Legal
This page is basically a synopsis and also further explains issues in the
various other legal documents on this web site. We really want to clarify our
position on legal matters so that users are not in the dark about where we
stand, and also so they cannot claim we never mentioned anything.
Legal Documents
- Terms of Service
- This document outlines the various rules and procedures that we use to run
the web site, as well as all of the network web sites.
- Privacy Policy
- This document outlines our stance on privacy, what information we store,
and how we use said information.
- Safety
- This document outlines safety rules and procedures, both for young people
and parents.
- COPPA
- This document outlines and states our stance with the Child Online Privacy
Protection Act.
Clarifications
The aforementioned details privacy, safety, children, and general rules on
what content we do not allow. We want to clarify what content we do not allow.
Text
Text is essentially anything that can be written, typed, or otherwise
communicated in such a way that it is not video or audio. Below is a list of
clarifications related to text:
- There is a such thing as copyright, it isn't just something people say for
fun;
- When you take poetry, for example, that is copyrighted and put it on your
blog, that is copyright infringement and is illegal;
- If you have permission to post it, you should include that permission. If
you claim it is yours, your account could be banned.
- To clarify, using text that is not yours, and claiming it is yours is
plagiarism.
Audio
Posting audio that you do not have permission to post is also against the
law. Even though it is unfortunate that we cannot share music and must pay $12
for a CD, it is still against the law.
Video
Apparently posting music videos to the Internet is also against the law, so
if you do not have rights to it, do not post it. This also includes all video
that is not just music video as well. Linking to videos is fine, however if the
videos demonstrate how to create or use explosives or the like, the government
can come after you.
Our Service
To clarify, our service is not exactly a personal playground or a place to
believe you exist outside the law or society:
- Do not create blogs, groups, or the like with the intent of harassing or
bullying someone.
- "Save the drama for you and your mama" is one of the best
statements known to humanity
- If you have a problem with someone, deal with them some place else or
fight them in a parking lot, The Hive is not the place to flood and spam
because you hate someone.
- Making threats about politicians, even as a joke, is extremely illegal --
we will ban you extremely quickly for such an offense.
- Creating posts detailing how to create or use explosives, or the like is
very illegal and will get you banned.
- Creating posts that explain how to create or encourage the use of
terrorism, explosives, murder, or the like will get you banned.
Basically, use your head. There's no reason to do anything so moronic as what is
mentioned above. You know what is legal and illegal and we are not your baby sitters.
End of story.