"Fandom Scruples"

[and_chocolate]

So, fandom_scruples is violating LJ TOS by creating an account and/or community with the express purpose of harassing people (those on their "blacklist"). I'd file a complaint, but I'm not on their list and so am not entitled to according to LJ's rules.

But anyone who is on their blacklist should probably complain to LJ.

As far as the legality of the situation, I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think you need to be one to figure out that they don't have a leg to stand on. COPA applies to material distributed for "commercial purposes" (i.e., for profit, which we're certainly not doing by writing and posting for free on LJ). Plus, the information they're gacked from Morality in Media is all outdated and/or flat out wrong.

So feel free to excerpt any of the above information for your own journal. I'd love to see it propagate throughout LJ in the hopes that fandom_scruples will get TOS'd from LJ.

Comments

[sarren.livejournal.com]

I'm still new to lj so don't know a lot about how it works, but is it possible that if we complain/explain about the situation the lj people might react negatively to the "porn" and chuck us out?

[and_chocolate]

There are a lot of grey areas in the TOS that might or might not apply to us, which I think fandom_scruples is relying on to keep people silent. I don't know if anyone else wants to risk getting TOS'd for their journal in the process of getting FS TOS'd, but if I were on their list, I'd do it.

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