Bandwidth theft

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Arizona) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:20:25 GMT

dawgstudent wrote:
Hypothetical question - is it bandwidth theft if it's a Yuku hosted image being posted on a Yuku board considering there isn't bandwidth limitations for a hosted image on Yuku?

No . You can post yuku hosted images from one account on another. I do that will my smilie folder all the time. I open
the ones from my own board, but use them...

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (derag) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:58:54 GMT

Sorry to butt in, but those in my experience, arbitrary claims, are often the result of personal grudges. I still remember my MSN Groups days when it was often used to attack other posters. There is a pretty clear line between abuse and use, while the companies that host those images can block (ab)use by checking the referral. So as long as the hoster doesn't complain and there isn't a clear example of actual abuse I can't see why Yuku would bother. Just look at the implications,...

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (dawgstudent) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:48:59 GMT

Hypothetical question - is it bandwidth theft if it's a Yuku hosted image being posted on a Yuku board considering there isn't bandwidth limitations for a hosted image on Yuku?

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Silver Dollar) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:31:33 GMT

Joyce, I can only guess because the Legal queue is not something with which I'm involved. My guess is that a complaint that comes from the owner of the image or the website where the image is stored is necessary for Yuku Legal to take action. Legal's action could take (for example) the form of a warning for the board, a warning for a specific repeat offender, the removal of images or posts that contain hotlinked images, the locking down of a board that allows or encourages...

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Joyce2008) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:08:47 GMT

What actions does Yuku take against a community that allows bandwidth theft and has several threads full of said violation?

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Silver Dollar) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:56:38 GMT

I think the best explanation I've ever seen for bandwidth theft is that it's like running a long extension cord over to your neighbor's house in the dead of night, stealthily plugging it in there, then going back to your own house and connecting all of your electrical items to that cord. You're stealing your neighbor's electricity and your neighbor gets stuck with paying the bill. Some neighbors may not care, especially if you ask first, but others may yank the cord out...

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Zandranna) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:25:25 GMT

I think it's a case of making sure as a board owner that you wont tolerate bandwidth theft.

Having said that. Many people that are new to using a computer haven't a clue what it means. They innocently use other peoples bandwidth having been told how to get the address url but not having been told how to upload and host images themselves. In fact 9 times out of 10 here on Yuku those that are using others image urls really are unaware that it just mustn't be done. They...

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Joyce2008) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:27:52 GMT

Thanks for the prompt answers. You guys are awesome.

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (bwayne) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:02:38 GMT

Does Yuku have a script that can placed in our community to thwart other forums from copy/pasting our stuff into their forum?

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Silver Dollar) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:38:51 GMT

Joyce, please see the last few paragraphs near the bottom of this topic:

Uploading Images - Images & Videos

Yuku's policy on bandwidth theft is the same as was ezboard's (ezboard developed Yuku -- that announcement is old but the content is still current):

Re: Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (m0zaic) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:04:38 GMT

Probably need a little more info to go on.

If it were me, I would move/rename the images.

Bandwidth theft

feeds@yuku.com (Joyce2008) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:47:42 GMT

What is Yuku's policy towards bandwidth theft in communities?

Thank you.