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<blockquote data-quote="Bardsandsages" data-source="post: 2945098" data-attributes="member: 28771"><p>I would want someone to alert me if they noticed an issue with our Section 15. Though we really don't use a lot of stuff from other publishers, on the rare occassion that we do I try to insure we give credit where credit is due.</p><p></p><p>I firmly agree with those who think it should be everyone's business to pay attention to violations. Yes, they are widespread. But they are widespread because the majority of people don't argue it. Most people unfortunately go with the "as long as it isn't my stuff being pirated it's not my business" mentality. </p><p></p><p>It's like SPAM, folks. Everybody complains about it, but how many people actually report it to the ISPs and the FTC? I'm not saying I go through my junk folder and report all 100 spam e-mails I get every day, but the phishing ones that try to mimic PayPal and Ebay and such I do, and I have actually been contacted for further information by several agencies in the past for more information. Sure, I can say "It's PayPal's problem" not mine. But it is my problem as a concerned citizen, because the next person to have their identity stolen from the scam could be a friend or family member.</p><p></p><p>So yes, I think that if you notice a violation, it is a good practice to alert the publisher. I think most publishers are honest and will make the correction if they are alerted to it.And if you come across a publisher who consistently and deliberately disregards the OGL, then alerting the affected parties would be a good practice as well. You have no legal obligation to do so, but if someone stole your stuff you would want someone to alert you to it, I suspect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bardsandsages, post: 2945098, member: 28771"] I would want someone to alert me if they noticed an issue with our Section 15. Though we really don't use a lot of stuff from other publishers, on the rare occassion that we do I try to insure we give credit where credit is due. I firmly agree with those who think it should be everyone's business to pay attention to violations. Yes, they are widespread. But they are widespread because the majority of people don't argue it. Most people unfortunately go with the "as long as it isn't my stuff being pirated it's not my business" mentality. It's like SPAM, folks. Everybody complains about it, but how many people actually report it to the ISPs and the FTC? I'm not saying I go through my junk folder and report all 100 spam e-mails I get every day, but the phishing ones that try to mimic PayPal and Ebay and such I do, and I have actually been contacted for further information by several agencies in the past for more information. Sure, I can say "It's PayPal's problem" not mine. But it is my problem as a concerned citizen, because the next person to have their identity stolen from the scam could be a friend or family member. So yes, I think that if you notice a violation, it is a good practice to alert the publisher. I think most publishers are honest and will make the correction if they are alerted to it.And if you come across a publisher who consistently and deliberately disregards the OGL, then alerting the affected parties would be a good practice as well. You have no legal obligation to do so, but if someone stole your stuff you would want someone to alert you to it, I suspect. [/QUOTE]
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