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Welcome to THE THING
THE THING is designed to emulate the functionality of a Bulletin Board System. It allows for multiple user access levels, paging, threaded messaging and more. These advanced features facilitate user interaction and improve the workflow between artists, moderators, writers and editors. To fully experience THE THING, you need a Java enabled Browser, at least Netscape Communicator 4.0, or Internet Explorer 3.01. You can login as [guest], but many functions and content areas are enabled for registered users only . For free registration, go to [new member]. In case you forget your password, you can retrieve it here.
THE THING is a nonprofit organization (501c3).
THE THING
Wolfgang Staehle - Executive Director
Robin Murphy - Administrative Director
Ricardo Dominguez - Senior Editor
Brian Boucher - Editor
Dike Blair - Contributing Editor
John Menick - Contributing Editor
Blackhawk - Contributing Editor
Holger Friese - Original Design
Max Kossatz - Original Programmer
Jan Gerber - Programmer
In 1991, THE THING began as a Bulletin Board System focusing on contemporay art and cultural theory.
In 1995, THE THING was renovated and moved its wares onto the web.
In 1998, Max Kossatz designed "The Thing Communicator" which gave THE THING its present form and shape.
1. General Information.
THE THING is a Bulletin Board Service (BBS) operated by THE THING Inc.
THE THING is dedicated to fostering communication and community in
the field of new technologies and fine art.
Your right to use THE THING BBS is personal
to you and is not transferable. You are responsible for all postings
contributed from your e-mail address by any person.
THE THING Inc. may modify these terms and conditions from
time to time, and such modifications will be effective upon notice posted
in The Thing Newsletter.
2. Member Submissions
By posting material to THE THING BBS you agree to grant THE THING Inc.
the non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free
right to reproduce, modify, edit, publish, sub-license, make derivative
works from and distribute such material in any form or media. THE THING Inc.
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to edit any subscriber posting,
and to chose to include or not include such posting in THE THING BBS.
You must own all rights to any material that you submit to THE THING BBS
or, if you have the right to post works copyrighted by another, you must
include with your posting a statement describing where you obtained the work.
In no event may you post to THE THING BBS any material protected by copyright
without the permission of the copyright owner.
Although we encourage thoughtful criticism, you may not post any
material that defames any person, invades their privacy, infringes their
right of publicity, infringes their trademark or other rights, or which is
otherwise unlawful.
3. No Commercial Use
Postings to THE THING BBS may not include any advertising or
commercial solicitation. You may not distribute any material posted to
THE THING BBS for any commercial purposes.
4. Permitted Use
The contents of THE THING BBS are copyrighted under United States copyright laws.
You may download any of the postings from THE THING BBS for your
own personal, non-commercial use, provided that you agree to abide by
any copyright notice or other restriction contained in any individual
posting and include any author attribution, copyright or trademark notice
or restriction in any materials that you download.
5. Third-Party Content
THE THING Inc. does not endorse any opinion, statement or
other material posted on THE THING BBS. Any
opinions, statements or other material expressed by third parties
(including other members) are those of the respective author(s) or
distributor(s) and not of THE THING Inc.
6. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability
NEITHER THE THING INC. NOR ITS EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR
LICENSORS ("AFFILIATES") REPRESENT OR WARRANT THE
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS
OF ANY OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER MATERIAL POSTED
ON THE THING BBS OR THAT THE SAME
IS NON-DEFAMATORY, NON-INFRINGING OF COPYRIGHT OR
OTHER RIGHTS, OR OTHERWISE LAWFUL. YOU
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON OR USE OF SUCH
OPINION, STATEMENT OR MATERIAL SHALL BE AT YOUR
SOLE RISK.
NEITHER THE THING INC. NOR ITS AFFILIATES
WARRANT THAT THE THING BBS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A
TIMELY BASIS, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.
THE THING BBS IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF
TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE THING OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE THING.
7. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless THE THING Inc.
and its Affiliates from and against all claims and
expenses (including attorneys' fees) arising out of any posting to
THE THING BBS by you or anyone using your e-mail account or any
breach by you of the terms of this agreement.
8. Right to Terminate Membership
THE THING Inc. reserves the right to terminate your
membership to THE THING BBS at any time in
the event that it considers, in its sole discretion, any conduct by you to be
in violation of the terms of this agreement or otherwise in violation of the
spirit of THE THING.
9. Miscellaneous
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to such subject matter of this agreement. No waiver by either party of any
breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding
or subsequent breach or default. This agreement shall be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its
conflict of laws rules.
By applying for membership you agree to the terms and conditions above.
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