Created Tue 17th Feb 2009 11:17pm PST by 
lola
lola 
Will Facebook claim 'worldwide ownership in perpetuity' of user created content in 2009?
Settled as No
Background: Facebook has backed down (for now) after a firestorm of protest was ignited after Facebook claimed to own user-generated content in perpetuity even after someone closed or canceled their account.
This question is asking if Facebook will try again in 2009 to claim ownership over user created content in perpetuity for worldwide use through a unilateral change in their terms of service.
Here is the original article from Consumerist on the issue:
Facebook's terms of service (TOS) used to say that when you closed an account on their network, any rights they claimed to the original content you uploaded would expire. Not anymore.
Now, anything you upload to Facebook can be used by Facebook in any way they deem fit, forever, no matter what you do later.* Want to close your account? Good for you, but Facebook still has the right to do whatever it wants with your old content. They can even sublicense it if they want.
http://consumerist.com/5150175/facebooks-new-terms-of-service-we-can-do-anything-we-want-with-your-content-forever
This question is asking if Facebook will try again in 2009 to claim ownership over user created content in perpetuity for worldwide use through a unilateral change in their terms of service.
Here is the original article from Consumerist on the issue:
Facebook's terms of service (TOS) used to say that when you closed an account on their network, any rights they claimed to the original content you uploaded would expire. Not anymore.
Now, anything you upload to Facebook can be used by Facebook in any way they deem fit, forever, no matter what you do later.* Want to close your account? Good for you, but Facebook still has the right to do whatever it wants with your old content. They can even sublicense it if they want.
http://consumerist.com/5150175/facebooks-new-terms-of-service-we-can-do-anything-we-want-with-your-content-forever
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Forecast history %
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Settled as No on Mon 4th Jan 2:48am PST
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- Predictions: 62 |
Comments: 3
Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 2009 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 4th Jan 2:48am PST
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Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%
Action history:
Created Tue 17th Feb 2009 11:17pm PST by lola
lola
Suspended Thu 31st Dec 2009 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Suspended Thu 31st Dec 2009 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
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Settlement requested Fri 1st Jan 4:40am PST by 
mungo10
: no - no news and it's 2010.
mungo10: no - no news and it's 2010.
Settlement requested Sat 2nd Jan 2:48pm PST by 
spyder
: Facebook made no such claims in 2009. Settle as No. Thanks!
spyder: Facebook made no such claims in 2009. Settle as No. Thanks! 
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TERMS OF USE UPDATE:
Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised.
By Daniel Terdiman | C-NET News
Facing a federal complaint from a leading privacy advocacy organization and a revolt of tens of thousands of its users, Facebook on Tuesday night backed down from what many have seen as an onerous privacy policy. The policy had seemed to grant Facebook perpetual rights to users' uploaded content, and the threatened complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) had demanded, essentially, that the social-networking service return to its previous terms.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a blog post late Tuesday that the company had decided to do just that: Many of us at Facebook spent most of today discussing how best to move forward. One approach would have been to quickly amend the new terms with new language to clarify our positions further. Another approach was simply to revert to our old terms while we begin working on our next version. As we thought through this, we reached out to respected organizations to get their input.
Going forward, we've decided to take a new approach towards developing our terms. We concluded that returning to our previous terms was the right thing for now. As I said yesterday, we think that a lot of the language in our terms is overly formal and protective so we don't plan to leave it there for long.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10166456-2.html
What would happen if I posted some of my photography on facebook, as well as other sites to promote myself. Then does Facebook try to claim my content on other sites, if the same pictures are posted on multiple sites? This is an absurd policy and I am glad they are reconsidering.
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