You know why I am asking...
what are the issues surrounding UGC and transfer from one medium to another?
Who Owns User Generated Content?
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CalStateTempe
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Re: Who Owns User Generated Content?
Okay, I asked an information science person (my wife). Her answer: "I don't know. What are your terms of service?"
My response, "I don't know." But when I signed up in May of 2003, I doubt I ever signed off my rights.
Any lawyers want to weigh in?
My response, "I don't know." But when I signed up in May of 2003, I doubt I ever signed off my rights.
Any lawyers want to weigh in?
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Spaceman Spiff
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Re: Who Owns User Generated Content?
Your wife is probably correct. This is decent advice in this situation and others.Longhorned wrote:Okay, I asked an information science person (my wife). Her answer: "I don't know. What are your terms of service?"
My response, "I don't know." But when I signed up in May of 2003, I doubt I ever signed off my rights.
Any lawyers want to weigh in?
The internet is also the home of piracy. I'm sure I signed away my intellectual property in case I ever created a cure for cancer and was fool enough to post it on goazcats. I'd need to reread what I actually agreed to. The ultimate question is whether Lars Ulrich works for goazcats.
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Re: Who Owns User Generated Content?
I would check the terms of service, if possible.
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salim'sheadband
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Re: Who Owns User Generated Content?
This seems like a pretty clear disclaimer to me. However, it is important to note that I know next to nothing about copyright law:
Although the administrators and moderators of this site will attempt to keep all objectionable messages off this site, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of this site, nor vBulletin Solutions, Inc. (developers of vBulletin) will be held responsible for the content of any message.
By agreeing to these rules, you warrant that you will not post any messages that are obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening, or otherwise violative of any laws.
The owners of this site reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any content item for any reason.
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Re: Who Owns User Generated Content?
Let Storey sue.
It would cost him plenty of cash money.
It would cost him plenty of cash money.
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Re: Who Owns User Generated Content?
How does "Public Domain" play into this issue?