Forum Legalities

[CupraSi]

I have a vBulletin forum that I use as part of my Car Club website.

I have an ex member who had left the forum over a year ago and has sent me an email stating that I have to take all of his posts off.

As owner of the forum does anybody know whether I in fact now have ownership of all of these posts?

Many thanks

[Brett_Tabke]

Does your terms of service state something to the effect that anything contributed to the board is considered fair use, or a soft license to use?

If so, you have to do nothing...

[CupraSi]

Brett,

As I am not really a Webmaster and am having to learn all this the hard way, I only have the standard vbulletin one that you get when you register.

My understanding was that when you posted on a forum, they then became property of that forum?

[Brett_Tabke]

Correct - it is considered a soft license to use.

[CupraSi]

Brett,

Could you explain or point me in the direction of anything that states this ... and what is a "soft licence" to use?

Apologies for all the questions!

[Red5]

I'd be interested in hearing a bit more about this too. ;-)