Oro my man, I can't tell if you were upset at me with what you wrote in your post above but I truly hope I didn't offend or insult you with anything I said. It wasn't actually directed at anybody in particular and certainly WASN'T meant to upset anyone, especially a guy who I would now consider a friend!! It was more just a random thought that I threw out there, rather than an intentional response to contradict anyone's previous statements. My deepest apologies if it bothered you in the slightest.
Truth be told, if I'd have thought about it more clearly (and not been posting on the Internet when I should've been sleeping in bed!), I should've realized the absolute frustration, if not downright resentment, that one could feel when it comes to the rules regarding things like copyright infringement here on Tnet.
Again, my sincerest apologies Roy if I somehow said anything that was upsetting. Absolutely NOT my intentions!
All the best-
Justin
NO buddy I am not and was not upset with you personally
at all. Perhaps I should have phrased that differently. I meant to point out that quite a few members here are in fact working on writing books, and have been sharing their own stories freely, perhaps
not understanding that the corporation is getting full publishing rights. I would not want to be hauled into court for having encouraged someone to post something that then led to a copyright infringement case.
At the other end of the scale I do understand why we see this:
Copyright © 2016 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved
at the bottom of each page, the corporation has to protect itself from lawsuits over copyright infringement. It is practically a certainty that someone would raise a fuss with them at some point, probably has already, when they get mad over an argument online and then can't remove all their posts or something like that, so then want to sue Treasurenet for publishing their posts "without permission".
However this situation is something that any one writing a book
needs to be fully aware of. Treasurenet is claiming full publishing rights for everything you post. They can put it in a book and sell it, without your permission, because
by posting it you are granting them full publishing rights.
Bottom line - to everyone, if you do not wish to grant full publishing rights to Treasurenet (vBulletin Solutions, Inc.) then don't post it. Legally you should not remove your posts later either, because you already granted full publishing rights when you posted it.
My apologies Justin for the impression you got from that post, I should have re-read it and re-written it before I posted it. I intended to highlight t
he risks involved to encourage others to post, not that I was upset at you.
So to everyone just think before you post. I have no issue with anyone wishing to share a story or what ever, however be aware that you are granting all publishing rights when you do.
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, and sincere encouragement? 
Ole!
