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autographsbymai
February 1st, 2002, 20:41
I want to make a site remotely hosted bulliton boards like ezboards.com well i was going to use ikon board or open bb woltlab or yabb i was going to set it up for people and stuff. and have one ad on each page
would that be legal
Jan
February 1st, 2002, 20:47
What sort of ad? For making money? If that is the case I doubt you will find too many advertising companies that allow their ads to be placed on BBs.
autographsbymai
February 1st, 2002, 20:47
ya for making money and maybe some ads for my site...
autographsbymai
February 1st, 2002, 20:48
all i want to know is is it legal
Jan
February 1st, 2002, 20:51
It is only legal if the advertising company allows it. If they don't allow it and you do it anyway, then you are in breach of their Terms of Service. They will just delete your account and any money earned is lost.
Bruce
February 1st, 2002, 20:54
Well I know its legal. Maybe you could find out who places like http://proboards.com use for advertisers.
MrCary
February 1st, 2002, 21:33
It legal just as long as you keep the copyrights on the board untouched.
freakysid
February 3rd, 2002, 01:26
If you have trouble finding a ad network who will take you (and as others have suggested you may these days) then the other thing to look into is running affliiate links or pay per action type advertising, such as affiliate programs through www.cj.com

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conkermaniac
February 3rd, 2002, 03:58
NO, IT IS NOT LEGAL! You must pay licensing fees to each of the software companies.
Giancarlo
February 3rd, 2002, 09:26
Conkermaniac how do these free board providers last if that is the case?
autographsbymai
February 3rd, 2002, 12:34
in open bbs terms it says you can sell it... Ya and how do you know show me your proof.. Then i will believe you....
Chicken
February 3rd, 2002, 14:08
I don't see what is illegal about it. You are providing hosting space, and ads must be placed on your pages. Seems to be the norm and the content is irrelevant IMHO.
roly
February 3rd, 2002, 21:10
NO IT IS NOT LEGAL! It would only be legal if the software was open source. You even listed some that aren't FREE for commercial use.
autographsbymai
February 3rd, 2002, 21:30
well im not having ads so i am making nothing off of it
The only thing i will make money off of is my site not anyone elses forums
afrolov
February 3rd, 2002, 22:34
Be safe, and contact the creators of the BB. Most freeware scripts and programs have a rule where you can't make money from it's use. Better ask first.
Mika
February 5th, 2002, 14:25
Your project is legal. Al these free boards you can use them as you wish. The only thing you cannot do is sell the code. With your project obviously you offer the hosting(with just a board preinstalled) not the code of the boards. So don't worry.