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Subject: [Leica] simple intellectual property question
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 07:58:53 +0100
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I really don't care. The photos I post on FB are mostly throwaway ones, many 
taken with the iPhone (in fact, the only place I have EVER posted an iPhone 
photo is FB). I do occasionally link to good stuff, but a link does not give 
FB any rights to the linked content (oh yes, they can publicize the LINK 
itself if they wish--be my guest, then I get more hits on my web page).

In general, I am amazed at the number of threads on Facebook complaining 
about the service. If you hate it so much, then just stop using it! For 
someone like me, with friends and family on five continents, including 
children at university abroad etc., Facebook is a godsend. Not only does it 
make it much easier and cheaper (as in free) to keep in touch with them, but 
it has also allowed me to re-connect with long-lost friends, including 
classmates from elementary school in Denmark in 1970s.

It's all about how you use the tool.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/

YNWA









On Feb 2, 2013, at 12:08 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

> 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.
>> 
>> 
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>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
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