Remove CopyRights

[Ryan Ashbrook]

How much is the copyrights removal of IPB :alien:

$275

[Kessler]

If you come across a site running IPB and you believe it's not legitimate for whatever reason, please report it. There could be sites that seem like they are violating the copyright but may actually be legit. However, whether or not it's legit won't be revealed for privacy reasons.

[Robulosity2]

Wow, hype much over one itsy bitsy line of text tucked away in the far corner of the website? It's not like it says "hosted by gayp0rnz.xxx". :tongue:

To quote Parisite Hilton
"Thats hawt"

[Zizzla_JA]

Can i ask question guys, if some one pays for copyrights removal.. do they still recive the same level of support from ipb, reason i ask this question, reading a post some were on this site, regarding copyrights removal, i read my site becomes more vunerable for hackers! how true is this?

[Rikki]

Copyright removal doesn't do anything to affect how secure your site is, and you receive the same level of support :)

[Zizzla_JA]

Thanks Rikki :wink:

[Eric Walstrom]

What you've seen, places that offer free copyright removal, or nulled boards, are places that are engaged in illegal activity. If you want to remove the copyright from your forum, and don't want to run the risk of getting sued, then you need to purchase copyright removal. If you use a nulled board or free copyright removal, then you are acquiring commercial goods or services without paying for them, that is theft, and it is illegal.

I believe it would not be considered theft in this case, but copyright infringement, which carries more severe penalties in court.

See this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement#Theft

[Anthony Luth]

Is it possible to remove the version number from the copyright without voiding the license? In example a site displays powered by IP.Board 3.X.X but wants to display only IP.Board so as not to show people the version and make it more difficult to exploit a version based off bugs? Would that still be legal?

[Dmacleo]

just search acp for Display IP.Board version and disable it.

[steve00]

yes, there is a setting in admincp >> system tab >> system settings >> security & privacy

scroll to bottom of page 'Display IP.Board version on your site'

[Anthony Luth]

Thanks, but what I was really trying to get at is if instead of displaying a simple hyperlink with text, I was going to edit the copyright to be an image hyperlink, using a smaller version of the included transparent logo. So when you click the IPS image it hyperlinks to IP.Board

[Anthony Luth]

For example, it looks like this.....



When you click on the image it goes to --> http://www.invisionpower.com/apps/board

Would this still fall in realm of the license agreement? The software is licensed....

[steve00]

that is not what you originally asked though.

what you are after I believe would be classed as an infringement as you are not to change copyright in any way (believe similar topic was posted some time back with similar question)

You would have to wait for member of staff to answer this as I am only recalling from a long time ago and it may have changed

[Anthony Luth]

Thanks Steve

[ZakRhyno]

I say put in a ticket and ask.

[Ae9803]

I wouldnt want to remove the copyright, I love IPB and if I can support it by showing people how good it is, then Id love to keep the hyper link there.

[wmarcy]

Pardon me on this one, but I don't understand how ip.board makes any money then, there is an implied value to the keeping of the ad for invision in the footer of the board, that ad space has a cost of $275.00, how does the accounting work that this $275.00 of implied value not go reported to the IRS? (or does it?)

I sell ads on my forum, and those ads are taxable, as I assume the ad that ip.board requires of everyone to host for them, unless they pay the $275.00 removal fee. (Which is where the implied value comes from).

I guess it is a quesiton of accounting practice more than anything else, and that is none of my business - how another company decides to run their books. I am still interested in it though. In a third year law kinda way.

[Ford Doctor]

If you look at what is at the bottom right of your screen, what you see is not actually a copyright notice at all as it does not state "Copyright" nor does it contain the copyright symbol nor does it LINK TO a copyright notice for the IPS software. As a user I would accept a copyright notice embedded in the code and in fact most scripts and programs I have used over the years do in fact have this information commented into all files. A copyright is intended to protect the owners work, in this case the software. I do not see the point of showing Licensing information at all. The only actual copyright notice I would allow displayed on my content would be my own. What IPS has is a link to their website which in essence is an advertisement, one that by agreement we allow to be displayed or we cannot use the software... unless we pay for the ability to remove it.

[bfarber]

We have a registered copyright of our code on file. We have the copyright mark in all of our files, but the reality is an implied copyright can be upheld anyways.

How we label the footer is a moot point.

You cannot remove or alter the copyright notice in the footer without (1) purchasing copyright removal, or (2) getting prior written consent from us.

How we manage our accounting is not public information either, I'm afraid. ;)

[wmarcy]

I understand and agree completely Bfarber, but it is less a copyright, than an advertisement. YMMV on that though.

[Lindy]

Pardon me on this one, but I don't understand how ip.board makes any money then, there is an implied value to the keeping of the ad for invision in the footer of the board, that ad space has a cost of $275.00, how does the accounting work that this $275.00 of implied value not go reported to the IRS? (or does it?)

I sell ads on my forum, and those ads are taxable, as I assume the ad that ip.board requires of everyone to host for them, unless they pay the $275.00 removal fee. (Which is where the implied value comes from).

I guess it is a quesiton of accounting practice more than anything else, and that is none of my business - how another company decides to run their books. I am still interested in it though. In a third year law kinda way.

I certainly hope your area of practice will not be IP or taxation law. :)

Displaying copyright notices is SOP for software. Its display is a condition of use for the software per the license agreement, which you are legally bound to. The $275 fee is to waive that particular portion of the license agreement as noted in same.

As this topic is nearly 3 years old, there's little point in continuing this further -- especially since the topic has devolved into absurd misinformation.