Hi all-
I wanted to give you an update on where we stand on this.
dann and Jack are sorting out the feedback the community has given. My sense is that we have two possible directions, with a chance to mix the two:
- Go back to the old way. We'd have to add the DMCA stuff (as we just had yet another case of someone posting proprietary content on E2), but otherwise just stick with "Be Cool".
- Hire an honest-to-goodness lawyer to work on the ToS with the following injunction: Protect the authorship of the writers.
Heyoka is still chiming in regularly on the process, and we've all read the various comments people have made. I doubt there's any way we can make everyone happy. My main goals are to maintain the rights of the users, and to protect the volunteer editors from harassment. Those should be your main goals too.
So that's where we stand right now. We're taking a deep breath. I know it's tempting to want this over with so we don't have to think about it anymore. However, Grandpa Clampe always said "Measure twice, cut once", and I think that chestnut applies here.
Best,
clampe