skeeterbug Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 There was a thread here not too long ago about it. (Anyone have the link to that thread?) A FB group that was freely and illegally sharing files- pdfs of curriculum that you would normally pay for. (I'm not saying that is all they did, they may have also been legitimately sharing things as well, I have not seen the group myself.) Anyway, did any of you see this? Confessions of a Homeschooler had her FB account removed because she spoke out against the copyright violations. The group reported her account as abusive. Her original post about the copyright violations: http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2013/06/thank-you-to-my-honest-and-loyal-readers.html Post about her fb account removal: http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2013/07/calling-all-homeschoolers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfessionsOfAHomeschooler+%28Confessions+of+a+Homeschooler%29 I don't think posting a fb status will help her in anyway, she is trying to contact fb about it. I just think it is too bad that this group has done that to her. Assuming all the facts are correct of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 SWB had post about the file sharing on her fb page. Lots of wtmers reported the group, apparently.Sorry to hear someone got burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Konos recently had a similar post. I had not heard about the situation with confessions of a homeschooler. I like that lady. What losers to report the account as abusive for stating a law they are breaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I've seen this all over FB in the homeschooling world. How is it known/proved it was THIS file sharing group that reported her? I know FB certainly would not have released The reporting info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 I've seen this all over FB in the homeschooling world. How is it known/proved it was THIS file sharing group that reported her? I know FB certainly would not have released The reporting info. I don't know. Maybe someone from the group told her that they were being asked to report her? I'm sure you are correct that fb wouldn't have released that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2TheTeam Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 That is so sad. I use her site for printables all the time and have even bought something. So sad. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I would like to know what fb group it is so I don't accidently join it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I would like to know what fb group it is so I don't accidently join it I think the group was shut down by FB. I hope she gets her account reinstated quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCEmom Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 How awful! I can't believe that in addition to illegal file sharing these people have pushed it farther to try to do harm to the business & reputation of someone who spoke out against them. That's just wrong. These people may have their choice of free curriculum, but I'm guessing there aren't a lot of morals being taught in these homes :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The group was Homeschool Freebies. It has been shut down. I wrote the original post asking about whether what they were doing was legal. I bet it was someone from that group. They were pretty blatantly sharing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 That is terrible! I am sorry to hear people were using a hs group to share copyrighted materials. :( The people who reported her should be ashamed of themselves, I hope her account is reinstated quickly. I am a member of a Homeschool for Free group on FB but I have not noticed sharing of copyrighted materials, there are a lot of links in it to free materials online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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