maybe you already know, maybe you don’t, but #save_yakutia&#saveyakutia are trending on twitter and here’s why.
one of the biggest regions of russia, yakutia, also known as sakha, is literally on fire. i’m sure you can find lots of threads on twt by those hashtags, but the main point is: taiga is burning and local government does practically nothing, refusing to accept help from other countries (and also leo di caprio for some reason?).
smoke pollution level is so high (>1300 AQI as seen on many screenshots across twitter) that people are basically suffocating. due to the lack of visibility, flights have been delayed both on arrival and departure from airport ‘yakutsk’. river navigation is also limited. local news sites publish photographs showing that the streets of yakutsk are completely shrouded in smoke, blocking out the sunlight.
big russian news outlets are basically silent, treating this situation as if it’s not that big of a deal, while thousands of people are on the verge of suffocating to death.
please, spread this info if you can! #SAVE_YAKUTIA
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I am not a lawyer, but I can decently interpret legalese and, being as I also suffer from tl;dr syndrome and assume others may as well, I took one for the team and went through the updated TOS for the post+ accounts and highlighted (what I understand to be) the most pertinent information, which ultimately comes down to this:
You cannot monetize copyrighted works (aka charge and earn money from fanfic, fanworks, etc) and if you do decide to put your fanworks behind a paywall via Tumblr, when you are inevitably sued, Tumblr will not protect you and will not defend you and you alone, personally, will be responsible for whatever monetary damages said lawsuit results in.
If anyone is a lawyer and knows I’ve gotten any of this wrong, please do not hesitate to correct me/this post.
1. Your paid account will not be hosted by tumblr; it is routed through a 3rd party.
2. By signing up for a paid account, you’re entering into an agreement with Stripe, so in addition to Tumblr’s TOS, you are also bound to Stripe’s TOS.
3. Stripe, like Tumblr, will notdefend you or protect you against any lawsuits.
4. Furthermore, you may end up owing Stripe money (indemnify = compensate)
5. Tumblr’s TOS specifically states that you can’t put any content on your post+ account that violates any laws, including laws that protect intellectual property rights of others. This is super important, because Tumblr’s post+ FAQ alsostates that you can post anything that you would regularly post on tumblr, which I’m sure many will take to mean that gifsets, fanworks, etc are fair game, since all of that stuff can be posted on tumblr now. However, the difference is, you’re not making money from the fanworks you’re posting or reblogging now. Once money enters the equation, the game changes.
Tumblr is making it seem like any and all content goes for post+ accounts, knowing 90% of this site is fanworks. This is not true and you’ll be opening yourself up for lawsuits if you charge for fanworks.
6. Tumblr further disclaims any and all liability in any legal issues.
tl;dr: Please do not make a post+ account, bc you will be opening yourself to lawsuits and if that happens, Tumblr’s response will be not our problem, you agreed to all the terms which said you couldn’t do that, sorry not sorry. Please protect yourself.
I read the post tumblr sent out about post+, and it was worded in a misleading way, saying it’s “not necessarily violating fair use” to publish and charge for fanworks. Please please don’t be fooled. That doesn’t mean you can’t still be sued.
