CHIME Laws

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The **CHIME Laws** are the guidelines Hypnospace users are expected to follow on the platform. CHIME itself is an acronym for Content Infringement, Harassment, Illegal Activity, Malicious Software, and Extralegal Commerce, all of which are offenses enforcers patrol the zones and report to Merchantsoft. In-game, this is done by selecting the enforcement tool, choosing which law the content will be reported for, and clicking the content to be reported. This can be done multiple times per page dependent on the actual content within. After content is reported, it is then sent to Merchantsoft, specifically Dylan Merchant or Samantha Clausson, who then determine whether the content was properly reported. If so, the enforcer is rewarded with 11 Hypnocoin per report. To discourage false reporting, it is noted that fines may be associated with excessive false reports, though this does not happen in-game.

## C - Content Infringement

> "*Unauthorized display or distribution of protected work.
>
> NOTE: Content uploaded by citizens should not be removed unless a specific removal request is filed by rightsholders.*"
> ― Enforcer Handbook
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Content Infringement, the first of the CHIME laws, focuses on unauthorized redistribution of protected work. Both direct infringement and derivative content fall under this violation, though the Enforcer Handbook states that citizen-uploaded content should not be removed unless the rights holders of the content file a specific request to remove it.

### **List of Violations**

#### November 5th

AbbyWrites58 - Abby's World - Gumshoe Gooper Class Artwork

AbbyWrites58 - Sandy 4 Leader! - "Gumshoe Gooper playing at Sandy's future inauguration" GIF

#### November 26th

AbbyWrites58 - Stand With Gooper - Gumshoe Gooper images and GIFs

ARLAN\_FER\_OBEE - Noble Warlock Design Studios - Gumshoe Gooper images and GIFs

BurninRubber50 - BurninRubber50's Page - Gumshoe Gooper images and GIFs

DM\_NO1ZPUSH3R - f80085D (FLIST) - Copyrighted Music

#### November 31st

AbbyWrites58 - Stand With Gooper - Gumshoe Gooper images and GIFs

## H - Harassment

> "*Defamation, bullying, or excessively negative and/or violent rhetoric targeting individuals.*"
> ― Enforcer Handbook
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Illegal Activity, the second of the CHIME laws, focuses on people actively harassing or bullying another Hypnospace user.

### **List of Violations**

#### November 5th

ZANE\_ROCKS\_14 - Got Game Or Way Lame - Crude drawings of Corey Paul Henderson

ThatBrassyKid - Zane Sucks Club - Each instance of the "Zane Sucks Club" badge (including other pages of Teentopia) and the top text of the main page.

#### November 26th

CPColdSnap2 - Fake Coolpunk Watch - Text claiming that Tamara Frost makes fake Coolpunk music

CPColdSnap2 - Fake Coolpunk Watch - Text claiming that IcicleKid makes fake Coolpunk Music

CPColdSnap2 - Fake Coolpunk Watch - Crude image of the Chowder Copter crash

CPColdSnap2 - Fake Coolpunk Watch - Text claiming that "Kuff" Johnson wasn't a good drummer

DarkTwilightTiff - HSPD Enforcers Please Look Here - Zane's harassment toward Tiffany

#### December 31st

ZANE\_ROCKS\_14 - Got Game Or Way Lame - Crude images of Tiffany

## I - Illegal Activity

> "*Distribution or display of illegal or profane content, including bomb or weapon assembly, drug distribution, unauthorized disclosure of personal information, or excessive anti-government sentiment.*"
> ― Enforcer Handbook
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Illegal Activity, the third of the CHIME laws, focuses on the display or distribution of profane or illegal material, including weapons, drugs, disturbing imagery and showing personal information of another person without their consent.

### **List of Violations**

#### November 5th

BurninRubber50 - BurninRubber50's Page - True Tranquility virus

ARLAN\_FER\_OBBEE - Noble Warlock Design Studio - True Tranquility Virus

ParkerStudios\_1 - Gus's Temple Of Serenity - True Tranquility Virus

RealChowderMan - KRUNCHER HOME PAGE - True Tranquility Virus

BadCitizenMcGee - secret - "Illegal" images

#### November 26th + December 31st

HS\_Citizen\_004A353B - Click here for a Christmas blessing - True Tranquility Virus

## M - Malicious Software

> "*Distribution of harmful software including viruses, advert generators, or any unclassified software that manipulates a citizen's computer system without their knowledge.*"
> ― Enforcer Handbook
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Malicious Software, the fourth of the CHIME laws, focuses on the distribution of malware or programs that contains viruses inside.

### **List of Violations**

#### November 5th

BESTDEALSTERRY - Terry's General Store - Sticker, background and pack downloads (thehunger virus)

HS\_CItizen\_004A353B - Click here for a Christmas Blessing - Click here for a Christmas Blessing text (festeringorfice virus)

#### November 26th

RingleaderRoddy - Freelands - Illegal speed boosting software

HS\_CItizen\_004A353B - Janitor - Janitor download button

#### December 31st

T1MAGEDDON - Teentopia - Y2K Mindcrash Attack

## E - Extralegal Commerce

> "*Sale of products or services through unauthorized payment processing systems. Promotion, solicitation, or participation in multilevel marketing schemes or paid-entry contests.*"
> ― Enforcer Handbook
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Extralegal Commerce, the fifth of the CHIME laws, focuses on sale of products using unauthorized payment methods that isnt Hypnocoin. The only method used in-game that violates this law is Capacash.

### **List of Violations**

#### November 5th

SHERRIHEALS - Sherri Heals - Capacash payment service

Professor Helper - Ad's pages - Capacash payment service

#### November 26th

SHERRIHEALS - Sherri Heals - Capacash payment service

## S - Submit Evidence

> "*Any suspicious activity from Dylan or other Merchantsoft employees.*"
> ― Samantha Clausson
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Submit Evidence, is an extra "law" added to the Hypnospace Explorer when the Enforcer started working with the HAP. It focuses in finding evidence that shows that Dylan or other employees from Merchantosft knew the existence of health risks of using the Hypnospace Headband. Each evidence is sent to Samantha Clausson.

### **List of Violations**

#### 2019

Re3koning\_inc - Leaky Piping - Hypnospace health risks

Re3koning\_inc - Leaky Piping - Dylan's knowledge of the health risks