View Full Version : displaying official seal when you're not official?
Just wondering what would actually happen. Habbo cant really do much except contact the fansite owner or maybe perm ban them from the hotel but whats that gonna do? And if habbo try emailing their host (provided they can actually find out who their host is), its likely that the host will turn to them and say "hey, its their site they can do what they want". What do u lot think? Discuss.
BTW im not doing the above I have an UNofficial badge on my homepage. Makes it look just as good :]
Jackbee
13-01-2007, 11:23 AM
If your not official... dont display it. end of
awelsh
13-01-2007, 11:46 AM
If it ever happened to me, It would be no use contacting the host as It would still be me. Suppose they would try and shut it down though.
OMGitsaROSS
13-01-2007, 11:47 AM
Don't suppose they would do anything except ask you to remove it etc.
It will probably the "nooby" ones that do it anyway, the ones that are up for about a week then just close for the fun of it.
Yeah. i plan to keep mine up for as long as possible. Maybe even till im 30 lol. I want it to get official and im going to do that via hard work and gaining visitors. Im not just gonna slap a badge on and say were official.
OMGitsaROSS
13-01-2007, 11:57 AM
lol. good luck with that. Would you leave habbo before that though? And just be a site manager? Or would you be staying on at Habbo? Or making hte occasional visit?
lol i just make the occasional visit now. Mainly cos I got bored of it but partly because it lags my old comp like mad. I can hardly do nething when im on Habbo.
Jackbee
13-01-2007, 12:01 PM
Official doesn't neccesarily make you mega popular... I know a quite a few fansites that aren't popular and are official. Habbox forum isn't official but its the most popular habbo forum i know
I know that jack. Habbo FM has really started to go downhill recently.
hybride
13-01-2007, 12:08 PM
Official doesn't neccesarily make you mega popular... I know a quite a few fansites that aren't popular and are official. Habbox forum isn't official but its the most popular habbo forum i know
The website is more reputable though because when people visit an official fansite - they know that thousands voted to make them official.
awelsh
13-01-2007, 12:25 PM
habbofm and habbohut, they are official but their radio is never on and when it is, theres some crappy dj on.
Yeah I know. I reckon they should start reviewin sites manually, checking how often sum1 DJs, how long their on 4, how full timetable is etc etc. Rather than just letting people vote because they like the site :s.
awelsh
13-01-2007, 12:42 PM
yeh, like so many sites have gone down. or are never active, Even some crap . com.gf.ght.fdhgud crap site become official now.
Exactly. Lol my timetables empty cos it dont work. Need a new 1 :P
awelsh
13-01-2007, 12:54 PM
I remember habbos.co.uk, I was the 2nd site on their toplists(below them) wonder if any of you remember it, it was www.habbfast.tk its still up on my games site but I never use it.
HABBFAST.TK
This domain is still available
;o
edit: lol habbos.co.uk is just a blank page.
awelsh
13-01-2007, 12:58 PM
ahh poo, i just re registered it, anyway, i would have kept it going but some idiots kept hacking it and my host was also getting hacked all the time :(
lol thats why i closed clubbing habbos and opened rare habbo. Kept getting hacked. Aint bothered tbh rare habbo is better :]
omgDAN!
13-01-2007, 02:50 PM
Habbohut and HabboFM and BobbleFM used to be good when they made sure they had DJs on 24/7, but management went, and now Habbohut and HabboFM are crap fansites.
HabboxForum is popular because it was one of the first forums about habbo.
Yeah dan. Also gemma (assistant manager) left Habbo FM and Habbo. She was the 1 who djed most and brought visitors. Unless Mike (manager) pulls something out of his butt, maybe VB or something like that then Habbo FM is going to loose official status in my opinion. And their news page has gone lol.
MrChaz
13-01-2007, 11:28 PM
Habbo cant dooo *Removed* about it, its a Habbo image, it would mean nothing to the host, and thats a good point cause some scammer site can post that image and then trick all the little Habbos in Habbo land, haha stupid Habbos.
xD
Edited by Lµke (Forum Moderator): Please do not avoid the filter.
Habbo cant dooo *Removed* about it, its a Habbo image, it would mean nothing to the host, and thats a good point cause some scammer site can post that image and then trick all the little Habbos in Habbo land, haha stupid Habbos.
xD
Hmmm yes it is a habbo image that is copyrighted. Im not too sure about copyright laws but if they told you to remove it and you didnt im sure they could do whatever they wanted.
MrChaz
14-01-2007, 10:11 AM
From Habbo
Dearest Webhost
We are asking you to take down one of your websites please, it contains a pixelated image in which this image states that this site is official when it isnt, you see to become official you have to pay. (Get an elite Domain, elite hosting.) And this person didnt pay! So we want you to crush them, crush there dreeeaaaammmssss. OD UOY RAEH EM??? DREAMMSSS MAN!!!!
PS: Pixel images are people too. :(
From Habbo
Dearest Webhost
We are asking you to take down one of your websites please, it contains a pixelated image in which this image states that this site is official when it isnt, you see to become official you have to pay. (Get an elite Domain, elite hosting.) And this person didnt pay! So we want you to crush them, crush there dreeeaaaammmssss. OD UOY RAEH EM??? DREAMMSSS MAN!!!!
PS: Pixel images are people too. :(
LMAO! +Reppage
Edited by Lµke (Forum Moderator): Please do not post pointlessly.
