Comments on: Facebook, Redux http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/ Glug Glug Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: donna http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/#comment-36519 donna Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:35:56 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/#comment-36519 That's actually standard practice for any type of hosted service like facebook -- Myspace has almost exactly the same agreement, although also includes an explanation as to why -- because without, they couldn't do things like RSS feeds, compress or otherwise modify photos, distribute the data you've uploaded, or ... do anything, really. MySpace has a pretty good explanation as to why they have that in their license here: http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.terms And, for a site that is actually useful (since god knows neither MySpace or Facebook are good for anything other than Being Annoying)... Flickr has the same licensing agreements. (See http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html) It's standard practice, and doesn't mean that you've given away your right to any sort of ownership -- just that they have a license to use said data in a way that without which, the site couldn't exist. That’s actually standard practice for any type of hosted service like facebook — Myspace has almost exactly the same agreement, although also includes an explanation as to why — because without, they couldn’t do things like RSS feeds, compress or otherwise modify photos, distribute the data you’ve uploaded, or … do anything, really.

MySpace has a pretty good explanation as to why they have that in their license here: http://www.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=misc.terms

And, for a site that is actually useful (since god knows neither MySpace or Facebook are good for anything other than Being Annoying)… Flickr has the same licensing agreements. (See http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html)

It’s standard practice, and doesn’t mean that you’ve given away your right to any sort of ownership — just that they have a license to use said data in a way that without which, the site couldn’t exist.

]]> By: Riann http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/#comment-36514 Riann Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:18:04 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/#comment-36514 My guideline for internet use in general (which also applies to facebook) is not to post anything that I wouldn't want my mother, students, or employer to see. I find facebook mildly entertaining, but I definitely wouldn't qualify it as valuable. Also, I find my rule for internet use in general negates any worry over their slightly shady proprietary use laws. My guideline for internet use in general (which also applies to facebook) is not to post anything that I wouldn’t want my mother, students, or employer to see. I find facebook mildly entertaining, but I definitely wouldn’t qualify it as valuable. Also, I find my rule for internet use in general negates any worry over their slightly shady proprietary use laws.

]]> By: Richard http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/#comment-36510 Richard Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:42:53 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/06/11/facebook-redux/#comment-36510 The copyright issue doesn't really affect me that much, since I don't really consider whatever it is I do at Facebook a creative activity. In fact, I'm still struggling with finding an answer to the "what problem does Facebook solve?" question. The copyright issue doesn’t really affect me that much, since I don’t really consider whatever it is I do at Facebook a creative activity. In fact, I’m still struggling with finding an answer to the “what problem does Facebook solve?” question.

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