Comments on: Facebook Reverses Privacy Terms Change, Goes To Users For Help http://paidcontent.org/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/ The economics of digital content Sat, 25 May 2013 21:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: coffee http://paidcontent.org/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66807 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:06:48 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66807 It makes no sense that Facebook would risk messing up a good thing by edging in on people's intellectual property. They had people's trust and then they go and risk losing it; not smart.

]]> By: Dina http://paidcontent.org/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66806 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:36:15 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66806 Well that's the problem, Ray. The Facebook TOS as of yesterday, did in fact allow them to use your creations (images, songs, etc.) in any way they saw fit, including promotional and commercial use. In essence, if you posted a photograph on Facebook, they would then have the rights to do whatever they wanted with that image. Not exactly fair, I don't think.

]]> By: Ray http://paidcontent.org/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66805 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:56:39 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66805 Am I missing something or is everyone else missing something?
Granted anything I post online can no longer be considered private, no matter what level of protection the website may offer…they can obviously look at my data even if they keep the general pubic from doing so = and there is also the possibility of the site being hackd. If I want it private, I don't put it online. Period.
Given that, putting something onlne and thus making it public does not mean I don't still own the material. I may make a novel or work of art public, yet still own the rights to how it is used. If Facebook or Picasaweb make my photos available for anyone to view, that's fine with me…that's why I posted them in the first place.
On the other hand, if I found them selling my photos without my permission, I would consult my lawyer immediately.

]]> By: hypermark http://paidcontent.org/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66804 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:49:16 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2009/02/18/419-facebook-reverses-privacy-terms-change-goes-to-users-for-help/#comment-66804 While perception is reality, and the emotional response suggests that Facebook needs to do a better job of being consultative with its community versus delivering material edicts from on high, the truth is that this is much ado about nothing.

We create a "snail trail" when we plug into communities online, that snail trail becomes substrate that interconnects with other users and discussion threads.

It's just not reasonable to expect that you can rip that out, creating virtual potholes in the communal space.

Also, why do we begrudge Facebook as nefarious for wanting to monetize these snail trails when we happily accept Google monetizing our traversals, web pages, images and the like? It’s just silly, in my opinion.

Check out:

Why Facebook’s Terms of Service Change is Much Ado About Nothing.
(http://bit.ly/xxE4d)

For more fodder on this one.

Mark

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