Who owns the content you put on the internet on various sites?
This includes pictures, video, text, etc?
Think about all the content you upload onto social networking sites - Do you own it?
Who has the right to use your creations?
I found this quote on a website.....'You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof.'
We have the right to delete our account but facebook is still aloud access to all of our old stuff that was on their. Its pretty shocking, we don't realise the power they actually have against us.
There terms and conditions state: '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.'
Its all written in the small detail that nobody bothers to read. Even though we know this agreement is risky we still agree to join it. But why? Why do we all spend half our time looking into lives of friends virtually. Why not just be with them.
The thing about facebook is that it creates a whole new world of oppurtuintys. I have immagrated from South Africa and experienced every birthday party, funny event or the latest gossip via facebook. I am still connected to the people that are no longer a part of my current life. I don't know what i would do without it. It is highly addicting, highly entertaining and informative and a link to a virtual world i no longer live in. For this reason, i personally will risk my information on the net to be apart of this social community.
I choose what goes on there, i limit photo's and comments. My personal details are just that, personal. They are not available on facebook and therefore i feel confident enough to allow facebook to have control of my photos, videos and comments.
I do however think they have created a 'treaty' that is very risky and rather unfair. Why would they want the right to our personal information? Its manipulative and really suspicious and probably i cannot relate to it until something has been used against me.
I do however think they have created a 'treaty' that is very risky and rather unfair. Why would they want the right to our personal information? Its manipulative and really suspicious and probably i cannot relate to it until something has been used against me.
I must admit, when seeing a drunk tagged photo of me i do believe that when i am famous some 'virtual-only' friend will exploit it to the media and it will be spread across gossip magazines circling area's of my body to highlight the result of to much booze.
What i don't like about social networks- Every1 knows everything about what you say and do, you cant say 'i hate my job' cause ur boss is always around, i cant write a status about just anything it is limited and has to be appropriate to the friends i know are watching. 'Dam my boyfriends moms annoying.' whooooooooooooops.
its annoying. For this reason twitter is the shiznizz! no one has twitter accept celebritys who only care about themseleves anyways. My account is on private, no-one can follow me accept the ppl i choose, no-one knows where im from, what i look like or who i am. Its great.
Even still people own my posts. They own me. Facebook owns me. Twitter owns me. They can pretty much do whatever they like with my information. This is why the virtual world is not as fun as it could be. There are always limits. So if i cant trust twitter, or myspace or facebook or possibly even tumblr. I just blog. My friends dont know about it, my email is different and my name is not used or location. Its a way to release and connect with other people that you feel you can be open to. No embarassment, no limits. Its a freedom like no other.
Even still people own my posts. They own me. Facebook owns me. Twitter owns me. They can pretty much do whatever they like with my information. This is why the virtual world is not as fun as it could be. There are always limits. So if i cant trust twitter, or myspace or facebook or possibly even tumblr. I just blog. My friends dont know about it, my email is different and my name is not used or location. Its a way to release and connect with other people that you feel you can be open to. No embarassment, no limits. Its a freedom like no other.
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