"Is Anyone Up?"-Yay or Nay?

[guitarrob]

Wanted to hear KATG's take on this. Link is below.

"Is Anyone Up?" has been receiving a lot of attention recently. Essentially, people submit nude photos of either themselves or other people anonymously along with their Twitter/Facebook accounts and those pictures are posted on the site daily. They accept emails for the photos to be taken down, but it doesn't always happen and there are many emails posted on the site of people who are upset and devastated that their photos have ended up on the site/not removed. There has been much controversy surrounding the site, saying it is "illegal" and should be taken down.

So, KATG, what do you think?

Is Anyone up?

[FletchLives]

I know the dude who runs that site. He's a total dick but still a genius (also he has some of the wildest parties.) What he does is not illegal because everything on it is legally public domain. He openly challenges any pissed off "contributor" to take him to court. Sometimes he'll even post the threatening conversations with a very whimsical attitude.

Edit: I just realized everything I said about Hunter was in the original post :P

[marina]

Sounds creepy. I part of the fun of looking at naked people is that they want me to look at them. Maybe not me specifically, but they post pictures so that they'll be seen. If they clearly don't want to be seen, then it feels gross.

[sex_n_diamonds]

I love the website. I love looking at the naked people. Completely obsessed with it.

HOWEVER

I feel for the girls who had their pictures submitted with out their permission. I understand how damaging it is to their lives.
But maybe the website can be used as a warning for younger boys and girls to avoid such an outcome.

[amyuilani]

Originally Posted by FletchLives

I know the dude who runs that site. He's a total dick but still a genius (also he has some of the wildest parties.) What he does is not illegal because everything on it is legally public domain.

How does a private conversation between two people become public domain? I know there are a lot of legalities, some I remember discussing in class, but a third person taking a private conversation public can still be an invasion of privacy.

Not to mention, a couple of those girls look underage.

In terms of the site, I understand how sharing nude pics has become common, but it still doesn't make it right. This is a scummy site. I understand how the person who takes and transmits nude photos runs the risk of them being put on blast, but that doesn't mean the pics should automatically be shared with the world. Again, the internet generation confused "common" with "acceptable."

[FletchLives]

I'm not saying it's right, or that it's cool, but it is legal... so far. And I don't say he's a genius because I'm a fan. He's a genius because he's gaining money and fame with his overhead just being the cost of the site.

[the1thepwnly]

Originally Posted by amyuilani

How does a private conversation between two people become public domain? I know there are a lot of legalities, some I remember discussing in class, but a third person taking a private conversation public can still be an invasion of privacy.

The third party is not snooping through people's phones and hacking shit to get the pictures. The pics on the site are being send and submitted by one of the two original parties (or somehow got invited into the network by a branch of the original parties.

[campy]

Junk...Campy <---naive = fact

I am intrigued those...I'm just a voyeur

[FletchLives]

The site started as a way for people to see the genitals of people in bands or people well known in the music scene. Now it's pretty much anyone.

[amyuilani]

Originally Posted by the1thepwnly

The third party is not snooping through people's phones and hacking shit to get the pictures. The pics on the site are being send and submitted by one of the two original parties (or somehow got invited into the network by a branch of the original parties.

That makes even less sense. A message intended for the private use of the two parties participating in the conversation becomes an invasion of privacy when one of the parties transmits the messages to a third party without the consent of the original party involved. The same can be said for text, photos, videos, emails, or anything else otherwise intended for private use.