A good topic for discussion, particularly for this reason:
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Originally Posted by kq76
... sometimes leagues are taken back up and, personally, I wouldn't want to release the password of a league whose commish felt that they might like to resume it at some point in the future and wouldn't want it released in the meantime.
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When instances of this come up, it will surely be because the league Founder and Commissioners are unavailable and not communicating. Otherwise, it is a simple question of following their wishes.
Each case is unique. If a trusted authority from our community (and KQ certainly qualifies) can take a close look at the situation, and the person making the request helps the authorities as much as he can, we can trust the authorities to reach a reasonable conclusion.
The person doing the investigating can apply common-sense inquiries, checking on the online presence and activity of the league Founder and Commissioners, and make a decision. If he's in doubt, he can turn to other community authorities for advice and help.
Does cracking a defunct league hurt the freedom of its Founder or Commissioners to resume that league later? Not really. Some conflict may arise, such as the use of the league name, but otherwise a new iteration of a league doesn't restrict its re-launch by its original "owners."