Facebook?Privacy?

[Foofoogal]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21942570/

I know some of you have mentioned this site before and may want to know about this. If not ok to put this please delete. Sandy

 

[Hawkcigar]

Very good info, thank you for the link.

 

[Woland]

And; by posting a picture in facebook you automatically give away your copyright on said pictures...
Facebook can in fact use your private pictures commercially as long as they remain in your facebook account.

Quote:

When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content on the Site.

By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content.

No wonder Bill Gates wants to buy Facebook...



Flow my tears, the policeman said...

 

[Foofoogal]

I cannot imagine selling peoples private info. Scary stuff. :eusa_doh:

 

[Smithy]

And; by posting a picture in facebook you automatically give away your copyright on said pictures...
Facebook can in fact use your private pictures commercially as long as they remain in your facebook account.

Quote:

When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content on the Site.

By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content.

No wonder Bill Gates wants to buy Facebook...



Flow my tears, the policeman said...

Well that's done it for me, I'm not signing up.

Thanks for the heads up Woland.

 

[Paisley]

Facebook and Myspace remind me of a phrase used by Emily Post: "tearing down the walls of your house." I'll keep mine up, thank you.

 

[imported_the_librarian]

guess I'm the dissenter on this thread, but with Facebook, you can control what you put up there. I guess Facebook has got to make a buck or two as well. I don't mind it, really....

Just me...everyone is different I know....