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	<title>Crankshaft Coalition - Freedom of Information</title>
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		<title>German courts hold forum operators responsible for content</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to Hotrodders Bulletin Board member 78novaman for posting this article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/21/moderator_liable_for_comments/

This is very similar to the Australian situation we initially encountered. 


The previous legislation held that forum providers were only liable...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2006-04-21T22:13:32-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<title>circumventing online censorship: &quot;hot&quot; rod filtering</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Keyword-based web filters are becoming very popular. Not only with parents and employers, but with dictatorial or totalitarian governments as well.

Most of them are set up to detect certain profane or sexual words, and block websites that contain those words.

Of course, like much keyword-based...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2006-04-17T17:28:34-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<title>anti copy-pasting policy from Hotrodders.com</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Copy-pasting large amounts of text into posts poses a variety of problems. Most notably, the potential violation of copyright law.

On Hotrodders.com, we recently detailed an anti-copy-pasting policy. Here are a few excerpts, plus a link to the full text at the bottom:
Our policy on the Hotrodders...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2005-10-07T22:25:02-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<title>RightToRepair.org</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to Crankshaft Coalition member grouch for posting this link on the Hotrodders Bulletin Board: RightToRepair.org.

RightToRepair.org is run by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), and focuses on the rights of automotive hobbyists and professionals to have access to...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2005-08-23T22:03:36-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<title>what happened in Australia?</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the main motivating factors in the founding of the Crankshaft Coalition was the recent takedown of an online community for Australian hotrodders.

Like all good Australian hotrodding forum takedown stories, this one involves an interesting mix of last-minute webmastering, international...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2005-06-05T17:09:32-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<title>basic legal concerns for automotive webmasters</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[In light of the recent Australian hotrodding forum takedown, it makes sense to address the legal issues surrounding forum administration, and to describe how they specifically relate to automotive tech forums. In dealing with the situation, we learned a lot from lawyers and national legal...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2005-06-05T17:08:01-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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		<title>legal issues? we want to know!</title>
		<link>http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19&amp;goto=newpost</link>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Has your online automotive community been faced with any legal issues? Have you had legal action brought against you or your website, or has legal action been threatened against you or your website? If so, we want to know.

Have you had any contact with local, state, or national law enforcement...]]></content:encoded>
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		<dc:date>2005-06-04T23:55:45-07:00</dc:date>
		<dc:creator>Jon</dc:creator>
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