any copyright infringement of the users. There were lots of those cases in the last years where people had to pay ~2500 Euros for using a picture of a stupid tomatoe(!!) they found at googles pic-search for example.

This selfish thinking not to spread informations about new sets through other forums or the international community makes me sad. But fortunately not all people (not even all germans) think so... ;)

Thanks for the view/explanation!  :)
I noticed the mods on Klickywelt are maintaining a stricter attitude on the subject, but I hadn't read threads on the matter thoroughly. I had no idea German laws are that strict!  :o

Having to cough up 2500 euro for posting a pic of a tomatoe, available online through Google!!  8} 8}

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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #48 on: April 22, 2011, 16:21:16 »
Sounds like they need to move hosting of their forum to another country so they don't have to worry about such things.

A few kilometers to the left and they should be fine.  :lol:

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Re: New USA exclusive sets!
« Reply #49 on: April 22, 2011, 16:40:24 »
 :lol:
  Forget about all of the other stuff,....all we need is the reintroduction of the 3526 Fire Engine!