[URGENT] NAC Hosting Issues - We need YOUR Feedback!

[~Mana~]

What's the problem with running donations already? Yes, there's a download section but the server itself doesn't appear to be hosting any of the files that you offer on there, with most being hosted on MEGA or as a torrent. Generally, you should be fine.

Bluntly put, we have more or less been informed by sources that shall remain nameless that should NAC have ads while providing infringing materials, it will be seen as profiteering and thus we become open C&D. No nevermind we don't host the stuff directly, corporations are corporations. DMCA > Sound Logic.

Ah, so essentially you want to play it safe just in case. That's fair enough.

What about my second point about paid memberships? Technically users would be paying for a specific service/product and it wouldn't go down as having anything to do with the fact that links to copyrighted material exist on the site. You'd also probably want to declare that NAC is a non-profit organisation if you go down this route and, providing the paid memberships bring in more than you need for the month, you could either put the extra aside into a forum pot to fall back on and not touch it yourself, or you could use it to help fund YGOrg's upkeep as well.

There are definitely a number of ways around this to prevent moving onto a free server or moving the downloads off-ste and to maintain upkeep without impacting personal funds heavily.

I understand that it's probably not my business to know anyway, but what is the cost of the server upkeep for NAC (and YGOrg if it runs on the same server)?