Hey guys,
So this new rule is troubling. I'm sure I understand what they're attempting to get rid of on these boards, BUT that rule looks like all copyrighted materials are off limits.
This would mean no materials other than ones created by you would be allowed on this forum. Any video not filmed directly by you, regardless of whether or not it has the NHL's ad before it would also be subject to copyright if embedded. All avatars that are photos not taken by you, or otherwise created by you (ENTIRELY! no manipulation of other photos), would also be a violation. Any photos of players, unless they were taken by you... you get the picture.
If we're dealing with copyright LAW, we'd mostly likely be safe under the loophole of comment/criticism, so long as we didn't post things without analysis, similar to the rules about posting tweets here I believe.
This isn't the law though (clearly no ex post facto), and a forum can conduct itself under whatever rules it wishes. That said, if you get banned here, you very likely won't have any personal repercussions short of not seeing your sweet, sweet hfboards.
Now I'm sure this is not what the rule maker intends, and this is pertaining directly to piracy. How its worded though, they can ban basically anyone for posting any multimedia, tweet, or any work save their own. If they enforce it that way, HFboards will lose a LOT of members.