Grouper policy/contact info

Grouper is SUPPOSED to be a way to share PERSONAL files with friends and family.  I'm told, though, that grouper is being abused by some as a way to illegially distribute the work of digital designers.  If you go to the "Directory" you can do a search for "Scrapbook" or "Scrapbooking" and see what groups come up.  I'm sure as word spreads they will get more sneaky about labelling their groups and allowing access inside for viewing.

In their Terms of Service page, Grouper states "Grouper respects the intellectual property rights of others. Accordingly, Grouper has a policy of terminating in appropriate circumstances the account of any user of the Grouper Network who uses the Grouper Network in violation of copyright law. Pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512, Grouper has implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with such law. If you believe your copyright is being infringed by a user of the Grouper Network, please fill out a Notice of Infringement Form and fax or mail it . . ."

So if you can get in and get proof that it is happening, go to the Terms of Service page to report it.  You can also click on the "Report Group" link to the right of a group's listing when you are viewing it.