ScottDiamond
14-01-2007, 11:29 AM
Just wondering what would actually happen. Habbo cant really do much except contact the fansite owner or maybe perm ban them from the hotel but whats that gonna do? And if habbo try emailing their host (provided they can actually find out who their host is), its likely that the host will turn to them and say "hey, its their site they can do what they want". What do u lot think? Discuss.
BTW im not doing the above I have an UNofficial badge on my homepage. Makes it look just as good :]
There is a list of companies that can shut websites down. Habbo and Sulake are not on the list. I'll find the list in a minute.
alexxxxx
14-01-2007, 12:10 PM
There is a list of companies that can shut websites down. Habbo and Sulake are not on the list. I'll find the list in a minute.
=\ No company can 'take down' a website. But they can request it. If they don't they could take them to court, in theory.
ScottDiamond
14-01-2007, 12:30 PM
http://www.iwf.org.uk/funding/page.64.htm
and
http://www.iwf.org.uk/funding/page.59.htm
Err, they can.
alexxxxx
14-01-2007, 12:33 PM
They're mainly ISPs and Communications companies. So obviously they can.
Thanks for that geeza. Now i know habbo cant take websites down :]
Kanker.
14-01-2007, 06:54 PM
I pitty anyone who puts the Official Seal on the website when their not, its just showing
; Childish
; Wannabe
; Silly little brats ^_^
You people don't know anything. No company can just take down a website (Unless they host that company and its within their TOS to do so), the company who has a problem with the website would contact the webhost to ask for them to take it down and if that fails they will take the person to court to get a court order for the website to be shut down. If they do not comply with the court order they can get a fine and a prison sentance.
Anyway the IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) are only for child abuse images hosted worldwide and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.. like it says on the homepage.
ScottDiamond
14-01-2007, 07:57 PM
IWF take partly control in that, but also deal with: Hacking, DNA Breachs, Copyright Breaches and all the other stuff I've not got time to go into detail about.
They CAN take down the website. If the host doesn't comply, they would take down the host - on their own server or not they have the power.
timROGERS
14-01-2007, 08:55 PM
What is a DNA breach? :rolleyes: So, how exactly do you think they go about taking websites down?
What is a DNA breach? :rolleyes:
It's like indentity fraud, only slightly different; and more physical.
I pitty anyone who puts the Official Seal on the website when their not, its just showing
; Childish
; Wannabe
; Silly little brats ^_^
lol i agree. And blimey that company is like the government for the net. Woah. But i bet Habbo cant tell them to take a specific website down just cos their displaying the official seal lolol. And as long as u have the disclaimer u aint breahing copyright either.
ScottDiamond
15-01-2007, 04:45 PM
To the person who said they are like the Government of the internet, they actually are part of the government. And Ditto Adam, he took my words from my mouth over the DNA Breach. ;)
Lol cool. Didnt know they were. Makes me dont like them now cos i hate the government.
ScottDiamond
15-01-2007, 06:14 PM
They're really part of Scotland Yard but I cba telling you stuff we learnt in Modern Studies. Anyway, yeah you could if you want I suppose. However you have the chance of them claiming the Official Badge to be THEIRS if you don't put a copyright!
Ok. All stop with all the legal talk. And answer the question.
Yeah well. What about sulake? Are they "bigger" than Habbo or just the same cos sulake r the 1s that own it?
8Freak8
15-01-2007, 07:00 PM
I'm shocked at the replies to this thread.
Ok.
Sulake (who are Habbo - not bigger than Habbo, they ARE Habbo - the exact same people) can request that you remove any image which are copyrighted to Sulake (any image which shows any content that Sulake employees made).
Copyright advice first states that they make a polite request for it to be removed from the site. If that fails, they should speak to the site's host. If that fails (because you yourself are the host), they can speak to whoever owns the server that you resell hosting on. If that fails (because you own the server), they can speak to the datacenter which owns the server.
If all that fails, they can choose to prosecute any of the above for breach of copyright, which means it has to go to court. At court they have to proof that the images used show content made by them. If they do, you will be forced to remove them. If you still refused, you would be facing fines, and at worst prison sentences - for ignoring a court judgement.
You might think "Well Sulake won't pay for all that over a fansite image", but if Sulake won the court case you have to pay for it. Also, your host (or one of the other companies that contribute to keeping your site online) won't risk being taken to court and being fined - so they won't know if Sulake is serious and will remove the image (or your site) before it gets anywhere near court.
ALSO, someone said "How would they even find my host?". The answer is simple, WHOIS allows anybody to find the host and domain registrar of any website. www.whois.sc (http://www.whois.sc)
JoeComins
15-01-2007, 07:08 PM
To be honest, to even think about it, or to even want to have anything to do wtih habbo over the age of 13, I find quite tragic
YOUR ALL DOOMED
ScottDiamond
15-01-2007, 07:49 PM
Why would you want to do it in the first place? :S
erm 8f8, surely if u put the disclaimer on that covers copyright including the fansite badge? And also the who is only shows where my domain is hosted with and the nameservers (which, incidentally are set to the host's)
Teenager!
16-01-2007, 09:33 AM
I am co-owning an upcoming radio site, which is based around Habbo and I'm gonna help keep that going for like ages.
I am 13 and I have now given up on most of Habbo.
I do have the occasional visit, not often though.
ScottDiamond
16-01-2007, 04:23 PM
I am co-owning an upcoming radio site, which is based around Habbo and I'm gonna help keep that going for like ages.
I am 13 and I have now given up on most of Habbo.
I do have the occasional visit, not often though.
And may I ask what the point in that post was?
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