Fair Use / Copyright Law & FFR

[Fission]

Originally Posted by bmah

Pretty much every major simfile database has been gone over the past several years, so that says something about osu!

i think it's because osu! doesn't host any of it's files centrally like these databases did, so it can't be held liable. ffr could adopt this approach, but it would force people to download simfiles to their computer instead of using the convenience of loading them in flash.

EDIT: osu! might actually host these files centrally, but it has proven to be resilient much in the same way sites like mega.co.nz are (they forfeit all responsibility)

[yo man im awesome]

Originally Posted by Fission

i think it's because osu! doesn't host any of it's files centrally like these databases did, so it can't be held liable. ffr could adopt this approach, but it would force people to download simfiles to their computer instead of using the convenience of loading them in flash.

nty

[Fission]

Originally Posted by yo man im awesome

nty

it's a pretty significant downside, i agree. i don't think it's the right direction for ffr either. just a possible alternative, that's all.