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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Sorry wouldn't work as the site is copyright of the owner not the poster who by the T&C's gives away rights to the post  |
I'd be very, very careful about trying to claim you own the copyright on forum posts. Consider that if someone posted something defamatory, or even illegal, you are claiming to own that material and as such could be held accountable for it.
For that reason most website operators, especially those who accept user created content, do not claim ownership of posts made. They sometimes include an unlimited license to re-distribute/sell/use content (see the recent Facebook TOC scandal), but they are always careful to maintain their "common carrier" status - i.e. they are not liable for anything posted on their site, just like BT are not liable for abusive phone calls made on their network.
I'd suggest getting your Terms and Conditions checked out professionally. There are quite a few problematic and contradictory sections. You also need to change the registration page because the current version uses a text box which I can edit, and I always delete everything in such text boxes as a matter of course