Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I started to post a link to a photo when I could never figure out how to get a photo uploaded to Facebook without it looking really bad because of compression artifacts (there must be a way - Mark's photos always look great). Then I read the license terms. It brought to mind the scene in "Southpark" where Kyle checks the "accept" box on the license agreement without reading it, though I imagine LUG members would never view such a thing. Ken -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ric Carter Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 5:46 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] simple intellectual property question well, facebook would be in a strange position posting your photos if you don't give them permission to do so. interpretation details are of course the rub ric On Feb 1, 2013, at 6:43 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > I think another problem is that Facebook can apparently change the > terms at any time. > > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Tina Manley > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 5:08 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] simple intellectual property question > > My God! Here are the terms which I swear have changed since the last > time I checked them: > > "For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like > photos and videos (IP content), you specifically give us the following > permission, subject to your privacy <http://www.facebook.com/privacy/> > and application settings <http://www.facebook.com/editapps.php>: you > grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, > worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in > connection with Facebook (IP License). This IP License ends when you > delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been > shared with others, and they have not deleted it." > > I am immediately deleting all of my photos on Facebook and will not > post any more. > > Tina > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> I think this is clear, but I would appreciate any corrections. The >> Facebook terms of use state that for any IP content that I post, I >> retain ownership but grant a royalty-free sublicense. From the >> definition of "content", it appears that if I post a link to one of >> my photos on Facebook, I have granted the sublicense for that image, >> the same as if I had uploaded the image to Facebook. Correct? >> Thanks for any help. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information