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These are sample Admin messages you could use to send to your community.  
These are sample admin messages you could use to send to your community.


<br> ADMIN: COPYRIGHT  
'''ADMIN: COPYRIGHT'''


Software and other forms of media are subject to Copyright agreements. This message serves to clarify our stance on the distribution of computer software, CDs, DVDs and recorded music via our community.  
Software and other media are subject to copyright. This message sets out our stance on giving away computer software, CDs, DVDs and recorded music through the community.


Software -- The software being gifted should be:  
Software being gifted should be:
# ideally the original, not a copy
# no longer used by the previous owner.


1. Ideally the original software, not a copy. 2. No longer be used by any previous owner.  
Music, videos, books and other copyrighted works should be:
# original
# no longer used by the previous owner.


Music, Videos, Books and other copyrighted works should be: 1. Original 2. No longer be used by any previous owner.  
These aren't $groupname policies but rules arising from copyright law. If you have software you no longer use, it's uninstalled, and it meets the licence terms for transfer, feel free to post an Offer or a Wanted, noting the system requirements (operating system, memory, etc.) needed to run it.


These are not YourCommunityNameHere policies but regulations pertaining to copyright. If you do have software you no longer use, it is uninstalled and you are no longer using it and it meets EULA requirements for transfer, please feel free to post an OFFER or a WANT, making note of system requirements (Operating System, memory requirement, etc) needed to run it.  
It's up to individuals whether they follow this advice, but please take copyright seriously - it's a legal matter, not just a community guideline.


It is entirely up to the individuals concerned whether they choose to abide by this copyright advisory. YourCommunityNameHere will not be held accountable if you fall foul of Bill Gates and his computer police&nbsp;:)
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'''ADMIN: COPYRIGHT'''


ADMIN: COPYRIGHT
Please be aware that one of our basic rules is that items offered or requested must be legal. This includes copyright considerations for things like computer software, music and films or TV programmes.


Please be aware that one of our basic rules is that items offered or requested *must be legal*. This includes copyright considerations on items such as computer software, music and films/TV programmes.  
Don't pass on original copyrighted material if you keep a copy yourself, whether on CD (or similar) or digitally. Nor should you pass on copies of copyrighted material. For computer software, check the terms of your licence agreement - but apart from freeware, shareware or open-source material, you should almost certainly remove all traces from your own system before passing it on. If you hold a valid licence for something but have lost or damaged the original media, contact the manufacturer.


You should not pass on original copyrighted material if you retain a copy yourself, either on CD (or similar) or digitally. Nor should you pass on copies of copyrighted material. For computer software, you should check the terms of your licence agreement, but apart from "freeware", "shareware" or "open source" material, it is almost certain that you should remove all traces from your own system before passing it on. If you hold a valid licence for something but have lost or damaged the original media, please contact the manufacturer.  
It's fine to pass on used media as long as you offer it as such - e.g. CD-ROMs, CDs, video and audio tapes - but offers shouldn't be based on the content of the media.


It is acceptable to pass on used media as long as you offer them as such, e.g. CD-ROMs, CDs, video and audio tapes, etc. Offers should
Please respect this rule: it would be a serious threat to the future of reuse communities everywhere if they became a channel for copyright theft. We know a small number of items that contravene this rule have slipped through in the past, but we do our best to make sure nothing is passed on illegally.


*not* be based on the content of the media.
If you receive an item you believed was original and legally offered, but it turns out to be illegal in some way, please tell the moderators.


Please respect this rule, as it would be a serious threat to the future of re-cycling communities worldwide if they became a forum for copyright theft. We are aware that a small number of items which contravene this rule have slipped through in the past, but we do our best to ensure no items are passed on illegally.  
Thanks, everyone, for your understanding and co-operation on this.


If you are the recipient of an item which you believed would be original and was being legally offered, but it turns out to be illegal in some way, please inform the moderators.
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Thanks everyone for your understanding and co-operation on this important issue.
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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

These are sample admin messages you could use to send to your community.

ADMIN: COPYRIGHT

Software and other media are subject to copyright. This message sets out our stance on giving away computer software, CDs, DVDs and recorded music through the community.

Software being gifted should be:

  1. ideally the original, not a copy
  2. no longer used by the previous owner.

Music, videos, books and other copyrighted works should be:

  1. original
  2. no longer used by the previous owner.

These aren't $groupname policies but rules arising from copyright law. If you have software you no longer use, it's uninstalled, and it meets the licence terms for transfer, feel free to post an Offer or a Wanted, noting the system requirements (operating system, memory, etc.) needed to run it.

It's up to individuals whether they follow this advice, but please take copyright seriously - it's a legal matter, not just a community guideline.

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ADMIN: COPYRIGHT

Please be aware that one of our basic rules is that items offered or requested must be legal. This includes copyright considerations for things like computer software, music and films or TV programmes.

Don't pass on original copyrighted material if you keep a copy yourself, whether on CD (or similar) or digitally. Nor should you pass on copies of copyrighted material. For computer software, check the terms of your licence agreement - but apart from freeware, shareware or open-source material, you should almost certainly remove all traces from your own system before passing it on. If you hold a valid licence for something but have lost or damaged the original media, contact the manufacturer.

It's fine to pass on used media as long as you offer it as such - e.g. CD-ROMs, CDs, video and audio tapes - but offers shouldn't be based on the content of the media.

Please respect this rule: it would be a serious threat to the future of reuse communities everywhere if they became a channel for copyright theft. We know a small number of items that contravene this rule have slipped through in the past, but we do our best to make sure nothing is passed on illegally.

If you receive an item you believed was original and legally offered, but it turns out to be illegal in some way, please tell the moderators.

Thanks, everyone, for your understanding and co-operation on this.

Back to Admins

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