Ronnie Garrison wrote in
:

Yellowchaser - there is a charge for using copyrighted text and
pictures from my site like you did with the article and pictures on
the world record bass. I am sending the information to About and they
will send you a contract to use this material - I don't remember
getting one from you. Please remove my copyrighted material until you
sign the contract and pay the fee.

Ronnie Garrison

http://fishing.about.com

Hookandsinker.com traces through ezzi.net. I suggest that if the
content is not removed, you drop a note at
http://www.ezzi.net/home/company/index.cfm?do=Contact

Ezzi.net's acceptable use policy includes:


# Transmitting on or through any EZZI.NET service any material that is
unlawful, obscene, harassing, threatening, abusive, libelous or hateful,
or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give
rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national
or international law, including but not limited to direct or indirect
threats of physical harm or the transmission or display of child
pornography.

# Transmitting, distributing, or storing any information, data or
material in violation of U.S. regulation or law; state regulation or
law; common law; or the laws and regulations of any jurisdiction in
which EZZI.NET does business and/or the violation emanates, is received
and/or occurs, including but not limited to material protected by
copyright, trademark, trade secret or any other proprietary-rights
statute. Examples of such might include posting, uploading or otherwise
distributing copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright
holder, except when pursuant to the Fair Use Doctrine.

# Violating the personal-privacy rights of others, including but not
limited to collecting and distributing information about Internet users
without their permission, except as permitted by applicable law.

# Intentionally omitting, deleting, forging or misrepresenting
transmission information, including but not limited to headers,
return-address information and IP addresses, or taking any other action
intended to cloak the identity or contact information of the Client or
its users.



They also have a usenet policy:
Usenet. Users who post messages to Usenet newsgroups are responsible for
becoming familiar and complying with any written charter or FAQ
governing the use of such newsgroups. Regardless of such policies, users
may not:

1. post the same message, or a series of similar messages, to one or
more newsgroups (excessive cross-posting or multiple-posting, also
known as "Usenet SPAM");

2. post binary files to newsgroups not specifically named for that
purpose;

3. solicit mail for any address other than your EZZI.NET account(s)
or service where doing so would manifest an intent to harass others;

4. post messages for the purpose of threatening, harassing or
intimidating others;

5. post messages that infringe on the personal or property rights of
others (privacy rights or copyrights, for example);

6. cancel messages other than those you originated, with the
exception of official newsgroup moderators performing their duties;

7. post any message with forged packet header-information; and/or

8. post messages that are excessive and/or intended to annoy or
harass others, including, without limitation, messages promoting
chain letters, pyramid schemes or make-money-fast schemes.



Also, "EZZI.NET Clients are solely responsible for any misuse of their
account, even if the offending act or conduct was committed by, results
from or arises from the act, omission or behavior of someone other than
the Client. Thus, Clients must take the necessary precautions to protect
access to and use of their accounts." This means Yellowchaser's
disclaimer that he's not responsible for content posted through his site
is not valid so far as his web host is concerned.




Scott