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[stinglikeabee]

Marvel shuts down Livejournal users (via Big Shiny Robot!)

Individual LJ users have been served notices by the LJ Abuse Team and Marvel regarding copyright infringement. Basically anyone who's posted Marvel stuff on scans_daily has been targeted for said infringement. Luckily the text does not mention any repercussions, other than the fact that LJ has removed access to the scans.

Last I read, DC Comics and other publishes are not planning on springing a similar plan of action.

I haven't touched Marvel in years, and the latest news simply cements that decision for me. It also means I'm going to stop buying Ed Brubaker and Sean Philip's Criminal and Incognito, and while that makes me extremely sad I'd rather not spend my hard-earned cash on such a company.

Comments

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

They're complying with Marvel's request to pull down/restrict access to posts that have the company's copywritten content, and sending notices to those identified by Marvel as the perpetrators. No official word just yet from LJ or SixApart, and luckily they didn't over-react by banning those users Marvel named.

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

SixApart doesn't own lj anymore (they probably would have banned every member of the community). We are now under Russian rule.

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

You're right, it's SUP I'm thinking of and not SixApart.

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

Much like in the Marvel Universe when all else fails we can always blame the Russians. /joke